Chiefs to sign Tyler Bray

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Originally Posted by Cannibal

Tyler Bray Scouting Report
By Charlie Campbell

Strengths:
Cannon for an arm
Quick release
Plus mechanics
Big pocket presence
Great height
Can make all the throws
Good deep-ball thrower
Experience in a pro offense
Field vision is at a good starting point
Has the potential to compete quickly
Displays a gunslinger mentality
Huge upside

These are good strengths






Weaknesses:
Accuracy issues-Hopefully he can fix this enough to be good.
Footwork needs real improvement-Reid and co. can coach this.
Decision-making
Ball security; prone to interceptions-Reid can coach this and help his ball placement while in the pocket
Not consistent; streaky during games and from week-to-week
Off-the-field maturity problems
Leadership skills?
Intangibles
Needs to gain weight
Lacks mobility, won't make plays with his feet-Just needs to refine his pocket presence and learn to move around enough like Brady and Manning.


Summary: Bray has all the physical skills to be a good NFL quarterback. He has a powerful arm that can make all the throws in every level of the defense. He has great height to see the field and good pocket presence. There is no doubt that Bray has a powerful arm to beat NFL defensive backs and he clearly has the talent to develop into a starter.

Still, Bray is very much a work in progress. He really has to improve his accuracy and decision-making. If Bray can get more uniform with his feet that would really help him to throw more passes on the money. At times Bray will throw perfect passes downfield, so he has displayed the potential to be an accurate quarterback. If Bray can mimic the feet of Peyton Manning that could go along way to vastly improving his accuracy.

As a junior in 2012, Bray had a bunch of uneven games. He had a great start to the season with a huge game against North Carolina State. He targeted and abused one the nation's top cornerbacks, David Amerson, with two long touchdown passes. Bray was 27-of-41 for 333 yards and two touchdowns versus the Wolfpack. He had some struggles against Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi State. There was no legitimate reason for it but Bray was benched against Vanderbilt. He had huge performances against South Carolina, Troy and Missouri. In 2012 Bray completed 59 percent of his passes this season, collecting 3,612 yards, 34 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Bray completed 59 percent of his passes as as sophomore in 2011, totaling 1,983 yards with 17 touchdowns and six interceptions. He had a hand/thumb injury that caused him to miss five games and hurt him down the stretch. Bray completed 55.8 percent of his passes as a freshman for 1,849 yards with 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

It is clear that Bray is a pocket passer. He is not a mobile quarterback and is not a threat to pick up yards on the ground. His line is going to be under more pressure to give Bray a clean pocket.

In college Bray struggled with his decision-making at times. He was repeatedly hurt by dropped passes and Tennessee's program had a lot of turmoil over the last few seasons. Bray wasn't in the best place to succeed and make the most of his physical talents.

However, NFL coaches are going to like the teaching he received from Jim Chaney at Tennessee. Chaney is well regarded in the NFL and has given Bray preparation in a pro style offense.

If Bray is developed well, he could turn into a quality starting quarterback in the NFL. Because Bray is a project with some significant accuracy issues to overcome, he'll probably fall to the second day of the draft. Bray would be best in a pro-style offense with a lot of downfield passing based off of play-action with a quality running game. A West Coast offense wouldn't be as good of a fit for Bray.

Hoping he gets coached up and sits for a couple years until he's ready.