Quote:But as good as Clowney "may" be, he will not the reason we win a SB. It will be about the QB. Unless we have a Chicago, Balt (2000) or TB type defense, we won't win a SB with an average QB. The last 11 QBs to play in the SB from the AFC are Brady, Ben, Manning and Flacco.

 

Trust me, I get how good Clowney is. He is a freak and the best DE prospect to come into the league in the last 10-15 years. But if you tell me that Teddy will be a franchise QB I take him because those are rare to come by. We can play good defense without and elite DE (Seattle is doing it right now) but you can not sustain a good offense without a franchise QB.

You don't know that. This is a league where you don't win regardless unless you can get to the quarterback. The Giants proved that much before all of their DEs' knees exploded

 

And if you make the mistake of skipping on him and your quarterback ends up being nothing special while Clowney becomes as good as advertised, then what?

 

I don't understand why you're so intent on trying to prove me wrong. Your "What If" scenario holds as much water as mine does. The difference is that I'm in favor of a freak of nature prospect at DE and you're drafting by importance of position, which is completely fine, but it isn't "wrong".

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