Quote:Here's the problem with this discussion.

 

Gabbert has already had an opportunity to showcase all the flaws in his game that make him a bad NFL quarterback. 

 

Mallet has not (or to demonstrate the opposite).

 

It's easy to look now and say, 'Well, yeah, there's a chance Mallet will have more NFL talent than Gabbert." 

 

 

Mallett was the better QB of the 2 in college easily. 

 

If off field concerns had nothing to do with the draft process, Mallett would be drafted ahead of Gabbert every time. 

 

Gabbs easily failed the eye test in college. He was drafted on "potential", size, and a clean image. 

 

Mallett was basically the reverse. He passed the eye test in college, but has a bad image/ bad reputation coming out of college and for some strange reason was seen as "peaked". 

 

So many of these QB that are drafted on potential simply never come close to reaching it in the NFL. Gimme the low floor QB that doesn't need tons of work to fix, every time. 

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