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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy
From what I saw Mallet was in a league of his own when it comes to throwing the ball.
They were talking about this during the combine as well. Gabbert is still a project of sorts and not considered to be in the class of Stafford, Bradford, or Ryan coming out. He will be the first QB taken regardless, but he still could have improved his draft position and made some money. Instead of being taken #10 or possibly later depending on FA and trades in the off season, he could have moved up into the top 3 if he threw as well as Mallett did today. I understand his agent advised against it, but if you have the goods bring it and improve that postion.
Like I said this isn't Bradford, Stafford, or Ryan guaranteed to be a top 5 pick. It just turned out to be a weak draft and I wouldn't be suprised to see only 1 QB taken in the 1st unless you see some teams in need trade up into the back of the 1st.
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I agree and disagree with a lot of this.
First off, I agree that Gabbert is nowhere near Bradford, Stafford or Ryan, and that he will be the #1 QB by default. I agree that he could have shown he wasn't afraid to throw.
I disagree with you calling this a weak draft, at least at the QB position. It's weak at the top. That and guys who are top QB talented have off the field question marks. I think this is a pretty good QB class, a lot of consistent, smart, talented guys out there. I grew a lot more comfortable with a lot of different guys today that I wouldn't have considered earlier. They just aren't wow guys.
If we got guys where I thought they were good value, I'd be happy with: Mallett, Kaepernick, Stanzi, Dalton, Enderle, Devlin, or Ponder. At good value of course. Meaning Mallett and his ?'s at our 2nd. Kaepernick and Stanzi I'd be fine with 2nd or 3rd, and the rest anywhere from 3rd or 4th on...