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Let's get some things straight right now about the talent in this draft class, there is talent to be had if someone knows where to look for it. Right now every draftnik is echoing the same talking points of everyone else on the internet. The consensus is being built because everyone is saying the same basic thing that everyone else is saying without really having watched football.
The main problem right now is Mariota has been the runaway consensus number one overall pick for the last two years because he's been the most exciting player in college football. A lot of people watched that thrilling Michigan State middle,of the afternoon game and how Oregon came back and that cemented his legacy. Problem is. Mariota didn't do anything NFL worthy in that game. Now that Mariota's game was exposed no one knows where to go with him. They've propped him up for two straight years as as good or better than Kapernick, in the meantime Kapernick has been exposed thus hurting the best part of Mariota's game even further.
Last year Johnny Manziel was overrated for some of his in-game heroics and moxy much like Tim Tebow and Mariota. What Manziel had that was a better than Tebow was better a better release. Manziel never should have gone in the first round, and Mariota shouldn't go in the first round. What Mariota has is better size than Manziel.
Now the bottom line:
Brett Hundley is the best QB in this draft and he's a better overall prospect than Teddy Bridgewater, Bridgewater was more refined at this point is the main difference here. Hundley is better than Mariota and it's not even close in terms of pro level talent. Hundley should be the first QB off the board.
Then there's of course Jameis Winston who became a turnover machine as his ego got bigger. He's another one of the best QBs in this draft but likely undraftable because he's a head case.
Mannion is a hair less better type of player than Blake Bortles. Slightly less athletic but as good if not a better arm, but has experience dropping back from under center ala what most NFL QBs do now and what everyone else is saying is a short coming of Mariota and others. Mannion is being knocked for his lack of movement in the pocket while at the same time not being any credit for playing in a pro style offense.
Petty is in the same mold as a David Carr. Same type of offense overall same type of prospect. There's talent in this QB class, one just has to know where to look and find it.
Why is Hudnley the best? Simple, despite being in a spread offense it's closer to an NFL offense than it is to the Oregon offense. UCLA's offense is predicated on the pass whereas Oregon's offense was predicated on the run. UCLA runs the same zone read concepts but it's a mere part of, not the catalyst of. There are far more progression responsibilities in the UCLA offense than the Oregon or Baylor offense. Hundley can succeed in an NFL offense because he's running a toned down version of an NFL offense. Brock Osweiler ran the same offense his final year at ASU as did Phillip Rivers at NC State same coach.
There is no Andrew Luck in this draft but there is also better or as good of talent in this draft than last year. Manziel was the,primary driving force behind last year's hype and Mariota is driving that hype this year, the problem is reality stands in stark contrast to the hype and no one has the balls to say it yet because reality would stand in stark contrast to the narrative they've so eloquently painted the last two years for Mariota.
Now then last year was a year of obscene hype about one of the greatest QB classes of all-time, but history rarely ever repeats itself in terms of true success. If you genuinely compare and contrast last year with this year you'll find that last year isn't all that different from this year. Hundley is equivalent to Bridgewater and should probably be the only QB off the board I the first round. Most of the other kids fall into that David Carr mold where they have talent and a chance which means they could wind up going either way.
The main problem right now is Mariota has been the runaway consensus number one overall pick for the last two years because he's been the most exciting player in college football. A lot of people watched that thrilling Michigan State middle,of the afternoon game and how Oregon came back and that cemented his legacy. Problem is. Mariota didn't do anything NFL worthy in that game. Now that Mariota's game was exposed no one knows where to go with him. They've propped him up for two straight years as as good or better than Kapernick, in the meantime Kapernick has been exposed thus hurting the best part of Mariota's game even further.
Last year Johnny Manziel was overrated for some of his in-game heroics and moxy much like Tim Tebow and Mariota. What Manziel had that was a better than Tebow was better a better release. Manziel never should have gone in the first round, and Mariota shouldn't go in the first round. What Mariota has is better size than Manziel.
Now the bottom line:
Brett Hundley is the best QB in this draft and he's a better overall prospect than Teddy Bridgewater, Bridgewater was more refined at this point is the main difference here. Hundley is better than Mariota and it's not even close in terms of pro level talent. Hundley should be the first QB off the board.
Then there's of course Jameis Winston who became a turnover machine as his ego got bigger. He's another one of the best QBs in this draft but likely undraftable because he's a head case.
Mannion is a hair less better type of player than Blake Bortles. Slightly less athletic but as good if not a better arm, but has experience dropping back from under center ala what most NFL QBs do now and what everyone else is saying is a short coming of Mariota and others. Mannion is being knocked for his lack of movement in the pocket while at the same time not being any credit for playing in a pro style offense.
Petty is in the same mold as a David Carr. Same type of offense overall same type of prospect. There's talent in this QB class, one just has to know where to look and find it.
Why is Hudnley the best? Simple, despite being in a spread offense it's closer to an NFL offense than it is to the Oregon offense. UCLA's offense is predicated on the pass whereas Oregon's offense was predicated on the run. UCLA runs the same zone read concepts but it's a mere part of, not the catalyst of. There are far more progression responsibilities in the UCLA offense than the Oregon or Baylor offense. Hundley can succeed in an NFL offense because he's running a toned down version of an NFL offense. Brock Osweiler ran the same offense his final year at ASU as did Phillip Rivers at NC State same coach.
There is no Andrew Luck in this draft but there is also better or as good of talent in this draft than last year. Manziel was the,primary driving force behind last year's hype and Mariota is driving that hype this year, the problem is reality stands in stark contrast to the hype and no one has the balls to say it yet because reality would stand in stark contrast to the narrative they've so eloquently painted the last two years for Mariota.
Now then last year was a year of obscene hype about one of the greatest QB classes of all-time, but history rarely ever repeats itself in terms of true success. If you genuinely compare and contrast last year with this year you'll find that last year isn't all that different from this year. Hundley is equivalent to Bridgewater and should probably be the only QB off the board I the first round. Most of the other kids fall into that David Carr mold where they have talent and a chance which means they could wind up going either way.
