Peter King's Comments on SI.com

[jtm]

The whole draft is one big poker game. I would guess even more than usual this year because there isn't a lock on the number 1 pick. Teams will be hoping that another falls in love with a player and is willing to pay $ to trade up to guarantee that they get that player.

[mav1234]

I just heard it said that most first round QBs didn't throw at the combine. They waited until their pro day. JS.

it's true, in the past, many of the top quarterbacks in the draft have opted not to throw at the combine but instead at their pro day.

There is absolutely NOTHING out there about Gabbert though, which could mean anything. Kinda weird.

[Anybodyhome]

The whole draft is one big poker game. I would guess even more than usual this year because there isn't a lock on the number 1 pick. Teams will be hoping that another falls in love with a player and is willing to pay $ to trade up to guarantee that they get that player.

No more so than any other year, except this year your team is on the clock. That changes everything you ever thought about the draft.

[Millions]

Get the feeling Rivera wants his on handpicked QB no matter if he's being asked about the QB position or not.

[Sword]

I think Cam would probably gets big points with some for putting him self out there in a unscripted situation when he's still learning to throw to spots and 5 to 7 step drops..You can't say he isn't willing to work on his game or be afraid to show up in a big game.

[monstercat]

I could have sworn that Rivera brought up Cam Newton on his own in the interview I saw him do with La Confora, or whatever his name is. Maybe I'm wrong and I need to rewatch it. Anyway, he certainly didn't name any other players.

[HSCBandit07]

Ummmm, then why do you talk up the 2nd best QB prospect and not the best?????????

Gabbert is widely considered the best QB in this draft.... Heck some places don't even have Cam ranked in the top 25 draft prospects.. (ESPN/SCOUT)

So I don't get why you would talk up Cam and not Gabbert, doesn't sound much like a mind game to me.....

Rooney Rule :thumbsup:

[CatMan72]

It's Clausen's job to make Rivera happy, not Rivera's job to make Clausen happy.

[thunderraiden]

Rivera is playing his cards right, might get some idiot to trade up.