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

<p>The Miami Hurricanes obviously had an incredibly disappointing season last year as they tried to develop Brad Kaaya, their inexperienced and ridiculously inconsistent freshman quarterback.</p> <p>But what helped bring him along and kept him from looking even worse was Ereck Flowers. As an offensive tackle standing at 6’6″ 329 pounds, Flowers will be a perfect guy on the line for the Carolina Panthers as they need to beef up to give Cam Newton some protection.</p> <p>Newton can be mobile, but it should only be in specific situations, and allowing him to get hit consistently is a problem since he’s the franchise quarterback. Flowers showed in college he can protect.</p> <p>Flowers’s biggest strength is run-blocking, according to NFL scouts, and his pass protection needs serious work, but blocking for a mobile quarterback like Newton will be a different style. Run blocking can be weighted a little bit more heavily.</p> <p>So he is a perfect fit in Carolina. Anywhere else could be a question mark.</p> <p>With him on the line, the Panthers could have a deadly running game once again, Newton could protect himself a little bit better, and they could run the offense they always wanted to run the minute they drafted him.</p>. Offensive Tackle. Miami Hurricanes. Ereck Flowers. 25. player. 87