Hooker waived by Lions

That second comment is silly

Hooker simply isn't good enough to be a QB1 in the NFL
I don’t know why we have to pretend that every former Vol is pro material. He will likely get picked up for a practice squad but he had an opportunity. Nobody wanted him to be the guy more than the Lions . Would have been ideal for them.
 
I hate the NFL. There isn’t a single great QB in the league anymore. Unfortunately for Hendon, he was asked to perform for the first time in 3 years, surrounded by teammates who are most likely getting cut, also. It’s political and always has been.
The NFL is the best of the best. No one is starting in the NFL because their Daddy knows a coach. No QB2 is better than QB1 at the start of a season. The only QB1 for the last couple of years who has lost that status is Richardson this preseason, and that's because the experiment didn't work.
 
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Actually, look at Tim Tebow. It was clear to everyone he was great for Florida and in college as a QB but never going anywhere in the NFL at that position.

Some offensive schemes teach skills that easily translate to the NFL but Heupel's offense doesn't emphasize qualities NFL teams are looking for in QBs and WRs. It's not a new criticism as it was said about both Hyatt and Tillman concerning running routes.

With criticisms, if you hear it once, perhaps it's a fluke. Twice, you should examine it. More than that, you probably should look at what they're talking about.
If it's working in the college game......I do get what you're talking about. Go back and watch game tape from last year. We ran tight sets quite often. I guarantee you Heupel is looking to improve all the time. The way he managed the offense last season was masterful. Several NFL OCs did some study in the off-season 2023of Heupel's system. Heupel sets his running game up with his wide set, pass play potential
 
It has nothing to do with Hooker and everything with how the league has been dumbed down over the past several years. Tom Brady said it and I wholeheartedly agree based on what I see.
Agree. Seems like QBs these days don't have to carry the cognitive load a QB did just a few years ago.
 
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The NFL is the best of the best. No one is starting in the NFL because their Daddy knows a coach. No QB2 is better than QB1 at the start of a season. The only QB1 for the last couple of years who has lost that status is Richardson this preseason, and that's because the experiment didn't work.
Richardsons Press Conf was sure something the day he found out lol
 
Can he come teach the UT QBs how to hit a deep ball? No one has made Heupel's offense look the same since he graduated.
 
The NFL is the best of the best. No one is starting in the NFL because their Daddy knows a coach. No QB2 is better than QB1 at the start of a season. The only QB1 for the last couple of years who has lost that status is Richardson this preseason, and that's because the experiment didn't work.
I wish I could refute that with current examples, but I stopped watching NFL with any intent several years ago.

Some time between when UT won their last national championship and today, the Titans always had a better QB2 than QB1. Neil ODonnel and Carey Collins were undeniably better than those who they backed up. Billy Volek outplayed the guy who was chosen over him. Their production when forced to take over spoke for itself. Unfortunately, in the QB golden era, better veterans were asked to sit in the name of developing younger QB’s who had a later expiration date. Even Eli Manning ended his career as backup to some experiment which eventually failed (albeit, not at the beginning of the season).

This was not always the case, as I’m sure you’re aware. Sometimes the seasoned guys were just the clear starter while the likes of Tom Brady had to hope for an injury before they got their shot.

At any rate, here’s another all time great who says things are different now, for the worse (He is agreeing with the other all time great in a roundabout way).

Peyton Manning responds to Tom Brady's comments on football being 'dumbed down' for young QBs
 
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Glad his play here was at least able to get him a few million. He's always come across as very intelligent so I'm sure he's been smart with that money.

Imagine some teams might give him another shot, but if not, a few mil to be a backup for a couple years is hard to beat.
Best job in the NFL is a backup QB. I’d gladly take a million plus just to ride the bench.
 
Yes he was also bad. But the OP said he was never given a chance because of the preseason games. I was saying the Lions judge more on practice and he was bad in practice
Gotcha! I just wonder if the injury played any part of this. Was it in his head? I don’t know, but man I would’ve thought he would’ve been better than this.
 
Actually, look at Tim Tebow. It was clear to everyone he was great for Florida and in college as a QB but never going anywhere in the NFL at that position.

Some offensive schemes teach skills that easily translate to the NFL but Heupel's offense doesn't emphasize qualities NFL teams are looking for in QBs and WRs. It's not a new criticism as it was said about both Hyatt and Tillman concerning running routes.

With criticisms, if you hear it once, perhaps it's a fluke. Twice, you should examine it. More than that, you probably should look at what they're talking about.

Tebows problem wasn’t his college system…it was that he wasn’t an NFL QB. Same for Hooker.
 
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I watched every Lions and Dallas preseason game. Hooker looked bad. Milton was Milton glimpses of Wow and then WTF although his last game he played pretty solid and looks to have learned somthings, he didn't make any bad reads other than kept looking down field to pass when he had the whole side open to run to get the 1st down

Milton has an NFL arm (and more). Hooker doesn’t.
 
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That's what the QB coach for Detroit said. He blamed it on Tennessee's offensive system
I'm the biggest HH fan you can find, but that is a copout from Detroit. Hendon was here for 2 years. He learned multiple systems in college. It's not Heupel's fault his 2 most successful years were here. He's just a more successful coach than Fuente or whoever coached Hooker at VT. Heupel didn't coach Hendon for 6 years and Hendon isn't the first QB he's put in the league. Drew Lock is still hanging around for 1.
 
So, you're saying Hooker is not smart enough to break through in a dumbed down league?
Where did you gather that? I’m saying that in a league where the objective is to perform 4th grade math, those who are able to solve calculus problems are not appreciated.
 
Where did you gather that? I’m saying that in a league where the objective is to perform 4th grade math, those who are able to solve calculus problems are not appreciated.
So you really think that the NFL is going to dumb down playbooks but not take a QB smart enough to handle that playbook? Maybe there are other aspects like completing better than 22 of 40 passes, 0 TDs and 3 INTs. It has nothing to do with it being dumbed down, he didn't perform and got released.
 
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So you really think that the NFL is going to dumb down playbooks but not take a QB smart enough to handle that playbook? Maybe there are other aspects like completing better than 22 of 40 passes, 0 TDs and 3 INTs. It has nothing to do with it being dumbed down, he didn't perform and got released.
You keep twisting my words. Is this intentional or do I need to dumb it down for you?
 
You keep twisting my words. Is this intentional or do I need to dumb it down for you?
It has nothing to do with Hooker and everything with how the league has been dumbed down over the past several years. Tom Brady said it and I wholeheartedly agree based on what I see.
"It has nothing to do with Hooker"? So it's the NFLs fault he wasn't good enough to perform in a "dumbed down NFL"?
 
Disagree. Goff performing well kept Hooker from developing. Zero work with first team offense is not getting a legitimate shot.
He's not a QB1 in the NFL. He was certainly given a shot to be a solid QB2. My goodness he had Ben Johnson as an OC. Hooker didn't give the coaches enough confidence in that spot so they went out and got Bridgewater before the playoffs last year.
 
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