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I've really warmed up to Mallet. I'd forgotten how well he played in the bowl game vs. Ohio State. If Joe Adams could catch, they probably beat the Buckeyes. He has the biggest arm in the draft, and can make all the throws with accuracy, but that's not the best part. He comes from a pro-style offense and has the most experience of any draftable QB's with pre-snap responsibilities. Audibles, hots, and even protections were all his to call at the line. Plus, Arkansas ran a ton of play action. I thought he was easily rattled by pressure, but am not sure that's entirely fair. There were a lot of plays where he evaded the initial rush and made fantastic throws downfield. On one play, he evaded an unblocked blitzer, made half a step up the field and threw it 50 yards in the air to a receiver in stride. No one else in this draft can do that. Hell, 90% of the QB's in the NFL can't do that. He's not perfect. I question his conditioning, and I wonder what he's going to be like with a multi-million dollar contract in the bank off the field, but you can tell the kid loves the game and can absolutely play it. He'd be the #1 QB on my draft board. #2 is Christian Ponder. He may not have the ceiling of Newton or Gabbert, and there are significant medical issues in his past, but he's more NFL ready than either of the other guys. He comes from a pro-style offense, is comfortable with play-action, and is still a good enough athlete to do all the boots and rollouts required in a true West Coast system. He seems to be smart, mature, and well-rounded off the field, much cleaner than Mallet. That said, he doesn't have near the arm talent, nowhere near. Still, he has a better arm than Dalton and has better accuracy than Locker. He may never be a Pro-Bowler, but he'll be around the league a long time if he wants to be. If he's in the right system, with enough around him, I think this is a franchise QB. If you know your team isn't going to be good anytime soon, you have a new coach, and you can be patient, then you can feel better about taking Newton or Gabbert. But both come from schemes very different from the NFL, and neither really faced pressure consistently like they will face in league. Mallet and Ponder have, and I think the transition will be much, much smoother. There's always risk, but my money's on those two guys to be franchise QB's.