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What makes Blaine Gabbert different from Tony Pike?

Carl Spackler

By Carl Spackler,
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rayzor Grand Master

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I don't know how any Panther fan could want Gabbert. Not after withstanding Clausen and his happy feet.
exactly. there is just far too many things that i see in yo gaba gabbert that i see in clausen as a pro.

i'm just not crazy aobut this prospect at all and i really don't know how anyone could be.

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I don't know how any Panther fan could want Gabbert. Not after withstanding Clausen and his happy feet.

I mean, If the QB's name is not jake delhomme or Jimmy Clausen, I'm pretty sure panther land wouldn't be too upset if he were under center.

I agree with Rayzor to an extent here. I really Haven't seen anything from him that makes me go "wow, this kid is going to be good." but I don't see him being a total failure either. He's a smart kid, gets great grades and all his teammates respect him. no leadership qualities lacking whatsoever, something jimmy has a negative score in.

I read an article on him and he says he runs plenty of plays under center at practice, so he is familiar with it, but not where he wants to be so he is going out to arizona for some private QB coaching to get himself familiar with NFL terminology/plays/working under center etc. I think he could be special if he really absorbs everything that's taught to him and he isn't thrown into the fire right away.

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rayzor Grand Master

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imo, you take the guy with the highest celing. they are all risks, but its time to stop messing around. we have got to start acting like we want to be the best. enough of this cautious stuff. 9 years of fox has taken the fire out of this fan base. we are too eager to make due with a playing not to lose philosophy. fox made us risk averse and it's time we start going all in.

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exactly. there is just far too many things that i see in yo gaba gabbert that i see in clausen as a pro.

i'm just not crazy aobut this prospect at all and i really don't know how anyone could be.

I've watched as much of him as I can and I don't see much "Clausen-like" about him. He doesn't have a ton of batted balls, he isn't afraid to go vertical, he has a quick release...

What makes Blaine Gabbert worth the #1 overall pick?

Literally nothing except that he plays the QB position.

that's probably true at this point, but I think that there are arguments to be made for many of the top 5 not being worth the #1.

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I've watched as much of him as I can and I don't see much "Clausen-like" about him. He doesn't have a ton of batted balls, he isn't afraid to go vertical, he has a quick release...
clausen didn't look very clausen-like until he got in the pros.

remember there were a ton of people riding his jock when he decided to enter the draft. he had all the rght stuff and was ready for the pros. what happened? he got in with the big boys and crumbled. thats what i see happening with yo gaba.

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clausen didn't look very clausen-like until he got in the pros.

remember there were a ton of people riding his jock when he decided to enter the draft. he had all the rght stuff and was ready for the pros. what happened? he got in with the big boys and crumbled. thats what i see happening with yo gaba.

actually, the guy pushing Gabbert is doing so for his intangibles off the field. he's the same guy that had huge reservations for Clausen and had him in the 2nd round of his big board initially.

Everyone please, please, please watch some actual game film of this guy... and not just youtube highlights. He might be big and tall and strong, but when you watch the game he really isn't that good. Please go and actually watch him play.

I have watched him play and I think he has a great deal of potential.

He's probably not a #1 (he's no Andrew Luck) but he could be pretty good if he has a good coaching staff to work out his kinks early.

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i've seen him play and there was nothing that made me stand up and take notice. he's a case of bowl game hype. pure and simple.

Maybe to fans, but I started hearing about him a little before his bowl game from a few draft sites, that's why I tuned in to the game.

Just wondering, did you watch him play entire games, or was it just highlights? If it was entire games, what were the specific problems you saw? Not doubting you, just trying to learn more about a guy I only have limited info on.

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