gresh & fauria: ESPN's Tim Hasselbeck on the keys to evaluating a quarterback
The jury is still out on former UNC quarterback and NFL prospect Drake Maye as we inch closer to April's Draft, with pundits seemingly picking holes in his game by the day. 'Tis the season, I guess.
One draft analyst who continues to stand firmly behind Maye's game, however, is ESPN's Tim Hasselbeck. He joined WEEI's Gresh and Fauria on Thursday from BetMGM Springfield to discuss the former Tarheels signal caller who could potentially fall to the Patriots at pick No. 3:
"[I've] been at ESPN for 15 years evaluating quarterbacks as they come out for the draft," Hasselbeck explained. "I think he's as good of a prospect as I have evaluated in this entire time. So, you know, from the Matthew Stafford's to the Matt Ryan, to you name 'em over that stretch -- Andrew Luck ... I think that he's that good of a prospect."
"I think when people go through the process with Drake Maye," he later continued. "There is almost nothing to not like about him. Now he's a really big guy, so if you've got really picky could you say, 'Hey I'd like his delivery to be a little more compact,'? Yeah, absolutely you could say that... I think that when I look at him I think he's going to be a better pro than college player, I think athletically, physically, mentally-- like athletically he's going to be on par with the best."
"And then I think mentally you're going to be able to put so much on him to be able to control the game the way that great quarterbacks are able to control the game. Like I think he can digest that. So those are the reasons why I think he's the best prospect in this group and as good as anybody I've seen over the last 15 years."
According to several reports, the Patriots plan to stick and pick a quarterback at No. 3 and pair him with veteran Jacoby Brissett.
Hasselbeck, a former Boston College QB and Massachusetts native, also spoke about Mac Jones, his new job as a high school head coach alongside his brother Matt, and more on Thursday's edition of Gresh and Fauria. You can listen to the full segment here.
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