Hue Jackson: Kizer will draw Big Ben comparisons Published: May 05, 2017 at 07:34 AM Around The NFL Podcast Co-Host Tyler Naquin Jersey When Hue Jackson looks at , the coach expects the rookie pa ser to invariably draw comparisons with an AFC North rival: quarterback . Jackson told the team's in-house radio show, Daily, per The Plain Dealer. "But he's a big powerful man, so I know he's going to get compared Brad Miller Jersey to another guy on another team in our division." Jackson himself stayed away from drawing specific parallels between the two players, saying: "I'm not going to talk about (Big Ben) because he's that big and he has that kind of arm. He's very mobile. So again, I don't like to compare players and I know people will, but (Kizer's) got to come in and do what he can do and be the best version of him and that's what we're going to allow him to do." The were thrilled to watch Kizer fall to them at the No. 52 overall pick of last week's draft. In a quarterback room with , and , the Notre Dame star gives Cleveland something juicy: a 6-foot-5, 235-pound athlete with a major arm. Kizer also arrives with concerns over his mechanics, field vision and le s-than-stellar record at Notre Dame, leading one scout to tell the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "He is the cla sic boom or bust. In terms of arm strength, athleticism Roberto Perez Jersey , talent, intelligence, At the same time, he's also the one with the most flaws." Jackson made it clear Thursday that all of his quarterbacks would have a chance to "compete" for the starting role, adding that the group is "ahead of where I thought they'd be." Kizer, though, will be watched closely Bradley Zimmer Jersey by fans after the team bypa sed another Big Ben-like quarterback during last year's draft in . "We've got to coach him from the ground up, but we're working with a guy that's very talented," Jackson said of Kizer. "This is a guy who Jason Kipnis Jersey has a skill set that's going to allow us to push and prod and get him to where he needs to be. ... I don't think we're going to rush to stick him out there but, at the same time, I'm not going to stop him from being out there if he demonstrates those skill sets very quickly." This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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