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Since he was never really gonna get much chance to start I didn't check into Rudolph's draft profile. I found this writeup that seems to be accurate based on what we have seen so far;
Mason Rudolph NFL Draft Profile
In a loaded quarterback draft class, Mason Rudolph flies a little under the radar behind the likes of Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen. Yet the former Oklahoma State Cowboy still maintains a quality skill set to be a formidable signal caller at the next level.
The first thing that stands out about Rudolph is his size. At 6 feet 5 inches tall and 230 pounds, Rudolph has the makings of a prototypical pocket passer. He also brings experience as a three-year starter in Stillwater. In his senior season, Rudolph amassed 4,904 yards passing, completed 65 percent of his passes and threw 37 touchdowns to nine interceptions.
Rudolph comes from a football pedigree, with his father Brett, a former college quarterback at North Carolina and brother Logan, a sophomore linebacker at Clemson.
Upside
Experience
A total of 42 games under his belt, Rudolph has the second most starts of the aforementioned prospects. Compared to Darnold, who has just under two seasons of playing time and last year’s first QB off the board, Mitchell Trubisky, with just one year as a full-time college starter, teams know what they’re getting with Rudolph. In each of his three full seasons at the helm, Rudolph improved his completion percentage, passing yards and touchdowns each year.
Patience
Rudolph’s size and strength allow him to stand tall in the pocket and deliver the football. He doesn’t panic under pressure and waits for routes to develop down the field. He shows a fearlessness to step into throws with defensive linemen bearing down on him and doesn’t shy away from contact.
Mobility
Not the fleetest of foot by any means, Rudolph does have the ability to move in the pocket to buy time. He also added 10 rushing touchdowns last season, giving offensive coordinators a wrinkle to add to their play calls.
Downside
System
Quarterbacks from these types of spread offenses usually need an adjustment period in the NFL. Take a look at 2016 number one overall pick, Jared Goff, for example. The Cal product never took a snap under center in college and rarely called plays in the huddle. Thus, Goff struggled as a rookie, before breaking through this past season.
Rudolph also played in the Big 12 where he saw a lot of vanilla Cover 4 zones that tend to leave wide open throwing lanes. In spite of his experience at the position, Rudolph will likely find himself behind a veteran while he develops in a pro offense.
Arm Strength
Rudolph doesn’t possess nearly the same arm talent as some of his colleagues like Rosen or Allen. He relies heavily on the timing of the routes and struggles throwing into tight windows. With a little more attention to his footwork, Rudolph can learn to use his legs and body placement more to help drive some of his throws.
Vision
Not asked to run the most complicated of schemes, Rudolph could improve working through his progressions downfield. He has the tendency to zero in on his primary target. Bigger, faster defensive backs in the NFL will have much better recovery speed to disrupt those number one reads. As he continues to grow as a quarterback, he can start to use his eyes to fool cornerbacks and safeties trying to undercut routes.
Overview
Rudolph certainly looks the part of an NFL quarterback. His toughness to stare down the gun barrel amidst heavy pressure is admirable. He has sneaky athleticism and could be an even bigger threat if he learns to throw accurately on the run. Maybe not the most heavily touted prospect coming out of college, Rudolph could still become a viable NFL starter if he finds the right fit.Comment
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This is exactly the spiral of sadness I was thinking, when weighing whether I'd like to see us pick Mayfield up on a veteran minimum contract, after his release from the Stains. I honestly would not mind the competition in the room, if the Steelers did sign Mayfield. I would absolutely love it, if the rest of that scenario unfolded.sigpic
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Has anyone seen MR run any offense that wasn't designed for ben? As for Mitch, how seriously do you take the Bears brain trust and their 30 years of ****ing up any any all QBs? Haskins? I suspect that he's a head case but I'm an old Left Coast ex-Shrink so how do I know? Relax and enjoy the show.
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No idea. Its going to be a fun camp watching all 3 to 4 QB’s compete for the starting gig.Has anyone seen MR run any offense that wasn't designed for ben? As for Mitch, how seriously do you take the Bears brain trust and their 30 years of ****ing up any any all QBs? Haskins? I suspect that he's a head case but I'm an old Left Coast ex-Shrink so how do I know? Relax and enjoy the show.Steelers 27
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It was The Bears. His head coach inherited Mitch and never wanted him, even sabotaging his own QB. Trubisky tried to bridge thd gap by wanting to meet with his coach to go over the offense and how he can improve under it and Nagy didn't even bother to shoe up to it.
What makes Nagy doing Trubisky in funny is Mitch was the only signal caller who succeeded in Chi's offense. Foles, who Matt hand picked because he played in it before, struggled and was benched due to lack of production. In several instances he out and out said "this offense doesn't work" and Nagy's play calling was below par. #10 came in and managed to salvage the season and do enough to get his team into the playoffs, albeit barely.
Dalton an experienced QB and Justin Fields struggled in it as well. And when all three of them played under Chicago's former HC the offense looked putrid and pedestrian at best.
Four players turning into garbage, with three of them looking solid to good with other teams out and out points to coaching and schemes as the failure.Comment
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Tempered by the fact that the Steelers have an unknown quantity at OC who possibly wants to install a scheme that is not ideal for any of these QBs. He likes a lot of under center QB'ing and that has not been MR's or MT's offenses (at least in college).
When the scheme doesn't fit the QB they will struggle. Look what happened with Brady when he first got to TB. It was Arians offense they were trying to run and Brady looked bad. They were 7-5 at the bye. Then they changed things up to plays Brady wanted and the rest is history.Comment
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