The Better QB

[AndreRison]

So the OP likes Winston and then compares him to Byron Leftwich. High praise, high praise indeed

I think Winston will be better. He won't be Peyton Manning, though.

[dw49]

I'm not sure if Mariotta would've been the first player picked last year.

 

But I feel confident that he would've been the first quarterback picked overall if he had come out.   

 

And, while I doubt I could find stories that said that, I'm pretty sure I read stories saying just that......

 

 

Bortles was always the kind of wild card in that draft. 

[Patagonia Chris]

I think Mariota will be the better QB of the two. The only knock I really have on him is his size. Winston has a laundry list of red flags that would scare me as a GM. I think in the draft process it'll come down to determining whether Mariota can make NFL caliber throws and what Winston scores on his wonderlic test.

[General Luck]

After watching the semi-final match-ups in college football, one thing was clear Mariotta and Winston were the best QB's. For the draft coming up which of the two will get picked first? Which of the two will have a better NFL career?

I think it'll be Winston, to both questions. He reminds me a lot off Byron Leftwich. Not only because he looks like him, but they also have similar styles of play. What do yo all think?

 

I think they're both headed to Bustville, based on their relative draft positions.

 

Mariota will be an average NFL quarterback, IMO. He is an exceptional college player, but I think he is a huge beneficiary of Oregon's schematic strengths. You would basically have to tailor an entire offense around his skill set, whereas true franchise quarterbacks can excel in multiple schemes. It isn't a perfect comparison, but I see him as Bradford 2.0, with Mariota having more athleticism.

 

Winston scares the hell out of me; your Leftwich comparison is apt from an NFL production standpoint, I think, but I believe he could be headed for a Jamarcus Russell-type flameout territory. All of the physical tools, none of the mental makeup.