Sam howell takes Down Dallas postgame

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Shouldn’t we be looking at a QB’s long-term prospects in the context of coaching in all of its forms — position skill development, installing an offense that fits his skills, OL protection, scheme and personnel continuity, minimizing controversies, etc? Very few college kids arrive in the NFL fully-formed, especially on offense, especially QB’s.

We don’t have a good GM or coaching staff, especially offense. And we’re so used to that, that we demand our draft picks (all players, really) to be “it,” to turn us around, or we trash them. Good organizations win by getting the most out of their players over time, not by hitting the lottery on a handful of picks or FA’s.

It can take a couple of seasons (many if you’re Geno Smith lol) to know what you have in a QB. But you’ll never really know in a shitty organization. Does SH have the composure, arm strength, and playmaking instinct to make it as a starter on a playoff team? I think that’s a solid maybe. But it all depends on getting the organization functioning at a higher level. If we don’t, it’ll just be more of the same — grasping for new shiny objects and trashing them when “they” don’t work out.

Sure, let’s draft a QB in a reasonable spot, — let’s always draft a QB. But let’s focus on OL, LB, TE, and most of all let’s pray for a new owner, new GM, and new coaching staff. That’s what’s standing in the way of success, not so much the players.


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