Serious question:

 

Now that the draft is drawing near, there have been a lot of talks about Carr potentially going in the first round, which I thought was a Christian Ponder-like reach.  Even crazier is that some media even mocked him going in the top 10 to the Browns or Raiders.

 

I thought that Bortles' rise was almost Gabbert-like, but I can at least understand why he rose so fast after the college season.  Carr on the other hand, doesn't have any of the measurables that Bortles has (though it can be argued that Carr has a better arm than Bortles).  According to the NFL combine, Carr is measured in at 6'2", 214 lb, and 9 1/8" hand size.  (And people ripped apart Bridgewater for his build and hand size?)  Am I wrong to say that there really isn't any special trait that Carr has over the other prospects that would warrant a 1st round grade?

 

From the videos that I watched at draftbreakdown, I just don't see it.  He ran a college system that obviously inflated his stats like crazy.  Even worse is that of all the data collected on all the QB prospects' passes, his percentage was the least impressive among the top 5 group when being under pressured.

 

I would be shocked if Carr does go in the first round and very surprised if he is drafted in the 2nd round.  All I see is a 3rd (maybe) or a 4th round (more appropriate) prospect.

 

Is this another case of media pundits (NFL.com) hyping up a prospect without a lot of statistical facts?

 



 

 

Check out Rotoworld for more info.

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/cfb/45...of-the-box

 

 

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