Yet another NFL Draft expert says the Redskins need to draft a quarterback in April. Guess these guys watched film of last season or something.
ESPN’s Todd McShay said the Redskins have other needs but quarterback tops the list. Can’t argue with him.
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If the Redskins pick a quarterback at No. 10, the only choices are Missouri’s Blaine Gabbert and Auburn’s Cam Newton.
“Gabbert is more polished,” McShay said. “Cam has rare overall physical tools and a lot of upside. There’s also a boom or bust potential with him. Both could fit their system, and if either player is there they will probably take a quarterback.”
McShay compared Gabbert to Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers. Both are by the book but athletic enough to make plays when the pocket collapses.
“That’s the most underrated part of [Gabbert’s] game,” McShay said.
Newton, he said, compares to Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger and Washington’s Donovan McNabb. These quarterbacks rely as much on their creativity in the pocket as their knowledge of the game.
The problem is, McShay said nine of the first 12 teams in the draft have a quarterback need — to varying degrees.
That means Washington might need to look deeper in the draft for one. McShay said Arkansas’ Ryan Mallet would be a good bargain in the second round, but he sounded higher on three quarterbacks who likely would be picked after the second: TCU’s Andy Dalton, Florida State’s Christian Ponder and Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick.
“They’re athletic players who can move around and would fit what the Shanahans are trying to do very well,” McShay said.
