Scottemojo
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As per Pete's presser yesterday, it was important that the Hawks get different types of throws on tape for Matt Flynn. Why? Of all teams in the league, certainly the one team that doesn't need to know what he can do is us. the tape isn't just for us.
They are maximizing an asset. Potentially, Flynn is either a very valuable asset here, or somewhere else. I like the idea of him as our backup, what we saw in those 9 passes showed a lot, but as I said, they weren't for us. Those 9 passes may not show up until draft day, but they will be important again.
He dodged a sack with athleticism.
He bootlegged effectively.
He threw play action effectively.
He threw down the field with good arm strength.
Even the two long incompletions were well placed passes. It isn't his fault Evan Moore is horrible. And Kearse was this close to a ball placed where only he could get it.
If Flynn is here next year, that will be just fine, dude can play. But when the season ends, there will be teams interested in him as a starter. Posters on this board have tried to assign a trade value to him, but that is premature, since there is simply no market right now. In fact, the market for him may not hit full strength until or even during the draft, and most certainly will not really begin to build until after the senior bowl. His real value may be in moving up in the first round, it may only be a 3rd rounder or less. Point is, if they do deal him, it will be with purpose, to target some other position on the field.
Or, his real value may be in Seattle. Point is, they didn't put those 9 passes on tape for us. It was a showcase.
They are maximizing an asset. Potentially, Flynn is either a very valuable asset here, or somewhere else. I like the idea of him as our backup, what we saw in those 9 passes showed a lot, but as I said, they weren't for us. Those 9 passes may not show up until draft day, but they will be important again.
He dodged a sack with athleticism.
He bootlegged effectively.
He threw play action effectively.
He threw down the field with good arm strength.
Even the two long incompletions were well placed passes. It isn't his fault Evan Moore is horrible. And Kearse was this close to a ball placed where only he could get it.
If Flynn is here next year, that will be just fine, dude can play. But when the season ends, there will be teams interested in him as a starter. Posters on this board have tried to assign a trade value to him, but that is premature, since there is simply no market right now. In fact, the market for him may not hit full strength until or even during the draft, and most certainly will not really begin to build until after the senior bowl. His real value may be in moving up in the first round, it may only be a 3rd rounder or less. Point is, if they do deal him, it will be with purpose, to target some other position on the field.
Or, his real value may be in Seattle. Point is, they didn't put those 9 passes on tape for us. It was a showcase.