K.C. Joyner prefers Mallett to Gabbert

K.C. Joyner believes that Ryan Mallett is the superior quarterback to Gabber in sum saying:

In the end, it comes down to this: Gabbert has the physical tools necessary to succeed in the NFL, but he has a long history of working in a dink-and-dunk offense and isn’t good at adjusting to in-game surprises. A team will either have to retool its system around his current limitations or wait for him to retool his skill set to an NFL-style system. Mallett, on the other hand, has shown that he is capable of operating a vertical-based NFL offense right out of the gate. His combination of size, long pass ability and a willingness to take chances in the vertical game are very reminiscent of Ben Roethlisberger. That Day 1 readiness is why Mallett should be considered a better pro prospect than Gabbert.

As y0u can see comparing Mallett to Big Benis pretty lofty praise (and no, I don’t think he’s implying about issues off the field too). Thoguh I think everyone would agree Big Ben is much better outside the pocket and on the move. Still it’s lofty praise at a time where the media keeps insiting that Mallett’s stock is on the decline.

But he goes much more in depth then that, and I would post the entire article here, but I’m pretty sure ESPN has better lawyers then my free legal advice via google.

What Joyner writes about is the fact that Mallett is much better from a metric standpoint vs Gabbert when both are measured against BCS automoatic qualifying schools that were top 40 defenses vs the pass (makes sense though it’s definitely limiting the scope of the study).

Joyner writes that Mallett is much better as a vertical passer, and also even better in short yardage situations, which is supposed to be Gabbert’s forte.

What are your thoughts?

I know Mallett is a very polarizing figure so you’re going to have something to say.

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