Sunday, May 17, 2015

1.07 Baltimore Brown Clowns - QB Marcus Mariota

In the real world: Can Mariota throw as accurately and run as well in the NFL as he did at Oregon, or is he merely a product of Oregon's offensive system (he took only 5 snaps under center)? Maurice Jones-Drew leans toward the latter, even comparing him to a former teammate of his (2011 draft bust Blaine Gabbert). Matt Waldman says he'll end up more like Alex Smith or Mark Sanchez (both high first-rounders who did not live up to the hype, but with the right coaching and system, turned out to be serviceable signal-callers).
In the TUFF world: The Brown Clowns went with Mariota for two reasons. First, they needed to improve the depth they have behind current starter Jay Cutler (Geno Smith has been inconsistent, and Josh McCown was terrible last season). Second, in the long run, if Mariota succeeds in the NFL, he could be an upgrade over Cutler. They did pass up at least a couple of good wide receiver prospects, though--Andre Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald aren't getting any younger, and 2013 first-round pick Cordarrelle Patterson was a big disappointment last season.

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