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leopold332002 · 03-09-2014, 08:37 PM

Quote:I know QB is a big need for this team, but I have always said what we do in FA will show me what we will do in the draft. So I have two reasons why I don't feel we are going QB with our first round pick.

1) Chad Henne signing - I know it wasn't a huge deal but they gave him low end starter money. Henne's deal is only 2 years / $8 million, however, the part to me that is telling is the $4.5 million that is guaranteed for this upcoming season. The reason this is important is reason #2....

2) Blaine Gabbert - You might be thinking, if we draft a guy in round 1, then Gabbert is getting cut. Not so fast. Keep in mind Gabbert's rookie deal was a fully guaranteed contract, and thanks to the previous regime it was a back loaded deal. If we cut Gabbert this year the team will still owe him almost $7.1 million. Also he is getting paid $3.2 million guaranteed this coming season.

With Henne's new deal and Gabberts fully guaranteed contract that is $6.7 million guaranteed to the QB position this year. If we draft a guy at #3 overall, that player will probably get a similar deal to RG3 ($20 - 21 million fully guaranteed) and even it was similar to last year's #3 overall pick (Dion Jordan) that player would still probably get $3.7 million or more paid to them for their first season.

Assuming Henne starts, with Blaine Gabbert and the rookie QB on the beach, there would be over $11 million dedicated to one position, however, close to $7 million of said position would not even playing. I believe this is why we are hearing that the FO is looking for players in the first round who will make an immediate impact on the field, and wont be sitting on the bench....

But again this is just my opinion of the situation.

They said the same thing about derrick harvey and <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Quentin Groves around the 2008 draft so just like the qb's the defensive ends can become bust as well. Get the qb at #3 and i don't understand why people so against that logic especially after what we have suffered from the qb position last few years.</span>