Is he too short to be an elite NFL quarterback, or will his dynamic talent be enough to overcome the lingering prejudice against quarterbacks who stand under six-feet tall? Here’s Mike Mayock weighing in:
“He’s not typical and he’s too short and all those things. However, to me, he’s a winner. Doesn’t matter where you plug him in. He finds a way to win. … I think he’s the kind of guy that might develop more than people think.”
No, that’s not Mayock, the new Raiders general manager, assessing Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray from this week’s NFL combine — though, heaven knows, those questions were bandied about with abandon.