Quote:   You and I see relatively the same thing. However, I don't see many similarities to Gabbert.

He's extremely similar as a PROSPECT to Gabbert, although he is probably more of a plus athlete, which makes him much more likely to succeed. Keep in mind though that Gabbert was at one point a top 10 pick and there was some buzz that he could go #1 overall pre-draft. It's not that crazy of a comparison. The knock on Gabbet coming out was that he came from a gimmicky system, had poor footwork and at times perceived a phantom rush and took off too early from the pocket. Mariotta is 3/3 right there. The argument in favor of Gabbert was that he was a great athlete, had a strong arm and would be a "project" that could succeed in the right situation. Again, similar arguments are being made for Mariotta. 

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