Jared Goff

California quarterback Jared Goff (16) throws against Air Force during the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

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Three scouts, none of whose teams need a quarterback, were not very high on Cal's Jared Goff, who several media outlets have ranked as the safest and surest quarterback in this 2016 draft.

"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.''

In three seasons as the starting quarterback for the Cal Bears, Goff went 1-11, 5-7 and 7-5 for a career record of 13-23.

"People out there love this guy, we don't,'' said an AFC scout. "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.''

One of the knocks on Goff, as the scout pointed out, is his hand size which measured just under nine inches. Memphis' Paxton Lynch, who all three scouts ranked ahead of Goff, has 11 1/2-inch hands.

"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.''

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