Gabbert may be bad enough to make Jaguars draft another QB

[jtnc]

Blaine Gabbert is playing so badly right now that the Jaguars may consider something practically unheard of in the NFL: Taking Top 10 quarterbacks in back-to-back drafts.

Gabbert’s horrible game in Thursday night’s loss to the Falcons has continued a horrible rookie season for the quarterback the Jaguars chose with the 10th overall pick in this year’s NFL draft. Gabbert is last in the league with a passer rating of 65.6, and he looks lost out there. It’s tough to see why the Jaguars’ next coach, whoever he is, would want Gabbert as his starting quarterback.

So would the Jaguars, who will likely draft somewhere between the fourth and 10th overall picks, take a quarterback? It’s impossible to say right now, as we have no idea who the new coach will be or what kind of offense he’ll run. We also don’t know where new owner Shahid Khan stands on the matter, and whether he’ll take a hands-on or hands-off approach to the draft. But if Baylor’s Robert Griffin III or USC’s Matt Barkley is available to the Jaguars, they’d have to think long and hard about drafting one of them in the Top 10.

That almost never happens. The Cowboys used their first-round picks in 1989 and 1990 on quarterbacks Troy Aikman and Steve Walsh, but the 1990 pick was used in the supplemental draft. (The Cowboys traded Walsh to the Saints in 1990.) The last time a team used consecutive first-round picks in the regular draft on quarterbacks was in 1982-83, when the Baltimore Colts drafted Art Schlichter and John Elway. But that was a highly unusual circumstance in which neither one of those quarterbacks played for the team in 1983: Schlichter was suspended for the entire 1983 season, and the Colts traded Elway to the Broncos before he ever played a down for Baltimore.

Before the Colts, you have to go all the way back to the early 1960s Los Angeles Rams to find a team that used first-round draft picks on quarterbacks in back-to-back years. The Rams actually drafted quarterbacks in the first round three years in a row: Roman Gabriel in 1962, Terry Baker in 1963 and Bill Munson in 1964. But Baker was a college quarterback who played halfback in the NFL, so that’s not quite the same thing, either. Prior to those Rams, the last team to draft quarterbacks in back-to-back first rounds was the 49ers, who took Earl Morrall in 1956 and John Brodie in 1957. The 49ers traded Morrall to the Steelers before the 1957 season.

What does this history lesson tell us? NFL teams only take quarterbacks in back-to-back first rounds under the most extraordinary of circumstances. If Jaguars G.M. Gene Smith takes a quarterback in the first round a year after he took Gabbert 10th overall, he’ll be doing something NFL general managers just don’t do. But Gabbert might be bad enough to make the Jaguars do it.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/16/gabbert-may-be-bad-enough-to-make-jaguars-draft-another-qb/

Remember when the analysts and scouts said he'd be a better qb than Cam? About that.........

[Darth Biscuit]

Meh, that's just PFT babbling... but yeah, the other point is that no, he's no Cam Newton.

I'd be shocked if they draft another 1st round QB.

[countryboi]

and todd mcshay said he was more pro ready than cam, but to his defense outside of MJD and lewis they are just awful

[jtnc]

and todd mcshay said he was more pro ready than cam, but to his defense outside of MJD and lewis they are just awful

He still looks absolutely lost, has no pocket awareness at all.

[Brokenbad]

I looked at stats a few nights ago to compare Gabbert to Clausen.

I was going to make a thread about Gabbert being as bad as Clausen, but sadly Gabbert has better stats already.

[ladypanther]

Who was their QB coach this year? Jags made a mess of their QB situation at the start of the season. Likely not a good place for a rookie.

[mav1234]

Gabbert has had his moments... He's no Cam Newton, but that isn't to say he can never improve. He's also not Jimmy Clausen, not even close.

I doubt the Jags go QB unless they really fall in love with RG3 or Barkley... and even then they have so many holes on offense, bleeech.

[Brandon]

I'm not really sure how any QB would be good behind that offensive line. Gabbert has made his share of mistakes but they increase exponentially when there is no trust in pass protection.

[footballisasport]

and todd mcshay said he was more pro ready than cam, but to his defense outside of MJD and lewis they are just awful

Let's be real, the only rookie QB who got lucky during this year's draft was Andy. And that's because he was picked in the second round and the Bengals got a really good receiver for him.

Cam is playing with receivers who are in their thirties. That's spell near near retirement in the NFL. Their ability to move as fast as they did when they were younger is gone. He is more helping them than they are helping him. And we won't speak of the Panthers' defense and a secondary who show up when they feel like it.

Ponder is also having his shares of woes with his team. His only real receiver is A Peterson. His only saving grace is his defense is a step ahead of the Panthers. Which isn't saying much. So, honestly Ponder, Cam and Blaine are pretty much in the same boat.

The media is quick to attack Ponder and Cam everytime their team don't play well. Yet they are quick to fault the offense when it's clear the real issue on the offense is Blaine. Even Jake has come off the bench and is proving himself.

I said it from the beginning, Blaine had no business in the top ten draft. He just seemed more like a round two pick but don't tell that to Mike "he's got big strong arms" Mayock that.

I would have placed Dalton ahead of Baline in the draft in a heartbeat.

[frash.exe]

and todd mcshay said he was more pro ready than cam, but to his defense outside of MJD and lewis they are just awful

well part of the reason for that is because todd mcshay is just awful, but in general people foam at the mouth way too much over the "pro readiness" meter.

A lot of people don't understand it's not just how much you've learned by the time you come out of college to prepare you for the NFL, but how much you're willing to learn and how good the team that is drafting you is going to help shorten that learning curve, by surrounding you with reliable vets, and working hard to develop you.

No QB just walks into the league and says "i know everything about every defense already, and the pro game goes in slow motion even though I've never taken a snap". Even Luck is going to have bad games his rookie year.

[JawnyBlaze]

Cam is playing with receivers who are in their thirties. That's spell near near retirement in the NFL. Their ability to move as fast as they did when they were younger is gone. He is more helping them than they are helping him.

I'm not sure if this comment is serious or not. He's got ONE receiver in his 30s, and that 30something year old receiver is still one of the best in the league. If you think Cam is helping Smitty more than Smitty is helping Cam you're delusional. Smitty even almost single handedly kept Jake Delhomme employed for 7 years.

[footballisasport]

Gabbert has had his moments... He's no Cam Newton, but that isn't to say he can never improve. He's also not Jimmy Clausen, not even close.

I doubt the Jags go QB unless they really fall in love with RG3 or Barkley... and even then they have so many holes on offense, bleeech.

Did you see jake come off the bench and did the bad ass td for his team?

So far every rookie QB but Blaine has proven that they can assist their team in some capacity instead of desparately needing their team to carry thm.

Funny that the same offense that were playing with QBs Luke and David were being crucified by the Jag fans is now being called the worst offense ever now that Blaine isn't playing much better. Where was that cry when those other two QB were under-center.

[mav1234]

Gabbert was a major part of their win vs the Bucs actually, and had many of the fans over there thinking he might actually turn out okay. You just don't think he has shown anything at all because you have hated the guy from the start.

Gabbert may not be the answer there but he's had his moments. Time will tell how he turns out.

[Keith Moons Liver]

terrible situation for him. they are an awful team in almost every facet of the game and they really threw him to the wolves this season. maybe he simply is no good, but they should have kept garrard for a year or two and brought him along slower.