Some optimism on the 'Shanaplan'

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Just curious, which veteran QB that were available this offseason or rookies (again that were available in 2010 or 2011) would have made a better long term decision than what we currently have. Please don't mistake this for me embracing Rex/Beck as anything more than a one season stopgap as both of their contracts are done at the end of the season so we have $0 invested at that position for 2012.

In answering that question, remember that if we drafted a QB at 10 we wouldn't have Kerrigan, Hankerson or Helu and would have had to give up 2012 picks to move up in the 2nd round for Dalton. One big failing IMO was not drafting a depth QB in the later rounds of either 2010 or 2011.

Not picking on you but the revisionist history of 'we should have done better' without citing specifics always strikes a nerve.

I'll meet you half way on the devil's advocate line of thinking and (grudgingly) say retaining Rex was ok. There's no excuse for Beck. Could have brought in Vince Young and had a real QB competition...although IMO he's better than either Beck or Rex.

And per the Kerrigan, Hank, Helu situation I'm glad we didn't trade up and give away more picks in the process. Drafting the best prospect QB is tough as hell unless you have the first pick IMO.