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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
Because none of those guys have distinguished themselves as an NFL caliber starting QB.
Bridgewater has had one good season against mediocre competition and he's on the south side of 200 lbs.
Murray is completely erratic who performs at his worst in the bigger games. He's also shorter than what you want in a starting NFL QB. He's a fifth year senior in 2013 and if he was as good as he's supposed to be, he would have been in this past draft as the talent level supposedly wasn't as high as it usually is, but he decided to stay and enter the 2014 draft. That should tell you a lot about the 2014 draft class right there.
McCarron is average at best supported by a legit NFL offensive line and a NFL talent level defense.
David Fales is a poor man's version of Barkley. He's got a nice arm, but absolutely zero mobility. On the season (2012) he had 42 rushing attempts for -139 yards.
None of these guys are even close to being in the same class as Geno or Barkley or even Manuel in terms of a pro prospect. Bridgewater is probably closest, but his numbers come against sub-par competition and he's scrawny as hell.
If the Chiefs didn't draft Geno or Barkley for Reid's west coast system, you sure as shit aren't going to see one of these guys next year.
The desire from some fans for this team drafting any QB in the first round no matter who the hell it is is utterly amazing.
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Admittedly, I haven't watched most of those players very thoroughly but I'd say this is pretty much in line with my thoughts. I would say you could probably add the kid from UNC to the list but that's due to hype and not because I've watched him.