Let's Talk QBs in the 2014 Draft

[HPF Bob]

I did some reading up on Bridgewater last night and he appears to be an accurate thrower with good zip who has some running ability but is not a "running quarterback". He's a bit small (6'3") and slender (210) for an ideal NFL quarterback and not entirely consistent either. He'll take more time to develop than a typical 1-1 quarterback and, in a normal draft year, might be an 8-15 guy instead of Top 5.

But the tools are there. The intelligence and maturity are said to be there. Louisville's offense will adapt him for the pros far easier than Oregon's (Mariota) or A&M's (Manziel), so he's the safest of the three choices.

[Keith]

Scratch Marcus Mariota. He says he is returning to Oregon for his redshirt junior season. Not a big surprise. Ought to make guys like Johnny Manziel and Derek Carr happy though.

[WMH]

Mettenbergers stock takes a hit due to ACL tear in his bad knee. Tough break for the kid. Could be had in 2nd/3rd now.

[HPF Bob]

I really hate to say this but that QB Carr out of Fresno St. is looking better and better.

[jaimeg]

I am kind of leaning towards taking a qb in the second round. Carr, or the kid from Central Florida or even Manziel may drop. Heard on espn radio this morning that the central florida (Bortles?) is clutch. Didn't they beat Louisville with a game winning drive. The scout on the radio was high on this kid.

[barrett]

I wrote a whole post about being nervous about smaller college QBs. The central florida kid was terrible against UH (200 yards, 0 TDs, 1 pick). And I think I dismiss anyone who doesn't dominate at the mid-level. Then I looked at the top 20 NFL passers and found...

Rothleisberger, Dalton, Romo, Flacco, Alex Smith, and Kaepernick.

All of them were outside of the power conferences (although TCU and Utah moved into those conferences after these guys). None are what I would dream of from a top overall pick, but if we are drafting in round 2 and came away with one of those guys it would be a good pick (and many were 2nd round picks precisely because they went to smaller schools).

Of course, David Carr was a mid tier conference guy who smoked the competition. So you never really know, no matter where they played in college. Hopefully the new HC/GM is better at guessing than I am.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

I really hate to say this but that QB Carr out of Fresno St. is looking better and better.

I saw some of his game over the past weekend vs San Jose State and he impressed (as did SJSU QB David Fales), and his team is scheduled to play again Saturday night and it may be nationally televised, not sure ?
Wow, wouldn't it be a real dilemma for McNair/Texans if they decided that Carr was their top choice in next years Draft and they ending up having the opportunity to in fact choose him ?
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http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/12/04/...#storylink=cpy
Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr was named the Sammy Baugh Award winner and receiver Davante Adams earned the Paul Warfield Award, the Touchdown Club of Columbus announced Wednesday.
Carr has completed 388 of 552 yards for 4,462 yards and 45 touchdowns. He joins older brother and former Bulldogs star David Carr as the first brothers to both win the Baugh Award, which has honored college football's top passer since 1959.

[WMH]

I'd have no reservations about putting Carr in a Texans uni just because his last name was Carr.

IMO, the Texans ruined David's chances at becoming a decent NFL QB, as we literally gave him a scrap heap OLine to work with for the first 4 years.

If he's the dude, he's the dude, and I don't care what his last name is.

[jaimeg]

In 2004, I bellieved we would win a super bowl with Carr at the helm. I guess that dream can still come true.