It seems crazy, but look at Kyle Shanahan’s QB history:
- Mike Shanahan has since admitted that he was opposed to drafting RG3, citing concerns whether he could be effective as a pocket passer. Kyle Shanahan was the offensive coordinator at the time, and it wouldn’t be a stretch to figure he felt the same way. Their guy was Kirk Cousins.
- In Atlanta, Shanahan elevated the statuesque Matt Ryan to an MVP season.
- In his first draft as head coach in 2017, Shanahan drafted CJ Beathard in the 3rd round. Beathard was very physically limited and not even projected to get drafted at all.
- Then Shanahan goes and trades for Jimmy Garoppolo, and makes him the highest paid player in the league after only 5 starts.
- Shanahan also took a very physically limited and undrafted Nick Mullens, and started him in 16 NFL games.
With Shanahan, all signs point to a physically limited pocket passer who can run his offense efficiently.