And leading up to the draft, he watched more film of Rodgers and Russell Wilson than any other quarterbacks.
"It's just who I am and what's bred inside of me," he said. "I love being a quarterback. I love knowing everything about the game. I could sit here and watch film all day with you and just learn. If I don't know something, I want to know it, and I think that's the way I approach things."
"I have a lot of confidence in my abilities," he said, "and I know what I can and have to work on."