(11-17-2017, 06:43 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(11-17-2017, 06:20 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: That argument doesn't fly anymore. Drew Brees is 6' 1/4" and he's a multiple pro-bowler. Russell Wilson is 5'11" and he's considered one of the top QB's in the NFL as well. Baker Mayfield is also a better scrambler than both of those guys and has proven via the play action pass that he can scan the field quickly and find his receivers behind massive O-Linemen. Heck, his LT Orlando Brown is something like 6'8" 345 lbs. The height thing is a non-issue at this point.

Prepare yourself now for him going no earlier than late 1st round and that's if he wows everyone.  You picked out the two exceptions to the QB height being highly correlative to success general rule in the pros.  Not to say that all guys 6'2" and above will have success, but teams aren't risking a top 10 or top 20 pick on a guy his size at QB.  Both of those guys you're trying to use weren't picked in the 1st round either and were worth the risk where they were picked.  I think the only way he might get picked in the 1st round is if it's by the Browns and I can totally picture him in a Browns uni so I wouldn't discount that possibility, but them picking him there doesn't automatically lend itself to anyone else having him ranked as highly.
Full disclosure: The little bit I've watched of Mayfield leads me to believe that he's one of those great college QBs that will struggle mightily at the next level regardless of his height issue.