This QB draft battle is as easy as A and B

INDIANAPOLIS -- College quarterback A completed 65 percent of his passes during his career -- and started three seasons while he was in school. College quarterback B was a 59 percent passer and started just two years.

Quarterback A averaged 9.09 yards per attempt, while Quarterback B averaged 6.91 yards, an important stat that says a lot about getting the ball down the field. Quarterback A had a career touchdown-interception ratio of 71 to 24, while Quarterback B was 56-37.

Brian Brohm's career touchdown-interception ratio is 71 to 24. (Getty Images)

So solve the math problem with the answer to this question: Who's the better NFL prospect?

If you answered A, you have failed the test. At least according to most NFL analysts and scouts.

The correct answer for most is B.

Quarterback B is Boston College's Matt Ryan. Quarterback A is Louisville's Brian Brohm. Nearly every list leading into the April NFL Draft has Ryan ranked ahead of Brohm. The handful of team personnel and scouts I spoke to here at the NFL Scouting Combine agree.

"Oh, it's the Boston College kid," one AFC scout said. "I don't think it's close."

I disagree. Not only is it close, but I also think Brohm is the better NFL prospect. It's close, but my lean is to the three-year starter with 33 starts, compared to the two-year guy with 22.

Both Brohm and Ryan met with the media Friday, and both came across as impressive. They are both big, strong passers with good arms, but they also handled themselves well in dealing with the media. They were comfortable and sure.

When Brohm was asked who the best quarterback in the draft was, he was candid -- and confident.

"That's a tough question," he said. "If you're going to ask me, I'm going say it's me. There are a lot of opinions out there. I can't worry about the other guys."

When two quarterbacks come to the combine with big arms and big stats, it's natural to compare the two. So both were peppered with questions about the other, even though they really haven't watched much of the other guy play, other than a few games here and there on television.

If the media expected a rip-the-other-guy session, they didn't get it.