Adam Schefter on Gabbert bandwagon

From the limited footwork I saw today, he clearly looks ahead of Newton in that department.

Gabbert scored a 42 on the Wonderlic, compared to Newton's 21. Gabbert also was a 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12 (at least in 2009) and has a clean history, unlike Newton.

He didn't put up big numbers at Missou, though. That's the only thing. I think Newton has more potential, but I think Gabbert has less potential to bust -- either on the field or off the field.

 

I'm starting to come around on "Guy from the network that Frank Cross hates in Scrooged."

 

Watch his tape. He's a chickenshit in the pocket. We already have that in Claussen. He gets scared and makes bad passes when pressured.

 

Gabbert impressed people at his Pro Day but then he was following a scripted routine and wasn't facing a pass rush. I still think Dareus is the right move at 1 unless we can trade down but if they took Gabbert I might not be too unhappy. If they took Newton tho I'd be pissed. He's a problem waiting to happen off the field. No CBA makes this draft bad in that we can't deal for or sign a vet QB before the draft so we're stuck with a choice of a DL or another rookie QB.

 

True. However, the ONLY reason we should draft a QB is if we feel he has potential to be a franchise QB. If we only want a "safe" qb, go get Orton or someone like that. There's no reason to waste a # 1 pick on a "safe" QB. For me, it's rolling the dice on Newton, or adding a Defensive piece .

 

wouldn't this be the case to draft defense? not like QBs go head-to-head...

 

In the top half of the draft (16 teams) 10 of the teams would like a franchise QB. They are:
Carolina
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Arizona
San Francisco
Tennessee
Washington
Minnesota
Miami
Jacksonville

Personally, I would add Denver, Dallas, and Cleveland if they saw a clear upgrade.

The rookie cap will be in place when the CBA is done.

We should be able to trade the pick, move down, add a pick or two, and still get a quality player.

 

We need a good quarterback, but not because of the ones in our division. We need a good quarterback because we don't have any.

 

one could certainly make that argument, though at some point you have to score yourself. Our defense played well enough to win some games last year but were simply on the field too much.

 

DT was not the reason we went 1-15.

This team lacks a leader on the offensive side of the ball.

I do believe Cam can be that guy. But he's not the only solution. With FA a mess were not likely to find one going that route. Is Palmer past it, is Volek? We dont have our #33 either to address the position early round 2.

If the rookie cap is in place i wouldnt feel so bad taking the proverbial chance on Cam.

I do expect Rivera to make an impact next year. So i dont think drafting the DT and expecting Luck next year is an option. I expect more wins even if Jimmy is the guy again.