Tag: 2016 Draft

Carson Wentz, QB – 2016 Draft – Quick Analysis

How will Carson Wentz handle the transition to the NFL? How does he compare to historical QBs? According to our personality matrix he is the same mental makeup type as Eli Manning. Therefore under pressure and stress he should be a clutch QB.

What’s the negative to his mental makeup type? Indifference. NFL teams should vet his level of humility. If indifference and arrogance are overwhelming then steer clear as he could be the next Johnny Manziel. But we don’t think it’s an issue for Carson. As long as that checks out he could become the next Eli Manning – a Super Bowl winning QB. He is a good draft pick as he has the mental tools (and the historical precedent) to win a Super Bowl. Learning from Tony Romo in Dallas is an excellent situation for Carson. But there could be better values drafted later in this draft class but if you have a top pick in the draft – DRAFT CARSON WENTZ!

 

Update 1/29: From rotoworld.com

A “highly-respected personnel man” believes the Browns should take North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz at No. 2 overall.
“If the Browns take Carson Wentz at No. 2 they’d be set for 15 years,” the “top NFL personnel executive” told reporter Mary Kay Cabot. “He’s the best quarterback in the draft. If I were picking at No. 2, I’d take him. It will solve all of their problems and they’d get that team turned around.” Cabot reports the quarterback-starved Browns have “genuine” interest in the FCS product. Per Cabot, scouts have “marveled” at Wentz’s size (6-foot-5, 233 pounds) and “other physical attributes” at this week’s Senior Bowl.
NFL PAM – I agree, Carson should become a franchise QB and he is ranked as our #1 QB in the draft class, above Goff. It’s not his physical attributes alone but his mental makeup that make Carson a top franchise QB.