Scout compares Jared Goff to Jay Cutler

Jared Goff has been ranked by several media outlets as the safest quarterback in this year's draft, but not everyone feels that way.

Three scouts, none of whose teams are in need of a quarterback, told Mark Eckel of NJ.com that they aren't sold on the Cal product.

"I hope somebody takes him early, ahead of us,'' one NFC scout said. "That would be great, drop a good player to us.

"I'm just not crazy about him, not at all. He doesn't win. Show me a quarterback who didn't win in college, that did well up here? There aren't many. To me he's another Jay Cutler. And you can take that any way you want.''

Goff posted a career record of 13-23 in three seasons as Cal's starter, going 1-11, 5-7, and 7-5, respectively.

"People out there love this guy, we don't,'' an AFC scout said. "We don't like him at all. He looks the part and all. But there's just something about him that turns me off. Maybe it's the slender build, or the small hands. I mean we're not taking a quarterback early, but if we were it wouldn't be him.''

The size of Goff's hands, which measured just under nine inches, is a concern held by many. Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch has a hand size of 11 1/2 inches.

"The hand size really scares me,'' another NFC scout said. "Did you see him play in bad conditions? He couldn't throw a wet ball at all. He was terrible in the rain. He has some talent, for sure. He has a decent arm, can move a little. But he's not always accurate. I'd be real leery about taking him real high.''