Let's Talk QBs in the 2014 Draft

[Keith]

Took this from the Keenum thread as I thought it was a good starting point for a new thread:

Originally Posted by barrett

I do not like Bridgewater. He has not been awesome against poor competition and that concerns me. UH largely shut him down and that concerns me. For a lower division guy he doesn't really look the part and appears very slim built, that concerns me.

As much as I'm in favor of a new QB, I don't like Bridgewater or Mariota at all. Mariota seems like a faster Locker. He cannot pass unless he can run, which means he cannot really pass.

I am intrigued by Manziel and don't really know too much about Hundley other than he looks the part. I liked Boyd coming into the season but he was abysmal against FSU.

I don't think there is a QB that I would feel good about at #1 overall, especially since it appears I could have a guy like Boyd at #33. If we traded down or were drafting between 5-10 I would be tempted to go Manziel, but I don't think I could pass on Clowney (or possibly the UCLA DE?) if I was drafting 1 or 2.

I am just starting to look at 2014 QBs, beginning with Bridgewater. The slim build doesn't concern me. He plays at Louisville, which has had a decent record even though it's lower division, regardless of whatever lack of success he might have had against UH.

Seems he is 'clutch' from what I hear, though so were many collegiate QBs who can't hack the NFL game. As I mentioned in the other thread, I think the team needs a guy who is going to be a star at reading defenses and performing well under a blitz. Is that Teddy? I really have NO idea. Not yet. More research needed.

He does have more than adequate arm strength, and he is capable of throwing more than just a fastball, too. Early on in my reviews though, I get a little of a Leftwich vibe (not a good thing), and listening to him in an interview, I don't hear someone who seems unusually smart. Small sample size hopefully.

I definitely think there's a possibility that there could be a guy with fewer eyeball measurables than Bridgewater who could be a good pick later in the draft. But who? Any faves? Fales? McCarron? Boyd? Anyone else?