Blaine Gabbert
6'5''
234 lbs.
3186 passing yards, 16 TDs, 9 INTs, and a 63.4 completion percentage in his last year of college football as well as another 240 yards on the ground with 5 rushing touchdowns.
Sounds like a good candidate for a first year starter to me.
The only knock on him is that he played in a spread offense in college, hmm, so now he's too stupid to learn how to take a snap under center?
Let's think about this for a minute, the transition from a spread to under center shouldn't be to much harder than going to play with and developing a rhythm with a new center.
Also he had to have taken some snaps under center in high school.
At the very least, he took a few snaps from under center at Mizzou, so it's not like it's an entirely different experience for him.
I would be more worried about him learning the new playbook, or getting timing down with the WRs.
So, to me at least, this whole business about he played out of the shotgun almost exclusively sounds like a bunch of nonsense, besides, if he can throw the ball and run the ball better than David Garrard (which I think he can), then line up in the shotgun, ease him into it, heck line him up in the pistol, it's half way between the shotgun and the ace (or singleback if you prefer).
My point is, David Garrard is a game manager who can occasionally make a huge play with his feet or make a great deep throw.
Kind of a hybrid between Trent Dilfer and Michael Vick.
Blaine Gabbert, I think, can be (this year) a guy who can make most of the throws and make a play with his legs.
Eventually I think he can be on the same level as Aaron Rodgers, as he has a similar skill set.
Now with Garrard's tight back and Jack Del Rio not wanting to take any chances Blaine will get his chance to impress against the new look Patriots.
In the preseason the Patriots will probably look like the old look Patriots as the hoodie isn't stupid enough to show everything he's got in an exbition game.
The thing to watch for in the Jaguars pre-season opener is to see how Blaine does under center (he may have 2-6 bobbled snaps), how he does with his reads, and whether or not he gets "happy feet" and tries to run too often instead of staying in the pocket.
In closing I predict, should the Jaguars start David Garrard they will probably struggle early unless Maurice Jones Drew carries the team on his back.
And by week 6 Blaine Gabbert should be the starter if Jack Del Rio wants to keep his job.
6'5''
234 lbs.
3186 passing yards, 16 TDs, 9 INTs, and a 63.4 completion percentage in his last year of college football as well as another 240 yards on the ground with 5 rushing touchdowns.
Sounds like a good candidate for a first year starter to me.
The only knock on him is that he played in a spread offense in college, hmm, so now he's too stupid to learn how to take a snap under center?
Let's think about this for a minute, the transition from a spread to under center shouldn't be to much harder than going to play with and developing a rhythm with a new center.
Also he had to have taken some snaps under center in high school.
At the very least, he took a few snaps from under center at Mizzou, so it's not like it's an entirely different experience for him.
I would be more worried about him learning the new playbook, or getting timing down with the WRs.
So, to me at least, this whole business about he played out of the shotgun almost exclusively sounds like a bunch of nonsense, besides, if he can throw the ball and run the ball better than David Garrard (which I think he can), then line up in the shotgun, ease him into it, heck line him up in the pistol, it's half way between the shotgun and the ace (or singleback if you prefer).
My point is, David Garrard is a game manager who can occasionally make a huge play with his feet or make a great deep throw.
Kind of a hybrid between Trent Dilfer and Michael Vick.
Blaine Gabbert, I think, can be (this year) a guy who can make most of the throws and make a play with his legs.
Eventually I think he can be on the same level as Aaron Rodgers, as he has a similar skill set.
Now with Garrard's tight back and Jack Del Rio not wanting to take any chances Blaine will get his chance to impress against the new look Patriots.
In the preseason the Patriots will probably look like the old look Patriots as the hoodie isn't stupid enough to show everything he's got in an exbition game.
The thing to watch for in the Jaguars pre-season opener is to see how Blaine does under center (he may have 2-6 bobbled snaps), how he does with his reads, and whether or not he gets "happy feet" and tries to run too often instead of staying in the pocket.
In closing I predict, should the Jaguars start David Garrard they will probably struggle early unless Maurice Jones Drew carries the team on his back.
And by week 6 Blaine Gabbert should be the starter if Jack Del Rio wants to keep his job.
Well said but we will see!
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