Bengals QB draft

[UKMustangFan]

By the time the Bengals decide on a Mariota type guy the fad will be over and defenses will have figured out how to stop the read option...

 

Haven't they already done that?

[Hellbird]

I'm not a read option fan. I want a QB that doesn't panic under pressure. I want a QB that actually knows when one of his receivers are double or tripled covered and I want a QB that can hit an open receiver downfield.

[JokersWild24]

I would love Murray, but they aren't going to, nor should they, waste a 1st round pick on a QB.

 

Good thing is, Murray is projected for a late 2nd, early 3rd rd draft slot based on some mocks I've seen.

 

Didn't realize that at first, now see that he's NFL.com's 93rd overall prospect. I just assumed he was in there. Why so low?

[UKMustangFan]

Didn't realize that at first, now see that he's NFL.com's 93rd overall prospect. I just assumed he was in there. Why so low?

 

Not sure, just looked up his stats, didn't realize he's only 6'1"....Thought he was taller.

 

Found this, it's from last year though:

 

Murray is athletic, tough and possessing plenty of arm strength to handle the jump to the NFL despite his lack of preferred height. As he obviously cannot change his height, for Murray to boost his stock with scouts he'll have to continue to improve his decision-making.

 

While his touchdowns jumped up in 2011 so too did his interceptions (14) and many of these came when Murray was simply too aggressive with the football. Murray has a strong arm and he's quite confident in his ability to fit the ball into tight windows. Too often he'll challenge the defense with longer, more difficult throws when he has open receivers on shorter routes.

 

 

He's clean mechanically, typically setting up and delivering the ball quickly with an efficient, over the top release. He'll be challenged this season with the loss of both starting tackles (each of whom were selected in April's draft), as well as his center (also drafted in April) but has shown the courage, vision and mobility necessary to buy time in the pocket or scramble effectively.

 

 

Murray joins Arkansas' Tyler Wilson, Tennessee's Tyler Bray and LSU's Zach Mettenberger as must-see SEC quarterback prospects for scouts to watch this fall.

 

 

--Rob Rang

 

[SSC]

I would love Murray, but they aren't going to, nor should they, waste a 1st round pick on a QB.

 

Good thing is, Murray is projected for a late 2nd, early 3rd rd draft slot based on some mocks I've seen.

 

Disagree about not taking 1 round 1 if the right guy is available. They are super cheap now compared to going free agent route and not a lot of good ones move around as free agents. My fear is they keep winning 7-10 games for the next 5 years and never give anyone else a chance. They are talented enough to win right away with a better QB. They more than likely won't get a better one in round 3 of the draft.

[futurecoach]

I don't think Palmer was a bad selection, especially pre-injury. No way to foresee the Steelers wrenching his knee.

 

Thats the thing Palmer was still very good after the knee injury and had a great 2006 injury. People need to start using that as a reason. His play declined after his elbow injury, that was the injury that really saw his game change.