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Drafting Gabriel was a surprise.
Nobody was talking about the Browns interest in him. Yet, when Tommy Rees and KS were interviewed about traits. Both mentioned decision making.
Gabriel, according to reports was really impressive in meetings with his knowledge of offenses. His ability to learn the playbook and process quickly is why he was drafted.
Kyle Murray and Bryce Young both first picks in the draft are 5'10".
Gabriel was scouted heavily by the Browns and selected before Sanders. Yet, it seems that Sanders is the guy people believe in?
Gabriel appears to get overlooked. Why? Because he is 5'11'.
Height is an asset for a quarterback. It is a factor teams consider.
The NFL has had successful smaller quarterbacks. Wilson, Brees, Murray to a degree and Young seems to be improving.
Baker is no giant.
Coming into Camp Sanders will get the hype. Gabriel was the Browns choice. Sanders was drafted because he was still there and was the perceived BPA.
Gabriel maybe the surprise of Camp.
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I didn't like the Gabriel pick because you don't tend to get starter-level QBs in the third round. Odds are much higher than you can get a contributor on Oline, LB, maybe safety, RB.
Now that we're gearing up for training camp, draft order means exactly squat. I'm rooting for both him and Sanders. It would be such a dramatic turn if one of these guys (including Pickett) can definitively show that they are gonna be "the man".
I love me some Flacco, but it's clear that he's about as temporary of a solution as you can get. We need to make good (but quick) decisions on the young guys we have in the QB room. This year is gonna be all about determining what we have (if anything) in the 3 young QBs.
There is no level of sucking we haven't seen; in fact, I'm pretty sure we hold the patents on a few levels of sucking NOBODY had seen until the past few years.
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I would just love for someone to win the job outright. I mean leave no doubt. Everything else is just noise.. Do we have that guy on the team right now? I sure hope so.
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“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.”
Daniel Patrick Moynahan
"Alternative facts hurt us all. Think before you blindly believe."
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Shorter QBs who succeed are rare. They need to be smart, throw with accuracy and have good timing. Quick feet can help them a lot, quick decisions mean a lot more.
Get them out of the pocket, let them threaten a D with escape-ability skills.
I’m not sold on either rookie, like everyone else here, but only time will tell.
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