Mett's Draft Stock Seems to be Rising

all the other qbs are dropping.

He will have a very interesting build up to the draft. He has the potential to be a franchise QB. I think he could be a bargain for someone early 2nd rd.

word is vikes are targeting him in the 2nd rd

Take it all with a grain of salt. They have hyped, then lowered all these QBs. Mett was considered second round even after he was injured, then as they hyped other guys, he was considered 3rd round.

Gilbert, Garapillo (sp), Bortles, etc, have all moved around according to scouts and the media. Carr was considered an overall #1 pick early on, and now, he gets little to no publicity. Boyd was considered a first rounder, now he's not. Manziel has been lauded as the first QB taken, and the crap goes on and on.

I will just watch the draft and continue to laugh at the mocks.

The only thing really hurting Mett is his injury. I may be wrong, but I don't think he will be ready physically to be a day one starter. Teams picking a QB in the first round, for the most part, are looking for a first year starter.

I keep seeing the Vikings showing him a lot of love, but are they going to continue with the merry-go-round of terrible QBs for another year while grooming Mett to take over year 2?

Whoever picks him is drafting him with the intention to at least give him a chance at the starting job in 2015. I thought early 2nd before the injury, after I thought late 3rd early 4th (that was assuming that he wouldn't play at all in 2014). Now it appears he could play early in 2014. I think he still may fall to the 3rd rd, but as everyone knows, it only takes one team to get drafted.

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Not surprising. He'd be in the first round if he didn't injure that knee and gone to the Senior and the Combine

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I also believe this.

He looked more like an NFL quarterback than anyone I saw play last year.

Keep in mind a lot of the "So and So's stock is up/down" reports comes from teams giving certain reporters information off the record. Oftentimes this is "misinformation" meant to conceal a team's real goal.

Also, the 2nd & 3rd tier QBs are often the subject of "fast-rising draft stock" reports. Last year, there were all kind of reports that Ryan Nassib of Syracuse, Zac Dysert of Miami OH, and Matt Scott of Arizona were shooting up draft boards. Nassib ended up dropping to 4th round, Dysert to 7th, and Scott was undrafted. Two QBs who did move up draft boards - EJ Manuel and Mike Glennon - were not necessarily the subject of such "inside scoop" reports.

For what its worth, there are three former NFL players on SportsRadio 610 in Houston - Seth Payne, Ted Johnson, and Travis Johnson - who all think the Texans should draft Clowney #1 and target Mett or McCarron at the top of the 2nd round. Bucky Brooks of NFL Network said as much during a segment on 610 last week as well. I think there's a bit of backlash against the idea that you have to take a QB #1 overall if you do not have a franchise QB, especially considering there isn't a no-brainer franchise QB in this draft, and the "top-tier" guys (Bortles, Bridgewater, Manziel) all have flaws and/or lack experience in pro-style systems. Also, I believe the jury is still out on how well QBs who exclusively ran spread offenses in college (Manziel, Bortles & Carr) can adapt to pro systems.

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God I hope he doesn't go to the fricking Jaguars. Or the Raiders. Talk about being set up to fail.

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Honestly, I like some of the offseason moves Jacksonville has made so far. They are headed in a different direction. The Raiders still have me scratching my head

Fwiw, Manziel would be a good fit in Jacksonville.

Before he got hurt I saw mocked in the first to the Browns once. When giving your opinion goes wrong.