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Originally Posted by PackerinMo
I understand that, Daniel was a stud but when Patton would get playing time he looked flat out awful, I could tell by the way he played in garbage time that he never could have been the first string QB at Mizzou, not at all. Weak ass arm. Thats why I would always pray for Daniel to stay healthy because I knew we would be done if that kid had to take the reigns.
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Did you see them practice?
I covered Patton a lot before work took me to St. Louis/SN. He had a rifle. Arm strength was very similar to Gabbert's. And much, much better than Daniel's. He had an NFL-caliber throwing arm.
He wasn't as good at reading defenses or playing at high pace as Chase. But his phyiscal talents were good enough to be a good starting QB in college.
The offense they ran under Chase was also designed to fit Daniel's talents - quick reads, distribution of the ball, exploiting tight and crowded areas of the field.
Under Patton, it would have looked a little different and more like what it did with Gabbert at QB (though without the David Yost fruit-loopiness.