Mayock on Mariotas pro day He needs to polish for the NFL

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Oregon's pro day Thursday marked one of the most anticipated workouts in NFL circles since strapped on the pads at Texas A&M last year, but the star of the day, , did not quite live up to advance billing during his 65- Bobby Cox Jersey throw workout."I thought it started a little rough, and he was a little nervous," NFL Media analyst Mike Mayock said during NFL Network's broadcast of the pro day. "That was early. As he got more comfortable he threw the ball better. Do I think it was one of the best pro-day quarterback  Preston Tucker Jersey workouts I ever saw? No. At best, it was a solid workout. "He threw a good deep ball, some of the intermediate routes outside the numbers were a little shaky," Mayock said. "But he has the arm strength, and every single throw was under  Freddie Freeman Jersey center, so he was trying to make a statement."Mariota is ranked as in the 2015 , just behind Florida State's . While Mariota's workout wasn't as bad as 's oft-criticized pro day last year, it was not as crisp as some would have liked. A constant refrain from several analysts was that Mariota had a better day throwing at the NFL .While things didn't go quite as Mariota had hoped, the effort is unlikely to change any opinions drastically in the run up to Chicago."I would call his workout solid," Mayock said. "But put it in perspective. We saw footwork, we saw arm strength, we saw an athlete. Does he  Mike Foltynewicz Jersey need to polish (things up) for the NFL? Yes."General managers from Tampa Bay (picking No. 1 overall), Tenne see ( Jonny Venters Jersey No. 2) and the (No. 6) were among the quarterback-needy teams in attendance Thursday. Whether they agree with Mayock's a se sment -- and whether it's enough to make them pa s on Mariota -- remains to be seen.You can follow Bryan Fischer on Twitter at .