Quote:Good question! I also would like to get an objective recolection from anyone that went to Gabberts rookie mini camp. Was there anything that stood out at the time but maybe was just overlooked? Did Gabbert show qualities like "climbing the pocket" a la Bortles? Or was it just kind of meh? One thing I remember about Gabbert was that line drive he would throw. Just no arc to his passes. But I never thought it would always stay that way.

We'll since you just had to ask....


This was a write up done by Pete Prisco right after Gabbert's first rookie practice. I cringe reading this entire thing so I'll give you just a paragraph or two. Feel free to read the rest by yourself

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/15402181/gabbert-has-the-look-of-jacksonvilles-next-big-thing'>http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/15402181/gabbert-has-the-look-of-jacksonvilles-next-big-thing</a>

Quote:What I saw on the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice field Thursday night from Gabbert, the team's top pick in the April draft, is like nothing I've witnessed on any of the Jaguars' practice fields in the 16 years they've been in existence.


Not from Mark Brunell. Not from Byron Leftwich, and not from Garrard.


What I saw on that practice field Thursday was a rookie quarterback who stood tall in the pocket, scanned the field, and made throws down the field with a big, strong arm.


He's also a guy who can improvise, seeing him several times get flushed out of the pocket, only to keep his eyes up for a chance to make a throw, which he did twice. As one Jaguars source said, "He does some of the things that Ben Roethlisberger does. He's a playmaker. He makes plays."


At 6-foot-5, Gabbert looks the part. He walks with a swagger. He seems to take over the huddle. In his short time here, he has already won over the hearts of the female fans in town, who seem to swoon over his shaggy, blonde hair and red cheeks.

Sound familiar?


Disclaimer : I'm not comparing the two QBs just showing how 1 single practice means absolutely nothing in terms of a successful career.

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