Hellbird Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Did the Heisman Trophy winner's stock take a hit after the NC game? He didn't look real good in the pocket which was the knock on him going into the game and he hasn't taken a snap under center. I think it hurt him and what once was a toss up of who is going first him or Winston, I think it's clearly Winston is the 1st QB taken and MAriota may drop a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionEagle Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I've never liked Mariota as an NFL QB. I don't think he throws the deep ball all that well and his arm strength is lacking. His best scenario would be if the Eagles traded up to nab him. He would excel in Chip Kelly's offense like he has before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Anthony Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 There were a TON of GM's there last night, he has to take some type of hit unfortunately for him. He seems like a game manager QB, made some nice throws but wasn't good enough to win the game himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 My opinion of Mariotta went up after last night. I thought he did look good in the pocket. He hung in there under pressure. He went beyond first read throws and made completions. He went 24-37 for 333 yards and 2 TD's. The only thing he fell short on was red zone success but hard to fault him too much there because for some reason Oregon didn't throw the ball when they got to the red zone. They kept running it play after play and getting nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellbird Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 My opinion of Mariotta went up after last night. I thought he did look good in the pocket. He hung in there under pressure. He went beyond first read throws and made completions. He went 24-37 for 333 yards and 2 TD's. The only thing he fell short on was red zone success but hard to fault him too much there because for some reason Oregon didn't throw the ball when they got to the red zone. They kept running it play after play and getting nowhere. I thought what hurt him the most was the lack of arm strength. I didn't think he had that issue until last night, but again that was really only the 2nd time I watched him for an entire game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Anthony Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I thought what hurt him the most was the lack of arm strength. I didn't think he had that issue until last night' date=' but again that was really only the 2nd time I watched him for an entire game.[/quote'] Looks like a systematic game manager to me. He had high IQ though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexitucky Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Looks like a systematic game manager to me. He had high IQ though. And athleticism. Chad Pennington showed that a high IQ and accurate QB can excel in the right system. Mariota's career trajectory is 100% tied to the team that drafts him. He needs to go late 1st round to a team with a good running game, or solid receiving core. I can see him being a better version of Alex Smith. I would not go into a rebuilding mode with him. Draft him and let him sit a year. He is never going to be a top 5 QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se7ens Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I think if his arm strength looked weak last night it was because it was in direct comparison to Cardale Jones who has an absolute cannon. Think Mariota still goes in the top 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellbird Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Little trivia C Jones is the first college QB who earned a ring in each of his first 3 starts 1. Big 10 Championship 2. Sugar bowl championship 3. National Championship Not too shabby. He just earned more Championship Rings in 3 weeks than the Bengals have earned in 40+ years lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75center Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Other question is the OSU running back. His buzz will never be higher than it is right now, does he pull the trigger and go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellbird Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Other question is the OSU running back. His buzz will never be higher than it is right now, does he pull the trigger and go? Yes, he has to be back. He is only a sophomore and not a redshirt sophomore so he has to return for 1 more year. Thats why I think it will be true that Elliott and whoever is the starting QB for the Buckeyes will be at the top of the Heisman list going into the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugatti Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Not sure how much of a hit it would have taken. Some were projecting him higher because of Winston's antics, but that seems to have subsided the past few weeks on who the #1 QB is. All along he was thought to be the #2 QB. Not sure that changed much. I do question his pocket presence. It is just so hard to evaluate these spread QBs on a game that will not be playing at the next level. Thanks, but no thanks for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellbird Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Not sure how much of a hit it would have taken. Some were projecting him higher because of Winston's antics, but that seems to have subsided the past few weeks on who the #1 QB is. All along he was thought to be the #2 QB. Not sure that changed much. I do question his pocket presence. It is just so hard to evaluate these spread QBs on a game that will not be playing at the next level. Thanks, but no thanks for me. I think the only chance he has to flourish is if somehow he falls to the Eagles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugatti Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I think the only chance he has to flourish is if somehow he falls to the Eagles. Which I think is possible, but I still doubt it can work to that extreme in the NFL level. And I am an Eagles' guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyAdams Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I watch and pay a lot of attention to the NFL draft every year. I think last night didnt effect his draft stock much. There is a bunch of QB needy teams every year. He is still a top 5 prospect and will likely go 1 or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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