My question is this: Why are Garoppolo and Tannehill considered quarterbacks who can play that brand of football but Carr is not? Those are perfectly fine points and I agree with them. With these things in mind, Orlovsky thinks the Jets will want a “don’t lose game QB”. His reasoning is that he thinks the Jets would prefer the “least risky” option, citing their defensive-minded head coach, good defense, and desire to run the football. Orlovsky says he believes the Jets would be more likely to pursue Jimmy Garoppolo or Ryan Tannehill than Derek Carr. I just think this particular pair of tweets highlights the issues I have with the way quarterbacks are generally analyzed. This isn’t a shot at him or his work – he does a great job of going deep in his analysis.

Defensive minded HC-play good D, run ball, don’t lose game QB….that’s Jimmy g and Tannehill in their eyes (is my guess)Īnd, to be fair, Orlovsky is actually one of the most thorough quarterback analysts on the national level. If you’re rolling the dice-you’re rolling it with who you deem to be the least risky. If the can’t or don’t want to get Rodgers I’d bet they’re much more willing to go after Jimmy G or Tannehill than they are Carr. These tweets by Dan Orlovsky perfectly exemplify the shallowness of NFL quarterback analysis.

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