re: "Year of the quarterback" draft theme on ESPN

I did. There isn't the same top-tier talent that we've had the last few drafts. 2008 is probably the shallowest of the last five years and they still had matt ryan and joe flacco come out first round.

This year you've got Newton, Gabbert, and Locker as likely first-rounders. No one has a consensus on the likelihood of the success these players will achieve in the pros, and only Newton had a really impressive final season... but a lot of his success stemmed from the run. There isn't a sure thing. Then there's Dalton, Mallett, and Kaepernick. Mallett could do well, but none of them are anything really special either.