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The scoop: "I told you before the season that you weren't high enough on (Jared) Goff and he's even better this year than he was last year. You need to keep an open mind on him. He'll go before Connor Cook." -- NFC area scout on the Cal quarterback
The skinny: The scout is referring to my summer evaluation of quarterbacks (hey, I never said these were my draft grades, Mr. Scout), where I had Goff ninth on my list of quarterbacks to watch. While Goff has looked fantastic to start the season, he has a tougher run of opponents coming his way that will either temper some of the raging excitement around his draft prospects or vault him into being considered as the top prospect with the potential to be available in the 2016 draft (Goff is a junior).
Goff is a lanky pocket passer with a nice release point and a history of having to carry his offense at Cal. The difficulties he's faced from a win/loss standpoint have no doubt hardened him and helped to shape him into the type of poised competitor he is today. While Goff is definitely higher on my list than he was before the season started, I will continue to watch and allow his play to shape my opinion rather than just defaulting to top quarterback status for him.
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» Ask 5: Which CFB program is best at developing talent for NFL?
The scoop: "I can tell that most of these announcers don't watch any game tape. Hearing these guys act like Eric Striker is a big-time NFL prospect means they haven't watched him. He'll have to play a role like Kam Chancellor in Seattle to have any shot in our league. He's too small." -- NFC area scout on the Oklahoma linebacker's NFL chances
» Position-by-position breakdown of colleges with most players in NFL
The skinny: Striker has respect within the conference and has posted some rock-solid numbers, but he's extremely undersized for the position and doesn't always use his speed advantage as often as he should as a pass rusher.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...off-than-connor-cook?campaign=Twitter_nfl_cfb
The skinny: The scout is referring to my summer evaluation of quarterbacks (hey, I never said these were my draft grades, Mr. Scout), where I had Goff ninth on my list of quarterbacks to watch. While Goff has looked fantastic to start the season, he has a tougher run of opponents coming his way that will either temper some of the raging excitement around his draft prospects or vault him into being considered as the top prospect with the potential to be available in the 2016 draft (Goff is a junior).
Goff is a lanky pocket passer with a nice release point and a history of having to carry his offense at Cal. The difficulties he's faced from a win/loss standpoint have no doubt hardened him and helped to shape him into the type of poised competitor he is today. While Goff is definitely higher on my list than he was before the season started, I will continue to watch and allow his play to shape my opinion rather than just defaulting to top quarterback status for him.
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» Ask 5: Which CFB program is best at developing talent for NFL?
The scoop: "I can tell that most of these announcers don't watch any game tape. Hearing these guys act like Eric Striker is a big-time NFL prospect means they haven't watched him. He'll have to play a role like Kam Chancellor in Seattle to have any shot in our league. He's too small." -- NFC area scout on the Oklahoma linebacker's NFL chances
» Position-by-position breakdown of colleges with most players in NFL
The skinny: Striker has respect within the conference and has posted some rock-solid numbers, but he's extremely undersized for the position and doesn't always use his speed advantage as often as he should as a pass rusher.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...off-than-connor-cook?campaign=Twitter_nfl_cfb