I’ve kinda kept quiet on all the fanboy hype about Stanley getting drafted, but so far the kid doesn’t have the intangibles that it takes to play Sundays. He’s a deer in the headlights and visibly turtles up. His coaches have even said as much when they talk about his play under pressure. Stats are one thing, but not shitting your Huggies when things go south on you is numero uno if you want to play pro ball.
Take CJ Beathard. Or Drew Tate. Or Stanzi. Those guys had liquid nitrogen in their veins. If they had half of Stanley’s mechanical talent they’d be multiple-year starters in the NFL. Nate is the opposite, he’s got the physical and mental requirements, but he’s not a cold blooded football player.
John Randle said he instantly knew if a QB was going to make it in the league based on how he reacted when D lineman and linebackers were throwing F-bombs and talking shit about their mothers, especially to guys who had never been outside a prep school atmosphere.
You think it’s bad now, what do you think will happen when an Aaron Donald or Akiem Hicks blindsides him out of nowhere.
He could definitely be different this year, but as of yet there’s no evidence to say one way or another.
