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Mailbag: Clayton Thorson as an NFL Draft prospect and White Castle, begone

Do you think that the coaching staff is holding back Thorson from being a better quarterback? I don’t mean this question negatively, Thorson has been a solid QB, but IMO, I haven’t seen him produce good enough numbers to warrant a 1-3rd round pick in the upcoming NFL draft. — @cheech21097

This question seems to raise an eyebrow at the buzz around Thorson as a 2019 NFL Draft prospect, including this Bleacher Report mock which has Thorson going third (!). I think a big part of this has to do with the recent trend of NFL talent evaluators frothing at the mouth for prototypical quarterbacks — tall, big arm, athletic, look great in shorts.