Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: The Worst Offensive Draft Class in Years

March 2, 2016   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

1. Scout: "This is not a good class"
A scout and I went to lunch in Indianapolis, and before the waiter could say hello, the scout was ranting about the state of quarterbacking in college and the NFL.
On college quarterbacks: "Not a single one who makes you go, 'Wow.' The best teams can hope for is that one of these guys becomes Trent Dilfer."
Wait...what? Did you say Trent Dilfer?
"This is not a good class. No matter how much you guys in the media try to spin it."
So, there's that.
He calmed down after the food arrived. He had been hungry and grumpy. Now, he was just grumpy.
The scout is one of the more respected in football, and based on interviews with a half-dozen personnel evaluators, he's not the only one who feels this way. (Well, the Dilfer comparison is a little extreme.) His overall point wasn't just about quarterbacks, and it wasn't crazy, either. This is what he was saying:
Not only is the quarterback talent in this draft barely above...

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