so......when does the blaine gabbert thread start????

[MWCarolina]

he has some things i like, but some things i dont, i woudnt take Gabbert number one, but i wont hate the move, now if Newton is picked number one (if Luck stays in school) i think that is a BAD move because Newton is NOT ready to start.

[Ricky Spanish]

i already made one. people weren't too excited about it.

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

I'd prefer Cam Newton, but that could easily change after the national championship. Though I think Newton will continue his dominance.

[Carolina Husker]

Gabbert is much more NFL ready than Newton FWIW.

[Carl Spackler]

Gabbert is much more NFL ready than Newton FWIW.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW69HWngSdk

What the hell do you see here that makes him so good? Some nice 3-yard scrambles and soaring passes? You're the one who doesn't have a clue. Watch his footwork. Jumps on screen passes, throws off his back foot. If anything, this shows how good his WRs and backs are at breaking off runs on 5-yard passes.

[Carolina Husker]

You said he has "no arm." You also said he has bad mechanics, and then in the next sentence you said you wanted to draft Newton if Luck wasn't there.

And then in the grainy homemade youtube video you posted where he "throws off his back foot," it has him scrambling and throwing bubble screens before the 1:06 mark where he throws an absolute bomb about 65 yards with perfect mechanics.

Gabbert's also played three full college seasons whereas Newton has played less than one.

[Carl Spackler]

You said he has "no arm." You also said he has bad mechanics, and then in the next sentence you said you wanted to draft Newton if Luck wasn't there.

And then in the grainy homemade youtube video you posted where he "throws off his back foot," it has him scrambling and throwing bubble screens before the 1:06 mark where he throws an absolute bomb about 65 yards with perfect mechanics.

He didn't even complete it. He missed the receiver by a mile. Seriously, watch his feet when he throws, he jumps over half the time. If you call that good mechanics, I salute you. He should go about 20th-25th overall, not 1st.

[Carl Spackler]

Sorry about the video but there aren't many other highlights of him online, you can watch him vs Nevada in '09, but it would only hurt your argument more. Or, catch some highlights of him against the vaunted McNeese State defense.

[Carolina Husker]

I've wathched him for three years. He doesn't jump when he throws. Those are screen passes. You're not even supposed to plant your feet throwing those.

I'm not saying he deserves to be the #1 pick. I'm just saying you haven't a clue what you're talking about with his arm strength, and I'm also saying that after the combine, rightfully so or not, he'll be a top 10 pick easy. His skill set/size combo are equal, if not better, than Cam Newton, and he's not nearly the "character risk," and he's played 3x as much meaningful football.

[MHS831]

He didn't even complete it. He missed the receiver by a mile. Seriously, watch his feet when he throws, he jumps over half the time. If you call that good mechanics, I salute you. He should go about 20th-25th overall, not 1st.

I agree. If you are a numbers guy, compare his career stats to Luck's. Not close.

[Carl Spackler]

Actually, the main point I have, is why are we discussing someone we're not going to pick? And if we take him #1, we clearly are not interested in winning.

Also, don't dis Blinn College football. /sarcasm

[HeatCheck]

Gabbert hasn't run a play under center in a while. I believe his high school had the same offense as Mizzou. You see him take a lot of the snaps out of the shotgun so it could be a transition for him to a pro style offense. I'd take Newton over this guy.

[Carolina Husker]

His knocks are going to be the offense he ran at Mizzou and how poorly he dealt with pocket pressure and picking up blitzes in college. I blame a lot of that on Pinkel who couldn't find his ass with a flashlight, but some of it is genuine criticism.

I still think he's more ready for the pro-game than Newton who is going to need a couple years to change his mechanics and decision making skills to be effective in the pros. That guy makes throws in college that will never fly in the pros, and he relies on his scrambling to get out of trouble much more than Gabbert.

[Carl Spackler]

I'd take a scramble for 15 yards on 3rd and 10 over a sack or intentional grounding.