Good question and lets use some common sense and show the value.
1. Mallet was 1st round value to being with last year so the ability is there.
2. One year of experience behind one of the 5 best quarterbacks to ever play the game and has learned how to play the position.
3. Disciplined by a future hall of fame coach who gets rid of players not willing to play by his rules which means he is coachable.
4. His so called drinking and pot smoking isues in college were in college. Bill Belicheck would not accept problems like that if they continued.
5. Luck will be gone, Barkley isn't available and Landry may also be staying. Even if Landry stays, how many Oklahoma quarterbacks have ever been good NFL quarterbacks...0
Listen GM, he has the talent, already football ready, has learned the discipline and be being mentored by the winningest coach and quarterback tandem in the HISTORY of the NFL. In fact, they reached that number in 35 less games than Marino and Shula.
Right now, we are grooming Mallett to become the future quarterback of the New England Patriots, I want a minimum 1st round pick or we are wasting time even talking about it.