Quote:And as I've said on here three times, no one is saying take Mariota over Teddy...but it's not written in stone that we have the #1 pick. If somehow we draft and Teddy isn't on the board then Mariota is a damn good prospect too and no one should be upset with him. He has tons of skills that will translate in time to running an NFL offense. He might not be a week one plug and play but he is also 19 so I wouldn't want him to anyway. I have very little doubt that he will be a very good NFL player for a very long time.

 

 

It doesn't matter. 

 

My point is, even if we do not get the #1 overall pick and need to settle on a fall back option, the only way Mariota makes sense is if we are going to run an offense similar to what he ran in Oregon. Otherwise, you're risking another Gabbert situation. 

 

People bring up RG3, but Washington tweaked their offense to accomodate RG3 and what he ran in Baylor. 

 

With our offense we are going to need a QB that is similar to the strengths that Teddy brings, even if we don't get Teddy. 

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