Mel Kiper Jr. 2014 NFL Mock Draft

I don't want Bridgewater...not sold on him.
When you had the worst Defence in the game,fired the Coaches, and appointed one of the brightest defensive minds in the game to run your team,then you better get him some help!! If the first pick is anything other than a defensive guy there will be a lot of pissed of Viking fans!!

 

I've read that Houston's owner wants Manziel, but if its up to O'Brien, he would probably opt for Bortles at 1 or Mettenburger in round 2.

 

It is nice to see one of the "experts" not project an OT to the Steelers...I think with the line they have and Mike Munchak on board as the OLine coach, the team may be able to address another position of need on defense or pending availability, another weapon for Big Ben.

 

Tim Tebow could ball too...

 

Lol thats the point man. For every Tarkenton you come up with, there is a Tebow to match it. Breakdown the player. Quit comparing him to other players as part of your determination of if he will succeed or not

 

That's funny. In SB Nation, I read that McNair was touting Clowney. Could be a smokescreen though.

 

He came out publicly saying he loves Clowney.

I personally think they are trying to find a trade partner. Either Cleveland, Minnesota, or Atlanta.

Atlanta makes sense. They have a good team that underachieved so they can afford to dump picks. They move up and address their biggest need at DE by grabbing Clowney.

 

Yep,in Minnesota it's called "Rickspeak".Having watched a lot of Rick Spielman pressers,I've learned that this is one guy that could sell you a paper bag full of bullcrap and convince you it will smell like roses in 3 days! You learn after a while that, especially at this time of year,believe nothing! Every thing a GM says could be entirely false,entirely true,or entirely truly false.

 

Bridgewater will

 

That's a big call!

 

I dont see the risk. He is a polished pocket passer who reads defenses as well as any QB to come out recently not named Luck. Can make all the throws and while mot Griffen athleticly, has a pretty good set of wheels

 

I don't get how people talk about his "wheels".He had 220 rushing attempts in college for a grand total of 146 yards and 5 TDs (4 in his first year).He's also had 8 fumbles the past 2 years,and while he only lost 2 of those,if you put the ball on the ground in the NFL you stand a good chance to lose it.I also have questions about the level of competition in a weak conference.
He could still make a good NFL QB,but he's not a guy who should be relied upon to be a starter from day 1.No QB in this class is a day 1 guy.

 

He plays in a pro style offense, not a read option that allows him to run freely. Weak comp is such a lame guage. Bridgewater tore the Gators #1 ranked pass defense in a BSC bowl. Comp level only matters when a guy has never played anyone that was glorified HS level, or could beat anyone above that level.

 

He played in a pro style offence,but hasn't played week to week against pro style defence.Things happen a lot quicker,windows are smaller,it's a big learning curve.

 

Not really. Cam or RG3 couldnt read a defense when they came out. They did fine didnt they? Its not 1993 where you actually have to sit and develope a QB anymore. Its much simpler for QBs then it was. Now of you have the tools, you thrive immediately