Would you take Josh Freeman #1 overall?

[rotm]

Freeman's year looks like an outlier to me. He had a really low int total for a sophmore qb who also didn't have a ton of talent around him. He looked good but I'll be suprised if he turns into a world beater.

[mav1234]

Hindsights 20-20 and 16 other teams pass on him. So no. Not 2 mention the fact he got 2 sit most of his rookie year.

eh. he sat out of 6 games, started, what, 9? so I'd not say most.

[panthers55]

funny thing is that was supposed to be Clausen's strength, too. It was the 20+ deep balls where his accuracy was questionable. he was supposed to be near perfect up to 20 yards.

Well now that we saw him in 10 starts, what is the verdict? Did Clausen throw the 10-20 yards outs and crossing routes well with good velocity and accuracy?? What about Freeman? How did they compare on those type of passes?

[koolkatluke]

eh. he sat out of 6 games, started, what, 9? so I'd not say most.

My bad but he didn't have 2 play in the 3rd game of the season.

[unicar15]

One thing that doubters aren't taking into consideration with Gabbert is that the kid got a top 20 rating from the scouts that advise underclassmen on their draft status. That was BEFORE Andrew Luck decided to stay. So Andrew Luck or no Andrew Luck...Gabbert was rated as a guy that was going to go in the top 20 picks.

McShay had him going 3rd in his last mock draft before the Orange bowl so there is no lack of support for Gabbert being a top pick in the draft. If we make Gabbert the #1 pick then I will be excited about it because it means that our scouts saw all of the intangibles necessary for him to be a franchise guy. I hope that is the case...

[Chimera]

Weaknesses: Accuracy was abysmal in junior year ... Locks on to receivers and shows below-average field vision ... Wildly inconsistent; runs hot and cold

Didn't he get signed by Cleveland when we cut him last year?

[bleys]

One thing that doubters aren't taking into consideration with Gabbert is that the kid got a top 20 rating from the scouts that advise underclassmen on their draft status. That was BEFORE Andrew Luck decided to stay. So Andrew Luck or no Andrew Luck...Gabbert was rated as a guy that was going to go in the top 20 picks.

McShay had him going 3rd in his last mock draft before the Orange bowl so there is no lack of support for Gabbert being a top pick in the draft. If we make Gabbert the #1 pick then I will be excited about it because it means that our scouts saw all of the intangibles necessary for him to be a franchise guy. I hope that is the case...

if they pick him, as with anyone, I'll be excited.. of course, I won't be if he turns out to be a flop.. but our scouting department knows more than anyone on this forum, regardless of what our ego tells us..

[Brokenbad]

I would have 25 touchdowns too if I had (10 tds?) Mike Williams (IMO the Rookie of the Year beyond a shadow of a doubt) as a reciever and also had the luxury of playing the Panthers twice a year.....just saying!

[vorbis]

25 TD and 6 INT in 2nd season out of college (after leaving early) is insane. What is the limit for that guy?

[Delhommey]

Gabbert is no Freeman.

[jtnc]

Yes, I would.

[Nicbsbll2]

Just stop with the Gabbert bullpoo already. I would seriously rather have Jake Locker instead of Blaine Gabbert. Locker has at least put up good numbers in college (just not this year) while surrounded by garbage for teammates. That's something that can't be said about Gabbert.

[KJDaniel31]

I am not yet ready to call Freeman a franchise QB. Before we go crazy about his 2nd year, consider that he played against 6 teams with a winning record (Pitt, Bal, NOx2, Atlx2). TB went 1-5 in those games, with the only win coming in week 17 against the Saints, who had nothing to play for. His ratings in those games were 67.1, 79.5, 72.0, 67.6, 61.4 and 133.2 (NO last week of the season). My stance on him before the draft were that he seemed like a cupcake killer, as he seemed to tear it up against Montana St. but I couldnt find one single good game he played against a ranked team. A couple of decent games, then a bunch of forgettable performances. It appears that track record may be continuing in the NFL. Not to say he isn't a good QB, because I think he is, and of course he is better than what we have right now, but I would have taken him in the 2nd last year, and while he has outplayed that, I think he was drafted right where he value is.

[Pox 08]

No. I would take Aaron Rodgers though.