Scouts aren’t wild about this year’s crop of quarterbacks, but North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell tells Albert Breer of SI that he’s not bothered by the negativity.
“We all hear it,” Howell said. “I don’t really take it personally. People are going to say what they believe, and that’s what they get paid to do. Whether they’re right or wrong, it doesn’t really matter. I can speak for myself, I truly could care less what anyone says about me. They try to judge all these draft guys before the draft every single year, and then they go in the league and they’re either going to play well or they’re not.”
“And they’re going to guess, and 50% of the time they’re going to be right, and 50% they’re probably going to be wrong.”
On that note, here’s the latest buzz from Breer as we head into the 2022 NFL Draft:
- Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie has impressed throughout the pre-draft process, Breer hears. From coach and scout meetings to his 4.4-second 40-yard-dash, McDuffie seems to have slotted himself as the No. 3 CB in this year’s crop, behind Cincinnati’s Sauce Gardner and LSU’s Derek Stingley Jr.
- Texans head coach Lovie Smith has been vocal about his desire to remain his cornerback group and the rest of the league is taking him at his word. Smith, known for running the Tampa 2 defense, may push his club to pounce on a top-end CB with at either No. 3 or No. 13 overall.
- The Eagles have prioritized wide receivers in each of the last two drafts, but rival scouts and evaluators aren’t ruling out the possibility of Howie Roseman going for three in a row. This year’s WR class is headlined by the likes of Ohio State’s Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave, Alabama’s Jameson Williams, Georgia’s George Pickens, and USC’s Drake London.
Truly no idea what verb is supposed to be where “remain” is.
Remake ?
would agree with remake. he’s said they need to be better at corner a few times this off-season.
retain duh
I thought retain….but remake makes more sense considering how bad it was.
actually no
“And they’re going to guess, and 50% of the time they’re going to be right, and 50% they’re probably going to be wrong.”
More wrong than right, otherwise Mayock wouldn’t have been fired? He sucks at evaluating talent.
Mayock also disagreed with their head coaching hire, and McDaniels wanted to bring over a Patriots staffer on his end. I think Mayock was out the door no matter what happened.
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Tebow too religious!!!
GTH
Ah yes, the classic “I could care less” makes an appearance. HA!