It's a 1-6 start to the Vikings season, so naturally fans are starting to look toward the 2014 draft. The Vikings will almost certainly be looking to choose a QB in what many are calling one of the deepest drafts for a QB in NFL history.
That said, there are a couple voices of caution when it comes to expectations from that class: ESPN draft gurus Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. both say that while this class is deep and has some high-level talent at the top, there is no clear-cut Andrew Luck or RGIII type -- at least not yet.
From ESPN Insider, here is a snip from both McShay and Kiper:
McShay:
There's no Andrew Luck in the 2014 draft class, and while I think that Oregon's Marcus Mariota has an extraordinarily high ceiling (and he has been more durable to this point in his career), I would argue that Robert Griffin III was playing at a higher level at this point in his senior season than Mariota is playing right now as a redshirt sophomore. The biggest difference is that RG III was making a lot more deep vertical throws than Mariota is asked to attempt in the Ducks offense, and Griffin's improvement with his touch and ball placement on downfield throws during his final season at Baylor was remarkable.
If we were to merge the 2012 class with the 2014 class (note that the grades on the 2014 guys are far from final) and stack them up based on the ratings (out of 100) I gave them, this is how the top five would look:
Andrew Luck: 99
Robert Griffin III: 98
Marcus Mariota: 95
Ryan Tannehill: 94
Teddy Bridgewater: 94
Kiper: