Quote:Everyone overrated Blaine Gabbert except the Titans, who overrated Jake Locker, and Redskins. There was no elite quarterback in the 2011 draft, so only Cam Newton was not a reach. 

 

Colin Kaepernick is good now, but he needed a year and a half to learn behind Alex Smith and has a lower ceiling than Andrew Luck.

 

Many folks are beginning to admit that they don't feel there are any elite QB in this draft.

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/19567...s-it-seems

 

This backs what Russ Lande stated in a radio interview with Dempsey on 1010xl recently.  Re: Bridgewater, the scouts he's talked to like him but didn't love him.  They aren't sold that he's top 10 material.  He went on to say he hasn't found a scout yet who says there's a single premier/franchise candidate in this draft class (and the only one mentioned as the closest is Manziel.)

 

Therefore, can't you realize that the exact same thing very well could be happening all over again with this QB crop?  Skip the false prophets at the top, opt for QBs later who are better value, and continue to look for your franchise QB instead of making a bet you can't afford to make by settling on one (by forcing that pick with a reach) in 2014.

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