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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...o-day-workout-fails-to-impress-231645003.html

At some point, quarterbacks are going to quit working out at pro days.

Once considered a boon for quarterbacks who got to throw in shorts and a T-shirt without a pass rush coming at them (Jeff George and JaMarcus Russell basically made themselves first overall picks that way), it seems like it's harder to impress NFL teams in that environment.

Last year, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater got the thumbs down from his pro day. It was Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota's turn on Thursday.

What does it mean? In many of those comments from NFL media types you can see some couching of the criticism ("overanalyzing" "doubt anything today swayed anyone") and that's the Bridgewater effect.

NFL teams apparently need clear mistakes to point to as examples of not what to do. Mention Mike Mamula and you know that's a warning to not overreact to a good combine. Albert Haynesworth is a reason to not invest too heavily in a player whose effort might be a question. Trent Richardson is a reason to not invest a top-five pick in a running back anymore. And so forth.

And Bridgewater is now the poster child for pro day overreaction.

Bridgewater wasn't great at his pro day last year, and he fell all the way to No. 32. The Minnesota Vikings picked him there, at the last pick of the first round. Never mind that Bridgewater was fantastic at Louisville and generally considered a prime quarterback prospect before the pre-draft evaluation period. Of course, Bridgewater had a fantastic rookie season with the Vikings. A lot of teams who were desperate at quarterback passed on Bridgewater, perhaps in part because he didn't look impressive at pro day. They surely would like to do that over.

So Mariota, by nearly every account, didn't have a great pro day. Don't expect NFL teams to overreact too much to that this time around.
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He tryin to tank the draft. He falls pass past 10 and he's all Chip's. He's food for the league in any other system.
 
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pro days are whatever. we've seen what mariota can do with a helmet and pads on, people get too caught up in all the extra stuff. running around in shorts and t shirts is overrated anyway.
 
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Conscious Pilot said:
I was watching him at work on pro day and let's be honest like how can you judge someone with those drills

Nonetheless,I'd take him at 10 though it's doubtful he drops that low and Coach 'Stache would even take him.
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Geno Smith, Jamarcus Russell, Alex Smith and Manziel had great pro days. Not sure how much stock I put into pro days.
 
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Combine and Pro Day(s) have turned the draft into something else.
 
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While I agree that the combine and pros day are all worthless I find it amusing how now all the sudden pros days don't matter because Bridgewater (who is not even the same type of quarterback as Mariotta) who had a bad pro day because he didn't wear his glove is clear cut example on why the pro day don't matter :duck:

They just need to be honest and say that they don't want the kid to fail, BC it just feel disingenuous at this point :francis:
 
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