Thoughts on rookies/young players

Thoughts on Desmond ridder?

Personally don't think Ridder is the falcons long-term solution at qb.

One rookie that I'm actually really excited about next year as a 2nd year player is Breece Hall. He was really breaking out before getting hurt and I think he can be one of the best RBs in the league next year and true bell-cow RB.

FadeawayThrees said:

Personally don't think Ridder is the falcons long-term solution at qb.

One rookie that I'm actually really excited about next year as a 2nd year player is Breece Hall. He was really breaking out before getting hurt and I think he can be one of the best RBs in the league next year and true bell-cow RB.

Agree with this statement. The 2022 rookie class has been pretty gods so far, with a lot of players having big impacts on their teams. Someone I haven’t heard doing that much is Travon Walker down in Jacksonville.

As for my Pats, this rookie class is the best I’ve seen in a while. Very questionable first round pick in Cole Strange, but Tyquan Thornton has had some great flashes but I feel like we gotta use him more on sweeps or deep shots. Marcus Jones has been amazing whether it’s on offense, defense or special teams. We also got Jack Jones who’s taken over a starting CB role and played pretty well too. The two RBs we got, Harris and Strong give a lot of depth and have played really well when needed.

SebSeb88 said:

Agree with this statement. The 2022 rookie class has been pretty gods so far, with a lot of players having big impacts on their teams. Someone I haven’t heard doing that much is Travon Walker down in Jacksonville.

As for my Pats, this rookie class is the best I’ve seen in a while. Very questionable first round pick in Cole Strange, but Tyquan Thornton has had some great flashes but I feel like we gotta use him more on sweeps or deep shots. Marcus Jones has been amazing whether it’s on offense, defense or special teams. We also got Jack Jones who’s taken over a starting CB role and played pretty well too. The two RBs we got, Harris and Strong give a lot of depth and have played really well when needed.

For some rookies, it's up to their team to develop them or put them in situations where they can succeed. I think Travon Walker is one of those, he has a ton of physical upside but the Jags need to continue to work on developing him into a player worth the number one pick.

George Pickens is another one. He's got the physical upside, and already has the talent to succeed. The Steelers just need to get him the ball, and I think the blame for that is on their current Qbs (I don't think Trubisky or Pickett are long term answers) and their OC.