Last month, Richard Sherman, the five-time All-Pro cornerback, stated that NFL draft skepticism surrounding Alabama quarterback Mac Jones stemmed from “recency bias.”
Namely, a couple decades ago (or even half a decade ago) no one blinked at the concept of using a top draft pick on a 6-foot-3, 215-pound quarterback who just completed 77.4 percent(!!) of his passes and tossed 41 touchdowns against just four picks for an unbeaten national champion.
For years Jones would have been hailed as a “prototype” quarterback, or a “pro-style” quarterback or a “pocket passer” or whatever. Everyone would want him.