Quote:No doubt true and you probably know more about this stuff than I do. I was just operating from the premise that...

1. there is a reason why a top 10 quarterback is there as compared to later in the draft.

2. isn't every pick a 'reach'? none of these picks are guaranteed. It just seems logical that you would have a higher probability of finding a star in the top 10 than later.

3. it seems that statistically for most teams that 'as the quarterback goes, so goes the team'. Not too many great teams without a stellar quarterback....

Actually, there is another point to consider also; there are at least three (maybe four) top quarterbacks to choose from this year. We know we have the 3rd over-all pick this year. The emphasis in both of these sentences is 'this year'. We don't know about next year; if we show just a little improvement on the teams record at the end of the season (as many think is likely) we will finish closer to the middle of the pack. We wouldn't have the advantageous drafting position we have now. Wouldn't it be smarter to, as the saying goes, 'strike while the fire is hot' and use that 3rd over-all pick on a quarterback?

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