Interesting Article on NFL.com re Ranking top QB Prospects since 2011

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Daniel Jeremiah and Charlie Davis share how they graded the top QB prospects (based on their college careers since 2011 in the form of a top 10. Article contains Jeremiah's list but the video clips has Davis' towards the end of the clip. I have added it at the end of my post. The interesting thing to me they both have Wentz/ Goff toward the bottom. To me it gives pause as to how much you should give up to get Wentz/Goff. Go to the link to hear nice tidbits on what separates them and similarities.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000647484/article/top-10-quarterback-draft-prospects-since-2011

Editor's note: On Thursday's edition of NFL Network's "Path to the Draft", NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah revealed a ranking of the top 10 quarterback prospects since 2011, a list that included prospects in the 2016 NFL Draft. This is a breakdown of how the quarterbacks were rated coming out of college, and doesn't take into account how that quarterback has performed in the NFL.

1. Andrew Luck (2012 draft, No. 1 overall): He was about as flawless a quarterback prospect as I can remember. He was the highest grade I've ever given to a quarterback in my time of scouting. He checked every single box.

2. Cam Newton (2011 draft, No. 1 overall): You talk about somebody with a unique skill set. He had a rare size, speed combination. Newton was somebody who in the biggest moments played his absolute best.





3. Robert Griffin III (2012 draft, No. 2 overall): Coming out of college, I had a huge grade on RGIII. He was in that same draft class with Andrew Luck, and he could do some things that Luck couldn't do. So there's a reason why you could get excited about RGIII; the mobility, the live arm, and he was very accurate coming out of Baylor.

4. Jameis Winston (2015 draft, No. 1 overall): He just got better each and every week throughout his rookie season. At Florida State, you saw somebody who took command and control of that offense. The big knock on him was those interceptions in his last year at Florida State.

5. Teddy Bridgewater (2014 draft, No. 32 overall): Bridgewater famously had a poor pro day, but then was able to get in with a team, the Minnesota Vikings, and offensive coordinator, Norv Turner, that was a good matchup for him. I think he's going to develop into a very good quarterback. Coming out of Louisville, I loved the accuracy, and the toughness is what stood out the most to me.

6. Marcus Mariota (2015 draft, No. 2 overall): Coming out of Oregon, the offense was a criticism. You knew the ability was there, and he had a great rookie season cut short by injury. Mariota's a special athlete with the potential to be a great quarterback.





7. Carson Wentz (2016 draft): This is kind of the company he keeps, which is good company here right next to Marcus Mariota.

8. Jared Goff (2016 draft): He has a very similar grade to Wentz. I love the accuracy and toughness, which is very similar to Bridgewater.

9. Johnny Manziel (2014 draft, No. 22 overall): There are some players that have played better than Manziel at the NFL level, but this is where I had him coming out of college.

10. Blake Bortles (2014 draft, No. 3 overall): This is my third QB in that draft class -- Bridgewater, Manziel, then Bortles, and then Derek Carr. Carr, grade-wise, did not make this top 10, which shows I made a mistake on that one.

Follow Daniel Jeremiah on Twitter @MoveTheSticks.

Charlie's List:

1. Luck
2. Newton
3.Winston
4.Mariotta
5.RGIII
6.Manzel
7.Bridgewater
8.Wentz
9. Goff
10.Dalton
 
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Notice that Paxton Lynch is nowhere in the conversation. It's as if, now that the talking heads have dissected him, he's fallen way off. I would not be surprised if Cook is taken ahead of him. It sounds like he just doesn't know how to read defenses at this point in his career coming from that offense.

That being said, if the kid has a chance to go to a team where he can sit like Aaron Rodgers did, he could be really good. (Aaron Rodgers sitting was a huge fluke though, how often do you have a hall-of-fame QB dithering for years about whether he'll retire or not).
 

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Like say, Cleveland, Dallas, San Diego or Pittsburg????

It would not surprise me if this is what Cleveland has in mind; trade out of the 2 spot, pickup some picks and target lynch/Cook at the top of the second or trade back into the 1st. Who ever they take can sit for at least a year or two behind RGIII.