Potential QB Draft Targets

was a unique specimen: size, arm strength (not athleticism, though), etc.

Specifics: he hasn’t and can’t read defenses; he was never asked to, and when he was you saw the results. Being a drop back passer is a foreign concept to him. He isn’t very accurate in live games. He has no touch…I mean no touch. He’s throwing 95mph on pretty much every pitch. I agree that his character, work ethic is second to none. That can only help. In short, all the things NFL QBs are asked to do, he either hasn’t done, hasn’t been asked to do, or flat out doesn’t do them well. It’s hard to project with any confidence that a QB that “raw” errr terrible right now will in 4 or 5 years be someone you can see and want leading the franchise.

Bronco circus should be a doozy!

but Moore has played well in Boise St. big games against good opponents. I read that he did have a terrible senior bowl.

but I’m sure the coaching staff who works with him have an opinion on weather or not they think he can be and they’ll most likely proceed based upon that opinion. What they truly think of him remains to be seen.

I know that if he happens to develop to near his ceiling he’s got the tools to be the best QB in the league. To do so he has to learn to read defenses and learn to put touch on the ball. Jimmy H believes he can teach him. If he can well then we’re golden.

What I don’t understand is this nonchalant presumption that in few years Kaep will be handed an opportunity and, of course, he will do well and be the franchise QB.

There are plenty of people optimistic about Kaep, givin faith in Harbs, Baalke and the rest of the staff. Most people are realistic that he’s a work in progress. The only people saying he should play are the extremist Alex-haters and a few overly excited folks. Both groups comprise a small minority, but hey, extreme exaggeration to try and make a point is fun, right? By the way, OFC he’s going to have to earn the spot at some point.

The only presumption, at this point, considering what he have seen and what we KNOW about his track record, is that anything other than a clipboard holder will be a bonus.

Niners front office obviously disagrees with you. Trying to judge anything from his limited NFL game time is extremely foolish, especially when we all concede he’s a project. But hey, if you think that there’s a microscopic chance that Harbs and the staff can develop the QB they traded up for at the top of the 2nd round, I guess we can’t help you. Don’t know why you’d make this comment and then contradict yourself with the final statement.

I didn’t watch Kaep all the time, but I’ve watched him some. Plus, I am trusting that our FO and Harbaugh know what they were doing.

He may be just a “clipboard holder” but my prediction is that when he does finally start he’s going to impress people.

Guys like Colt Brennan and Timmy Chang.

Drew Brees and Moore/Wilson aren’t even REMOTELY close to being the same prospects coming out of college.

Quit acting like height is the only thing scouts look at for QBs. Wilson doesn’t have the footwork or just general QBing skills to succeed in the NFL and isn’t terribly accurate. He may not even get drafted as a QB. Moore is a noodle armed QB with a weird delivery who played against lesser competition his whole career and whose accuracy is a byproduct of throwing to receivers that were always open. Moore was awful at the Senior Bowl and Wilson didn’t impress anyone. Both of these QBs are projected to go in the bottom of the draft.

Brees was a projected as a 1st-2nd round QB who had a great arm, good accuracy, great pocket presence, and just had nearly all the things you look for in a QB. His height held him back out of being a higher pick. With Wilson/Moore their height is just part of the problem. Believe me, Moore/Wilson aren’t being dismissed as prospects JUST because of their height. There’s a lot more to look at than that.

Also, like Ougadas said, people like you bring up Brees and other exceptions to the rule every time prospects like Moore come out, but you always ignore the 20 other guys who never made the cut.