Blaine Gabbert really isn't that good. He didn't win a national championship or his last bowl game. And on long passes he's not accurate at all. Plus, the moment he sniffs a pass rush, he runs for the hills, or in football, the sidelines.
Even with all of that, and more, people like ESPN's Todd McShay, NFL Network's Mike Mayock and Charles Davis, still talk about Gabbert as if they are reciting political talking points. Think about that, the next time you hear these guys talk about the Mizzou thrower.
Now, they're trying to push Gabbert on the Arizona Cardinals, just because the Cards have the fifth pick, and had a terrible passing game in 2010, and they have something going where they feel compelled to constantly pump Gabbert's name. It's weird.
Here's why the Arizona Cardinals don't need to waste their 2011 NFL Draft First Round Pick on a quarterback:
First, they have a ton of young quarterbacks. Derek Anderson and Richard Bartel are 27 and 28 years old, and BYU Rookie Max Hall is just 25, and John Skelton of Fordham is just 23. Their average age is 25.75 years old, and all of the signal callers have great potential.
Second, the Cardinals elevated Mike Miller to Offensive Coordinator and the word is that now Second-Year QB John Skelton is looked at as the heir apparent.
It would be just plain stupid for the Cardinals to go up and pick a quarterback and get hooked up with paying a large signing bonus of around $27 million at that level, then actually lose teaching time because they can't have contact with him beyond the Draft, and all to solve what really is a passing scheme problem?
That is simply not logical. It would be great if the NFL Network and ESPN draft talkers admitted that.