Broncos head coach Sean Payton has reportedly been keeping a close eye on Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy.
According to Paul Allen of KFAN1003, sources close to Payton say that he “loves ” the Wolverines QB, adding that people shouldn’t rule out Denver using the 12th overall pick on the national champion signal caller.
There’s just a little bit of steam that’s beginning to emerge locally that Sean Payton loves J.J. McCarthy. He’s a quarterback from a pro-style offense with a strong arm. I’m not gonna say he reminds him of Drew Brees — McCarthy moves more than Drew and he’s taller and he’s not as accurate. … So just keep that in mind… You have a desperate [coach] who basically will beg, borrow and steal to get exactly what he wants from this draft from a quarterback standpoint. A pretty reliable individual over the weekend informed me that Payton is quite enamored with J.J. McCarthy.
With the team all but moving on from Russell Wilson after benching him at the end of the season, Payton knows he has to find a QB that he can mold in his image to get the Broncos back on track.
McCarthy was a very good college signal-caller and winner in Ann Arbor but some have questions about how his game will translate to the pros.
That doesn’t seem to be the case with Sean Payton, however.