Quote:The Texans and Lions subscribed to this train of thought when they selected Carr and Harrington.

 

If the QB crop isn't all that, there's no reason to overdraft them solely because you're desperate.  That always ends in disaster.

 

As deuce said, you can't manufacture a franchise QB... especially not one from a questionable crop like this one.  So if you do take one, take one at the proper value.  That results in picks like Kaepernick and Wilson instead of Gabbert and Anger.

I thought this board had already ended the Russell Wilson debate.  Russell Wilson is what you called hindsight.  He was a third round pick that was low risk and usually low reward; they did pay Matt Flynn $10 mil to be their starter for a couple of years.  If Seattle could project that he would be this good this early in his career, they would gladly trade up to the #3 spot.  Otherwise, they would risk losing him at any given draft spot.  Basically, they were lucky, not because they got him at a cheap value, but because he turned out to be better than what they'd expected out of a third rounder.

 

I'm glad you brought up Kaepernick.  This is what happens when a certain team waited to draft Kaepernick at the "proper value":

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/new...arterback/

 

You want another example?  Look no further than Cam Newton.  If Cam comes out this year, without knowing the fact, would this team even consider Cam as a first rounder?  Please don't lie, because I lurked this board during that draft and the 2011 season.  I know what the consensus opinion about Newton were at that time. 

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