Gabberts biggest problems were mental. A lot of people are overplaying his issues.

 

He was scared of being hit and played with fear being his primary motivation when on the field, which will get you nowhere.

 

He has the arm, size, athleticism, work ethic and intelligence to be a good NFL qb, but if he never gets over his fear of being hit, none of the rest will matter.

 

A lot of coaches are going to try and 'fix' him, because he has so much to offer if he could put it all together. I don't know if he has been working out, but I always thought he needed to add about 30 more pounds of muscle so maybe he would feel more comfortable taking a hit.

 

Instincts are hard to un-learn, and Gabberts instincts are to curl into a ball at the first sound of footsteps.

 

He would need to go to a team that is willing to invest heavily in its O-line, because it is going to take good protection before he can learn to trust his pocket again. Likely will never happen, but its certainly possible.

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