Marcus Mariota Quotes

There's a way you have to play the quarterback position in the NFL. Maybe I'm a little bit old school, but I think you have to play the game in the pocket with consistency.

Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism.

I'm on the record as saying Andrew Luck can be the greatest quarterback who ever played the game of football. I've seen him do some unbelievable things that I still can't believe a quarterback was able to do. I have tremendous respect for that guy.

In college, I was a running QB. We were a sprint out offense, so I had a big transition going into pro ball.

There is obviously going to be a transition. There is a transition with every quarterback going from college to the NFL. I'm excited for it.

I think my game isn't very flashy, but the test of time for the position of quarterback is how fast can you get the ball out of your hands to the right guy? And I think I do that better than everyone else.

Some of the best quarterback play is when you're able to move in the pocket and still make throws down the field because it's not going to be clean every time.

I'm good at extending plays and finding throwing lanes.

A guy like Drew Brees is a guy that knows how to undress a defense. Most of the time he knows where he's gonna go before he even gets the ball. So he's ready to deliver that ball almost as soon as it comes to his hands.

I'm a natural pocket passer.

As a quarterback, you have to go out and take care of the ball. That is your No. 1 priority.

It's going to be awesome getting to learn from a guy like Alex Smith, who's had a ton of success in the league.

It takes time to adapt to become an Arsenal player.

You have a little more time to make moves when you're in the slot.

I think I have all of the things you look for in a QB. The drive, the leadership, the intangibles, as well as what you look for in a QB.

I think I'm the best wide receiver in the NFL.

I think Brian Hoyer is a good quarterback.

Obviously, I love the idea of athletic quarterbacks.

It's hard to throw the football when you have some instability at quarterback or if you don't have the weapons around you.

The way Michael Vick uses his legs and is able to throw out of the pocket really changes games. The way that Aaron Rodgers is able to sit in the pocket and make throws that not a lot of people can make - I hope I can be half what those guys are and emulate it into my game.

You think of Brady, you think of Rodgers, Roethliseber, Eli Manning. They're icemen. They have no feelings - none. They're able to concentrate on a snap-by-snap basis.

As a quarterback, your job is to move the football and win games, to be a leader on the field.

It should be an easy, seamless transition for me to the NFL, and I'm looking forward to it.

I've got to have two hands on the ball when I'm leaving the pocket, when I'm moving in the pocket.

You see Tom Brady, you see Alex Smith, and you see all those guys in the pocket and how quick they are with their footwork and how they get the ball out fast. I have to get like that.