Quote:Perhaps there is not but I could also see some teams throwing smoke screens on the guy they want. I like Manziel (based on what he could be) but maybe not at 3.

 

Smoke screens don't mask the fact that he's short, or that he's not a guy who is comfortable working within a game plan.  They don't hide the fact that it's easier to improvise in the SEC than it is in the NFL.

 

Smoke screens don't make Bridgewater bigger.

 

Smoke screens don't elevate Bortles to Andrew Luck status.

 

All three have flaws.  That's not a smoke screen.  It's a simple fact.  Those flaws are pushing them down draft boards.  Still first round, but not top 5, and definitely not top 3.

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