Quote:watch mariucci sit down with TB... that was one of the best that i have seen mariucci do... he was askin him the questions everyone wanted to here and puttin him in really awkward spots, but it was something that was good to see.. tb handled it ok, but i came away second guessing the kids mentality and confidence...mariucci was puttin him on the spot with questions about how he thought he was the best qb in the draft but he was askin him to explain why infront of two other qb's in the draft lol.... i saw the gabby/ponder episode with john gruden... gruden was high on gabbert and i actually came away from that one thinkin gabbert could be better than newton lol... last time i took grudens word on qb's too

TB is only 21 and played for a small school.  He didn't have many opportunities to brush up the camera-media skill.  I remembered watching an interview clip of him right before the All-State Sugar Bowl 2 years ago, and he was camera shy.  Obviously, not everyone can have the media confidence that Manziel has.  But then again, these skills aren't important.

 

Gabbert was nothing special.  Of all the interviews I watched, he came across as someone who said all the right things, but exuded no confidence or excitement.  Maybe it was because of Tom Condon that helped his draft stock?

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