Quote:I think the answer is obvious.  Get the QB when the right one is available.

 

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This.

 

 

Quote:You take what's available, not what's convenient.  If there's no franchise QB in a given draft class, then you're not going to find him regardless of whether or not you need one.

 

You build the entire roster, not just QB.  It's not an either/or proposition.

 

We won't be using eleven picks on the QB position alone.  If you spend too much energy trying to address a single position, the rest will suffer.  We can't afford that with so many holes in addition to QB.

 

Yup!

 

Quote:I am a big advocate of taking the best talent possible as often as you can.  You do not select a QB because you are "QB desperate" so to speak.  That, more often than not, doesn't work and as a GM you'll be looking for a new job sooner than later.

 

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This too.

 

While QB is the most important position on the field, that doesn't mean that it's the only important position. Build the roster by acquiring talent that fits. If that happens to be a QB, so be it. But don't go around chasing a Quarterback just because you think that he'll solve everything. Smith did that with Gabbert.

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