Bobby Douglass/Kent Nix

Chicago Bears

With Jack Concannon lost for the season, the pro scouts had to have their arms twisted somewhat to reveal their ratings for the two other Chicago quarterbacks- Bobby Douglass and Kent Nix.

Douglass is a left-hander, a 6-foot-4, 228-pound product of Kansas with three seasons behind him who has shown a tendency to run with the ball when he should be throwing it.

Nix is a five-year journeyman, a 6-foot-2, 198-pounder who previously was with Green Bay and Pittsburgh. He has given indication at times that he possesses ability but never has been a consistent performer.

Whether either has any significant future remains in doubt if the scouts' hesitant ratings are any indication- for neither gets a mark higher than 3 in any category. Whether that indicates their true potential or represents a lack of evidence by which to accurately rate them remains somewhat in question.

Douglass is a strong runner but the scouts obviously are unsure of his throwing ability, rating him at 2. Nix, who was a Steeler hope before the arrival of Terry Hanratty and then Terry Bradshaw, is rated a notch better at 3.

If either has a significant future, it probably is Douglass- if his assets can be channeled properly, for he is the big, strong, mobile type whom many feel will be the prototype of the quarterbacks of the future.
 

 

Kent Nix
Leadership	3
Reaction under pressure	3
Set-up speed	2
Throwing ability	3
Reading defenses	2.5
Total	13.5

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