A few posters have said top QBs don't throw at the combine. It's anecdotal, but CJ Stroud threw last year and looked... awesome. I think it says something about his character that he had everything to lose (going into the combine, throwing the football was what differentiated him from Bryce Young) and he did it anyway because he wanted to show he was the best.
Bryce Young didn't throw for the same reasons we heard this week re: Williams, Maye, and Daniels. "Doesn't matter," was the narrative. "This whole pre-draft process is silly. We have tape, why do we need to see them throw to uncovered receivers?"
There's logic, which tells these top guys, "Everyone thinks I'm going to be drafted at 1 or 2 or 3, and I don't know these receivers at the combine, so I won't throw because I can only go down from here." I get it, and it makes sense from that POV.
But I find it says something about the competitiveness of these top QBs that they are not anxious to show how they're better than their counterparts. I'm not talking about the 40 or the broad jump or some intelligence test that doesn't translate to their job on the field. I'm talking about throwing the football in a slightly uncomfortable, slightly pressured situation.
IDK, I'll prob get made fun of for this opinion, but it's a yellow flag for me. If you're a prospect who feels the need to be shrink-wrapped leading up to the draft, you are doing a great job of securing a first paycheck, but I don't think that's the mentality you should have if you're going to be an all-pro QB. I wish one of Daniels, Maye or Williams took the harder road here this week.
