re: The Fall To The Third Round Was The Best Thing For Mallett

No one can argue that he was drafted in the best situation to succeed on the field. He has the ability to step in and be a starter day 1, but that probably wouldn't be the best thing for his career unless he had a really good O-line to protect him.

Cam will be thrown in the fire with huge expectations and a big salary and be expected to turn that franchise around. That's going to be a lot of pressure on a guy who just came out of a simplistic spread-run offense where he could overpower and outrun most competition, which won't be the case in the NFL.

Meanwhile, Mallett will be honing his craft behind Tom Brady. Mallett will be able to work on the intricacies of his game where he already has a very solid foundation.

It would have been fun seeing him start next year for Miami, Tennessee, or Minnesota, and he would have gotten a much fatter paycheck to start off his career. But since those NFL GM's made big mistakes and decided to give Ponder, Locker, and Henne chances over him, he'll just have to make the best of his situation in New England and make those GM's look really stupid in 3-5 years.