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ESPN NFL Draft Insider Mel Kiper Jr. has Winston rated as the second-best quarterback behind 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota and the sixth player overall on his latest Big Board. Kiper thinks that Winston has special pocket instincts and the necessary vision, size, arm strength and athleticism to make it in the NFL.
In a conference call with reporters Tuesday, ESPN's Todd McShay said he believes that Winston is a better pro prospect than Mariota.
"[Florida State quarterback] Jameis Winston, to me, is the better prospect," McShay said. "Marcus Mariota is still a very good prospect but needs developing. They both have a chance to be great. But they both come with red flags. Winston's red flags are off the field."
I don't get how these guys are considered actually good at their jobs. I'm not even sure what special pocket instincts are but anytime Winston has been faced with pressure in his face this year he tends to back pedal and throw off his back foot. Athleticism? Anytime I've seen the guy tuck and run he looks extremely slow and the NFL is a game that is played at a ridiculous speed. Manziel looks slow against the elite, what is Winston going to look like? Winston's red flags are off the field I'll give McShay that but are they honestly going to ignore his high volume of interceptions this year where he made bad read after bad read, bad decision after bad decision and his mechanics broke down entirely? He definitely has some kind of skill set to work with but I don't see anything remotely close to what those 2 assclowns are seeing.