Quote:While not the popular choice, I very much agree. I'd be more than happy to watch this team actually try to be competitive each year going 5-11 or 6-10 while also trying to rebuild. Having that feeling that we have a chance is a really nice feeling to have. Definitely not experiencing that right now and don't see it in my future this year either.

 

I'm also not of the opinion that you have to pick top 5 to get "the guy" for the next 10 years (Rodgers 24th, Roethlisberger 11th, Brees 32nd, Dalton 35th, Flacco 18th, Cutler 11th, Wilson 75th (doh), Kaepernick 36th, Romo undrafted and Brady well documented at 199 all come to mind). While some still manage to, many teams over the years have shown that you don't have to have 3-4 miserable years of football to then right the ship. We're probably a lost cause at this point being so devoid of talent, but I digress.


To the original post, I'm vaguely excited. I'll still be in my seat and won't get up til the clock hits 0:00 even if we're down by 40, but I probably won't be terribly excited to be there. It's more of a chore right now. An interesting chore.

 

Yeah you dont HAVE to draft a QB in the top 5 to find your guy, but it is ignorant not to acknowledge that the probabilities of a top 5 pick panning out are a lot higher than picks from the mid 1st onward. You list the exceptions to the rule, in reality under 10% of QBs picked after the 1st round end up being a top tier starter.

 

Especially when one of the best QB prospects in the last decade is coming out, I dont see why anyone would want us to win an extra 2 games and miss out on him.

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