We have to begin in a place of unfairness to eventually reach a place of sanity. At least, that’s how it goes for Spencer Rattler, one of the draft’s most interesting quarterbacks.
Then, the whole No. 1 pick thing. After Rattler’s redshirt freshman year at Oklahoma, where he followed Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts in succession, and led the Sooners to a Big 12 title game, we, again, thanks to some narrative thinking, almost universally projected him to be the No. top selection in the following year’s draft. Mayfield. Murray. The connection with quarterback whisperer head coach Lincoln Riley. It all made too much sense.
“I’ve seen how he’s handled all that,” Beamer says. “He kept his mouth shut, worked hard and earned the respect of his teammates.” Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports If this seems decidedly pro Rattler, we’ll simply call it the other side of the story. Find the truth where you will. Beamer notes countless times over the past two years where Rattler was demolished in the pocket, operated behind an offensive line that lost six players to season-ending injuries . He threw to true freshman, had two coordinators in two years at South Carolina, and still managed to grow. To win some big games.