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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I'm not.
I'm hoping he can be Chase Daniel II.
Franklin's just a black guy - that doesn't make him the athlete that Brad Smith was. Franklin's noted as a dual threat quarterback, but he's not a guy that's so athletic he could be a premier kick returner at the NFL level, i.e. Brad Smith. Apart from being our newest black QB, I really think the comparisons between him and Smith are unfair to both of them (Franklin's likely a much better passer than Smith).
Franklin's a guy that is going to be most effective using his legs to improvise and create on broken plays - much like Daniel was. Daniel wasn't a guy you designed running plays for, you just didn't worry about designing passing plays that left him a bit exposed.
I think we'll get back to that with Franklin in there. They'll open it up a little more because they know that Franklin can keep a play alive and get the ball downfied with that extra time a little better. And if not, by putting some guys in the pattern deep, they open up the interior for Franklin to pick up some cheap running yards.
I see Franklin being far close to Chase Daneil than either Gabbert or Brad Smith.
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The fact that they're both black is of absolutely no consequence and had zero relevance to my post (just wanted to make this clear).
If we're rating passers:
Gabbert
Daniel
Franklin
Smith
While Daniel lacked arm strength, he was an accurate passer. I don't see Franklin as close to this category, yet.