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Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota Losing NFL Draft Buzz?

By Gerald Tracy

Nov 29, 2014; Corvallis, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) hold the ball before the game against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 29, 2014; Corvallis, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) hold the ball before the game against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports /
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Quarterbacks like Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston are popping out everywhere, but guys that aren’t doing to well in the NFL like Robert Griffin might be hurting their draft stock. 

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Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston both are exceptional quarterbacks at the college level and are expected to go high in the draft. But guys like Cam Newton and Robert Griffin were too, at one time.

However, does that mean the talent and winning will actually translate?

Peter King from Sports Illustrated took a look:

"I just have this feeling we’re headed for a quarterback mini-revolution in 2015. It’s part RG3-rebelliousness, part dissatisfaction with the status quo of the Cutler/Newton/Kaepernick crowd, part not being sold on Marcus Mariota, part being deathly afraid in the current domestic violence climate of Jameis Winston—who is in a Florida State disciplinary hearing this week for suspicion of sexually assaulting a fellow FSU student—and part… well, just the feeling that we might be headed for a bit of a market correction in how the position is played. – Peter King"

This makes a lot of sense. If you look around at the mobile quarterbacks that were supposed to change the league, they really haven’t. Cam Newton puts up pretty good stats, but his team has three wins this year after winning 12 last year. Russell Wilson won the Super Bowl yes, but it could be argued that the Seahawks top-ranked defense helped out just as much, if not more and this year isn’t helping his case.

Andrew Luck is doing great and getting better each year, but at the same time he isn’t as mobile as others.

Peter King also had this quote from NFL.com draft guru Gil Brandt:

"“Let me tell you this, I think we’re slowly, slowly going back to the age of pocket quarterbacks.”"

Could the NFL be going back to the age of pocket passers? The NFL is full of speedy players, but maybe it’s meant for the quarterback to stay in the pocket unless forced out, like Luck. Maybe guys like RG3 were just to injury prone, maybe not. Take a look at King’s story, it takes a real good look at the whole situation.

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