NFL Mock Draft 2015 First Round: Where will Marcus Mariota fall?

player. 13. <p>We are finally to Marcus Mariota. And yes, this is the only place where he will have a chance to succeed at quarterback in the NFL unless he gets drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles or potentially the Kansas City Chiefs.</p> <p>If San Diego is smart, they should try to grab him first, provided no team that runs a pure pro-style offense is dumb enough to take him ahead of here.</p> <p>Mike McCoy can tailor his offense to more spread-oriented quarterbacks, and he would be able to do that with Mariota. Not only would that be the case, but it would make it irrelevant what happens with Phillip Rivers. If Rivers stays in San Diego, Mariota can sit and learn behind him.</p> <p>If he leaves, McCoy can go ahead and change the offense to fit what Mariota does best. But nobody outside of the three teams already mentioned could do anything with this guy. Yes, Mariota is a nice person, but there is not one spread quarterback to make it in the NFL in a pro-style offense yet.</p> <p>Mariota is not physical, he has terrible pocket presence, and he only converts plays while running in open space with nobody around or taking advantage of the perfect play call, which happens a lot at Oregon. He can’t move in the pocket, and he can’t go through progressions.</p> <p>McCoy, Chip Kelly, and Andy Reid are the only people who can deal with a unique style like that. San Diego is the first among those teams on the draft board. They should take the dive and give the kid a chance.</p>. Quarterback. Oregon Ducks. Marcus Mariota. 17