Jay Gruden's best call

[vancelot23]

Report: Mike Brown wanted Ryan Mallett, not Andy Dalton | ProFootballTalk

Mike Brown wanted to draft Mallett but Gruden wanted Dalton.

 

[Tubbs1518]

As I said before and got chastised for it, Dalton is Grudens guy.

 

[Tubbs1518]

I will say though, I do think Mallet has all the tools to be a star. I wouldn't have been mad at the time had we taken him.

 

[vancelot23]

I don't think Mallett would have had us where we're at.

 

[kramer1]

Isn't Mallet a cokehead? He'd fit right in.

 

[Tubbs1518]

It's hard to say. Physically he 15X more talented than Dalton. But mentally Dalton has him by a mile. So while I don't think we would have been as good right away, he has a chance to be one of the next greats in the long run.

 

[kramer1]

It's hard to say. Physically he 15X more talented than Dalton. But mentally Dalton has him by a mile. So while I don't think we would have been as good right away, he has a chance to be one of the next greats in the long run.

Cam Newton has a chance at being great.

 

[vancelot23]

That was what PFT said basically in the article, that it was no surprise that Brown wanted Mallett because he was talented but troubled, and dropping because of it.

 

[vancelot23]

I worry about Mallett's maturity and ability to develop, especially if he wound up someplace like Cincinnati.

 

[futballiscool]

Mallett's a better fit for what the Pats do offensively, Dalton's a better fit here since Gruden runs a WCO..

Mallett probably needs a couple yrs on the bench anyway...

it worked out best for everyone.

it's been a great QB draft so far, especially with all of the criticism beforehand. Ponder and Dalton are playing really well, and Newton's going to be a probowl caliber QB