Quote:I'll paraphrase here, but im working off this article here. http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12722...on-mailbag

 

• They have an increased failure rate as compared to traditional QBs, as high as 70%. 
  
•  "I went through the list of the 140 drafted quarterbacks from 2004 to 2014 and determined there hasn't been a spread quarterback among them who currently would be labeled among the top 12 in the league. A few are close. Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick and Alex Smith are former spread quarterbacks who aren't yet elite but could be knocking on the door."  Newton is a career 58% passer (53% Last year   ), Kaepernick needs no explanation, and Alex Smith has found a little success but only as a game manager. 
  
• "A college spread quarterback doesn't run a huddle."
  
• "The spread quarterbacks have to learn three-, five- and seven-step drops the minute their college careers are over."
  
• "The pure spread quarterbacks often have predetermined reads instead of going through and processing the play and the positioning of the pass-catchers.
  

​Not to say all spread QBs suck but it is another hurdle for them to overcome and by the looks of it, many of them do not work out. Blaine Gabbert/rg3 come to mind. I think Mariotta will probably work out though, I really like his game.