Quote:I will say this about your rationale regarding the need to draft a QB this year because we'll be drafting later next year. We don't know that to be true so we shouldn't plan based on something we don't know and a QB drafted at the 3rd spot in a given year isn't automatically better than a QB drafted at the 15 spot in another year. A QB class's quality from year to year can range significantly. Some classes yield several franchise type guys or quality starters, others yield none. 

 

There's no guarantees, but there is playing the odds.  I just hear so many people not wanting to take a quarterback at #3 because he isn't an "Andrew Luck" type prospect.  The point is that it won't matter if there are three "Andrew Luck" prospect next year if we are picking outside the top 10.  They will all be gone by then.  Some think these quarterbacks are risky, but taking one outside of the top 10 will be even more risky.  Do players sometimes exceed expectations?  Sure, but that's not playing the odds.  If you think this team is on the rise, our best chance at getting a good quarterback is right now. 

 

You also ignored my other reason.  Quarterbacks take time to develop.  You don't expect a quarterback to shine in his rookie year.  If we draft one in 2014, we have at least a realistic chance of being a decent team in 2015.  I would much rather take a quarterback in 2014 in the first round and a defensive end in 2015 rather than vice versa.  If we wait until 2015 to get a quarterback, we're waiting until at least 2016 to be competitive.  What if a good quarterback isn't available in the 2015 draft and have to wait until 2016?  We're now waiting until 2017 to be competitive.  Not taking a quarterback when you have the chance just because he isn't Andrew Luck could end up holding back this team back for years.

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