Yesterday I had this beautiful article (in my own eyes at least) written up regarding which quarterback, Jared Goff or Carson Wentz, would go first overall. I even posted the link to Twitter and everything. Here take a look:
Carson Wentz or Jared Goff #NFLDraft https://t.co/8yaa2fvJzm
— GuruQB (@GuruQB) April 20, 2016
Instead somehow, I deleted it or it was deleted or whatever, I have no clue what the hell happened, but here I am, writing a shorter, to the point version.
Goff and Wentz. Went and Goff. Well that all depends on your preference.
ESPN’s Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. each have one or the other at the top of their board as just about everyone else does.
But here’s what it boils down to: high floor vs high ceiling.
With Goff, you know exactly what you get. A good QB who is very accurate and has awesome pocket awareness. He reminds a lot of people of Matt Ryan, but with a smaller body frame. He’s everything that you think of when you mention the words “franchise QB”.
With Wentz, you get a bigger body frame with higher upside to go with a big arm and running ability. It’s what he CAN do that excites you.
And now with the LA Rams picking first overall, it pretty much boils down to what head coach Jeff Fisher sees, likes, and wants. The greatest success he ever had in the NFL was in 1999, when his Tennessee Titans went to the Super Bowl with a hard nose running back and a Division-2 quarterback whose mobility and running style could extend drives and open up opportunities downfield.
He’s already got Eddie George 2.0 in Todd Gurley, and now he’s looking for Steve McNair 2.0, and we believe that person is Carson Wentz. He fits the mold to Fisher’s offense and in the NFL.
Playing in the NFC West and going up against Seattle, San Francisco, and Arizona’s defense six times a season, can wear down a QB, and the last thing the Rams (be it LA or St. Louis) want, is to end up in another Sam Bradford situation of drafting a passer with a thin body frame playing in that division. The price is too high and the Rams paid a lot to move up 14 spots.
Wentz offers the higher upside between the two, and his ability to run is an added weapon on offense, especially in the NFC where the last four teams to go to Super Bowl, all had mobile/running QBs (Kaepernick, Wilson twice, and Newton).
This makes too much sense to us. Yes, Goff, the California kid who played college ball at Cal and ending up as the starting QB for LA is a nice story, but the cards are laid out for Wentz to be the top pick.
If any team was ever trading up to the top spot, or with Cleveland, it was to get Carson Wentz. The bigger frame, bigger arm, and higher ceiling is just too good to pass up on (no pun intended). While Wentz’s small school-lack of competition may cause reason for concern, it’s not enough to dethrone him as the top pick.
Carson Wentz we believe, will be selected first overall by the Los Angeles Rams in next week’s NFL Draft.
