(12-07-2019, 11:43 AM)Corriewf Wrote:

(12-07-2019, 10:06 AM)Caldrac Wrote: The main issue has been their failures at the Quarterback position. It's that simple. You can get away with not having slam dunks and hitting grand slams in every draft as long as you have your Quarterback.

Let's just face it. Since they traded Mark Brunell to the Washington Redskins in 2004 this team has lacked an identity on offense in the passing game and they've tried like hell to mask it with a running game over the years. Leftwich failed, Garrard was the band-aid. Garrard failed, Gabbert was the band-aid. Gabbert failed, Henne was the band-aid. Henne failed, Bortles was the band-aid.

Bortles failed, Foles was the band-aid. Foles has failed so far due to injury, Minshew has been the promising band-aid.

This franchise has been STARVING for a Quarterback for 15 years now. Green Bay went from Favre to Rodgers. Indianapolis went from Manning to Luck. New England's always had Brady for nearly 20 years now. San Diego went from Brees to Rivers while Brees moved a few states over east into Louisiana. Atlanta has had Matt Ryan. Pittsburgh has had Roethlisberger. New York had Manning for years and have transitioned over into Jones.

The list goes on and on. Whatever this next staff decides to do. It's pretty clear they have to get this Quarterback situation resolved, cemented & stabilized for long term sustainability.

Welcome aboard my choo choo train! It’s not that I don’t like what I see in Minshew...it’s not that I’m oblivious to our o-line and defensive needs.. but my god we need to double down on QB. Yes- there is a high potential for waste of a pick. Any other franchise this would border on stupid. I still advocate possibly taking a qb with one of our first round picks if the right guy falls to us.

If Burrow slipped to us with our first pick of the first round or Tagovailoa slipped to us with our second pick of the first round I wouldn't be opposed to their selections. I would be a little hesitant considering the lack of pass protection and push up front in the running game but if you're looking at a potential franchise Quarterback you have to pull the trigger on him. But I just don't see it happening. Between the Bengals, maybe Redskins, the Dolphins & L.A Chargers they could and should all be in play for one of those two signal callers. 

I was waiting on NFLDraftCountdown to get their first mock draft out for 2020. And so far I honestly don't like what I am seeing from Scott Wright's breakdowns. And he's usually pretty damn good with his predictions. He has us landing Delpit from LSU and Diggs from Alabama to fix up the secondary. My biggest complaints with that is for the simple fact that our issues mostly lay along the trenches. 

If you improve your blocking on offense and penetration on defense some of these guys on both sides of the football on our roster should look better in 2020. Walterfootball kind of has the right mindset. They have us reaching on Murray at inside backer though and then taking Wills at offensive tackle out of Alabama with the second pick. Not content on those selections neither. 

Then Drafttek's got us landing Okudah with the 11th overall pick, something I just don't see happening with him being considered a true shut down cornerback prospect since Jalen Ramsey. And then we take an edge rusher with the second pick in Weaver out of Boise State with 21st overall selection. All three of their predictions are all over the place. That's a testament to how bad this team is hurting right now at several skill positions.

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