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Originally Posted by Dirty
I found this thread to ask what you fellow football fans think of the QB prospects this year. I actually really like Cam Newton. I know he definitely lied about two separate scandals at Auburn and Florida (the money issue and stealing a laptop) but as a football player I like him. I think he is Vince Young but better. It's a pretty weak QB class but I like Gabbard from Misouri as well but not as much. I see him being a mediocre career starter but I could see Cam Newton being an above average starter eventually but not good enough to be a pro bowler. Jake Locker though. Everyone wa so big on him, and he's a total moron for not going through the draft last year. He cost himself ten of millions of dollars and I honestly don't know why everyone is in love with the guy. He's gonna completely suck in my opinion, I haven't seen much from him for me to believe he is gonna be any good.
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I think it's a pretty weak class for QBs. Gabbert is the only guy I'd take top 10, and I still don't think all that much of him. I see Newton as more of a late first, and Locker and Mallet as 2nd rounders. I'm sure they'll all go higher though, as QB is the most valuable position.
As for why I don't like Newton, it's because we've seen the athlete-first QB fail so often before in the NFL. Granted he does having better tools for throwing than Young and WAY better than Tebow, but I still don't like taking a guy like that as they always find it tough to adjust to the NFL.
I'm wondering if we'll see something similar happen to Luck that happened to Locker. I doubt it though. I think he's the real deal.