Seems like way too much of a knee jerk reaction to me.

 

If your franchise guy at QB is there you absolutely take him, it's the single most important position in all of football. Seattle's success is the cumulation of defensive talent along with some good offensive weapons. Seattle's defense, outside of Earl Thomas, is made up of home run draft picks from the mid and late rounds. No one on Seattle's defense, even Richard Sherman, will impact the game like a true franchise QB.

 

The takeaway from Sunday's Super Bowl should be that defense still plays an important part in football, not that getting a franchise QB is now less important. You don't have to choose between a franchise QB and a stellar defense, so you can have your cake and eat it too. 

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