Should you find it necessary to criticize top draft prospect Marcus Mariota or whether he is competitive enough to make the jump to the NFL, you might want to rethink your approach.
Or you could end up getting an earful from Scott Frost.
ProFootballTalk reports that the Ducks offensive coordinator has not taken kindly to scouts who have recently asked him about the 2014 Heisman Trophy winner’s competitive level and leadership set, or that he is ready to make the jump to the pros.
In an interview with The Oregonian Frost said, “Some of them were great questions and some of them were some of the dumbest questions I’ve ever heard. I think it’s ridiculous to think Marcus is too nice to play football. If that was the case, he wouldn’t have won so many games around here.”
Frost also isn’t too pumped about fielding questions about Mariota’s skill set.
At least, not the questions with negative connotations.
“The kid can do anything you ask of him on a football field,” Frost added. “To say he can’t be a pocket quarterback, someone who says that just doesn’t know him. I have so much confidence in him, there’s nothing he can’t do.”
In all fairness, Frost could just be tired of answering the same questions ad nauseum as the circus leading up to the Draft comes to a head. He has probably been asked the same things since before the Combine and feels like a broken record.
Plus, it’s not as if Mariota won’t still be a top-rated pick.
According to the Draft nuts over at ESPN Mariota’s stock has risen as of late. In fact the debate over whether the Hawaii native could be drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the first overall pick over fellow draftee Jameis Winston has bubbled over in the last few weeks.
Give Frost credit for putting in a good word for Mariota–even if it’s in the name of shooting down a few haters.
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