Q: While the Eagles don't need one, we should still ask you about the quarterbacks. Are there any that you think will be taken before the Eagles' pick at 14, thus causing players at positions of need to slide?
"I would not take a quarterback in the first round. I would not. And I've gone on ESPN and said that, and my Twitter world blows up. I just don't see it. I know there's value in the quarterback. I'm not naive enough to think that (North Carolina quarterback Mitchell) Trubisky is not going to get pushed up, and (Clemson quarterback Deshaun) Watson is not going to get pushed up. It's going to happen because teams are in dire need of a quarterback, and your fan base is clamoring, but every one of these guys has flaws, and warts, and whatever you want to call them, that I just don't see a team saying, 'Oh boy, let's target that guy with our No. 1 pick.
"I just don't see it. Now there may be some guys that go in the second round, and in the process of what the draft is, you may get some good value. You may get a Patrick Mahomes in the second round with some upside because of his arm strength. You may get a Nate Peterman because he played under center and he made NFL throws and he used play action in a pro-style offense. You may get DeShone Kizer, who is big, strong, can rip throws, but is really inaccurate.
"People are asking, ‘Who’s the next Tom Brady? Who’s the next Dak Prescott?’ If I knew that I wouldn’t be talking to you right now. I’d be getting paid a lot of money by some team to do some scouting for them, but the guy I like is Josh Dobbs down at Tennessee. Good solid player, athletic, can throw the football. So if you say, 'Hey look at this guy. Dak Prescott went in the fourth round, Jaws, who’s the guy you like that might surprise some people?' This is the guy who might surprise some people.
"And Dobbs has experience. When you go to Bill Parcells, and we worked together at ESPN. Bill, when he talked about quarterbacks, he wanted experienced guys. He wanted guys that played three or four years in college, went to their senior year and guys that not only matured in the system, but matured as a person. They could handle the pressure. They could handle the huddle. They could handle the locker room. They could deal with the media. He liked those guys that had been the team captain, had been there four years or even an extra redshirt year, so five years. He liked those kinds of guys, and if you look at the history of this league, it’s probably better if you go that route. There’s always the isolated outliers, but for the most part, if you take that guy that stayed in college, gained experience, you have a better chance of long-term success."
http://www.phillyvoice.com/ron-jaworski-discusses-eagles-draft-options/
"I would not take a quarterback in the first round. I would not. And I've gone on ESPN and said that, and my Twitter world blows up. I just don't see it. I know there's value in the quarterback. I'm not naive enough to think that (North Carolina quarterback Mitchell) Trubisky is not going to get pushed up, and (Clemson quarterback Deshaun) Watson is not going to get pushed up. It's going to happen because teams are in dire need of a quarterback, and your fan base is clamoring, but every one of these guys has flaws, and warts, and whatever you want to call them, that I just don't see a team saying, 'Oh boy, let's target that guy with our No. 1 pick.
"I just don't see it. Now there may be some guys that go in the second round, and in the process of what the draft is, you may get some good value. You may get a Patrick Mahomes in the second round with some upside because of his arm strength. You may get a Nate Peterman because he played under center and he made NFL throws and he used play action in a pro-style offense. You may get DeShone Kizer, who is big, strong, can rip throws, but is really inaccurate.
"People are asking, ‘Who’s the next Tom Brady? Who’s the next Dak Prescott?’ If I knew that I wouldn’t be talking to you right now. I’d be getting paid a lot of money by some team to do some scouting for them, but the guy I like is Josh Dobbs down at Tennessee. Good solid player, athletic, can throw the football. So if you say, 'Hey look at this guy. Dak Prescott went in the fourth round, Jaws, who’s the guy you like that might surprise some people?' This is the guy who might surprise some people.
"And Dobbs has experience. When you go to Bill Parcells, and we worked together at ESPN. Bill, when he talked about quarterbacks, he wanted experienced guys. He wanted guys that played three or four years in college, went to their senior year and guys that not only matured in the system, but matured as a person. They could handle the pressure. They could handle the huddle. They could handle the locker room. They could deal with the media. He liked those guys that had been the team captain, had been there four years or even an extra redshirt year, so five years. He liked those kinds of guys, and if you look at the history of this league, it’s probably better if you go that route. There’s always the isolated outliers, but for the most part, if you take that guy that stayed in college, gained experience, you have a better chance of long-term success."
http://www.phillyvoice.com/ron-jaworski-discusses-eagles-draft-options/
