Gil Brandt on Gabbert's pro day, not so sure Newton should go # 1 overall anymore...

[CatMan72]

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Six NFL head coaches, including four whose teams have picks among the top eight in next month’s draft, showed up here at Missouri’s pro day seeking answers to a few questions concerning quarterback Blaine Gabbert, most notably his deep-pass accuracy.

Gabbert couldn’t have done better had he borrowed Drew Brees‘ right arm. All the questions about his accuracy should start to go away after his workout in front of approximately 125 scouts, coaches and GMs.

He threw 50 passes, only one of which was uncatchable — a “go” route he overthrew to the left on his 36th attempt. He had one other pass, a deep post, that probably would have been intercepted in an NFL game. Other than those two passes, he showed remarkable accuracy at all points on the field. He also showed how athletic he is, good velocity on his passes, and an ability to get the ball out of his hand quickly.

His workout was outstanding — much better than Cam Newton’s at Auburn’s pro day on April 8. Newton had six passes that were uncatchable at his workout, although it was outdoors in windy conditions. I wrote after Newton’s workout that he should go No. 1 to the Panthers. I’m not so sure now.

Read more: http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/17/gabbert-answers-questions-about-accuracy/?module=HP_headlines

[mav1234]

Wow, that from Gil Brandt???

That is astonishing. Brandt is the guy that got the "Gabbert's arm is too weak" ball rolling.

[CatMan72]

Wow, that from Gil Brandt???

That is astonishing. Brandt is the guy that got the "Gabbert's arm is too weak" ball rolling.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing... he was all about Cam Newton until today.

[KaseKlosed]

Blaine Golden Gabbert is dat deal

[mr beauxjangles]

i'm not going to be opposed to gabbert if our front office thinks he's the guy.

but it cracks me up when these "experts" just immediately forget about performance during hours upon hours of actual competitive game time in lieu of performance on 50 passes that have been rehearsed over and over for weeks with the same receivers running the same routes and no one is in pads and there is no pass rush and or coverage...

yeah i know that was a run on sentence.

it just seems to me that these pro days are nothing but a glorified game of catch for quarterbacks.

[MattB]

That's very interesting considering he's been one of Gabbert biggest detractors. He's been Cam's biggest supporter aswell.

[jtnc]

Gabbert sucks, and us drafting him will make us suck even more.

[KaseKlosed]

"Personally, I don’t think you could go wrong with either one of the quarterbacks. As Bucky Brooks explained in his War Room Debate comparing the two, it’s going to come down to the scheme each QB-needy team runs and which quarterback is the better fit."

[mav1234]

True enough. Still, interesting that one of Gabbert's bigger detractors doesn't seem like he is quite as big a detractor as he was before today

[teeray]

Gil Brandt is a smart man

[Nicbsbll2]

Film doesn't lie. He shouldn't be picked in the first round, much less with the top pick. That's been my stance on him from the very beginning and one workout isn't going to chance that.

[teeray]

My worries with Gabbert has never been his arm or accuracy. That was something that became the buzz of the week last week for whatever reason.

My worry has always been his pocket presence and his ability to deal with the threat of pressure. He goes into panic mode and that is something you can't really gauge at a pro day.

But I trust our FO to fully evaluate these guys and determine which is their guy (if either of them)

[Ricky Spanish]

you guys we're all missing the biggest point through all of this:

Fuck Andrew Luck for staying at stanford.

[pantherfan81]

Gil came up on some ends or what? Lmao