Schneed10
04-25-2011, 11:21 AM
Can I get excited about Grossman or Beck (or Hasselbeck or Bulger...) leading this team? Definitely not. There's ZERO chance at a Super Bowl with any of those guys. So when it comes to QBs, take a shot, because you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
If we don't come away with a QB in this draft, I COULD be OK with it but we MUST hit on those 1st and 2nd rounders with quality trench players on either side of the ball. Building the trenches first and finding a QB later does make some sense, look at the New York Jets.
But no position impacts the game like a QB, and in my estimation we're hopeless until we find the next guy capable of joining the Brady/Manning/Brees echelon. I'm not interested in a one-year run at a Super Bowl. I want to be on top for years with a consistent shot to win a title. Only the Peyton Mannings, Tom Bradys, and Drew Brees of the world do that for you.
Schneed10
04-25-2011, 11:25 AM
Not me. I mean it really wouldn't surprise me if we didn't in the first two rounds. But we need a QB. So I hope next weekend doesn't pass without us taking a QB at some point in the draft
I agree. I'm not sure which QBs our coaches are in love with, but if we don't get one of those QBs in the top 2 rounds, then we still need to come away with somebody. We need to at least give ourselves a chance at getting lucky.
I guarantee you the Patriots didn't know what they had when they took Tom Brady in the 6th round. But they took him and got lucky.
If we can't land the guy our coach really wants, at least take a shot with a low pick. I mean, hitting on a 5th round safety is like winning $100 on a scratch off. It's very nice. But hitting on a 5th round QB is like winning the Powerball.
takethecake
04-25-2011, 11:31 AM
I say we wait for Andrew Luck or Matt Barkley. If Shanny & co play our cards right this year, we'll have ammo to move up (if we need to), and you have to know Andrew Luck will be better than anyone we can draft this year...
celts32
04-25-2011, 11:32 AM
It's not okay with me. It's the teams biggest need and the most important position...can not support seeing an entire draft go by without addressing the QB position at all.
redsk1
04-25-2011, 11:53 AM
I'd be ok. We will draft a QB this year though.
Monkeydad
04-25-2011, 11:54 AM
This is what I've been saying all along.
If we absolutely MUST take one, get one later than the 1st round.
Ruhskins
04-25-2011, 12:05 PM
This is what I've been saying all along.
If we absolutely MUST take one, get one later than the 1st round.
Agreed, we can trade down and grab a QB. Here's a nice article on Ponder by the folks from the NFP.
Breaking down Ponder in the pro style system | National Football Post (http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Breaking-down-Ponder-in-the-pro-style-system.html)
Terpfan76
04-25-2011, 12:38 PM
Here's a question, where would this year's qb class rank if you combined this year and next year's classes? I agree that next year's class is much stronger and it would be worth trading down this year and adding more pieces and then getting one of the qbs next season that appear to have far more potential when it comes to being a true franchise qb.
Longtimefan
04-25-2011, 12:52 PM
We shouldn't draft a QB just because we need a QB. The concern should be value at the position. I don't see it at #10 nor do I see it at #41. No more Colt Brennams and Jordan Palmers, we may as well use the pick on a position player, or [players] with so many holes to fill.
Ruhskins
04-25-2011, 12:54 PM
Here's a question, where would this year's qb class rank if you combined this year and next year's classes? I agree that next year's class is much stronger and it would be worth trading down this year and adding more pieces and then getting one of the qbs next season that appear to have far more potential when it comes to being a true franchise qb.
Personally, I feel that getting a rookie QB now would be appropriate. I'm sure I'll catch flak for this, but last year Mike Shanahan was not in a rebuilding mode whatsoever. Sadly, it has taken the failure (more like a disaster) of the McNabb trade to finally get in this rebuilding mode. Right now the best situation for the team is for MS to keep the current mediocre QB (Grossman) and draft a QB to groom (something he should've done last year). We may be in for a rough year, but at least we would have a young QB to build around for the future.