A 6'6” 250 quarterback that hails from the University of Arkansas, bust. No I am not talking about Matt Jones the former Jaguar and first round pick, but the newest Petrino system QB Ryan Mallett.
Before you even start talking about Ryan's playing style and character you have to look at Petrino's track record of former quarterbacks. First you have to start with Brian Brohm who was drafted (shamefully) by my team the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. His career in the NFL as of three years consists of zero touchdowns and five interceptions and he never made the 53 man active roster in Green Bay which lead him to the Buffalo Bills, one of the worst teams in the league. Next QB in the list is Hunter Cantwell who didn't even get drafted because of doubts in Petrino's system. His career in the NFL, not a single pass. During Ryan's transfer year was the third and final Petrino QB prospect: Casey Dick. He broke records for passing all over the Razorback's record book and where is he now? Trying to get invites to training camps. Out of the three QB's that he has coached, Petrino has shown that they have not been successful at all in the NFL.
After you see that then scouts would have to look deep into his game film to see what kind of a player he really is. He is a duck in the shotgun and just stands in the pocket because he can't move his feet. Some people bring up that it's because he is so tall and has such a strong arm that he doesn't have to move around but if you look at the list of guys that are 6'6”+ that are successful in the NFL you won't see many names on the list. Actually you won't see any, just bust after bust including a certain former Seahawk QB. On top of that his arm strength is good but nothing that you can't find in every draft class.
Now you pear into his morals and it is very shocking if you would still consider him to be a top QB prospect. Half of being a QB is making decisions and Ryan hasn't made very many good ones off or on the field (ala Sugar Bowl interception). There have been rumors that he smokes weed and uses cocaine, all of that should be cleared up at the combine when the drug tests come back right? Nope. Drugs evidence will be out of the system (as long as he hasn't used in the past month or so) except for in his hair, which is really short and he just cut. Seems a little fishy to me.
Mallett with Snoop Dogg, one of the biggest drug users in the US.
Add that to the fact that he transferred (gave up) from another team already and you are looking at a player with a Jamarcus attitude/arm strength, Matt Jones drug problem and Derek Anderson skill set. A recipe for disaster. I am begging the Seahawks not to take this guy, not for myself but for them.
-Justis Mosqueda
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