Quote:It hasn't happened yet. And I don't think it is even about the money. It is about having that quarterback you selected the year before and surrounding him with talent to make him maximize his ability. I doubt next year that Jacksonville, Cleveland or Minnesota are going to draft a quarterback again.

Agreed, NFL is too much about winning now, so the only way you draft a QB high is if there are serious concerns with the QB you currently have, either age or performance.

 

Even though I tend to agree that selecting Mariota or Winston makes sense if you can't trade down, that stuff just generally doesn't happen because of the pressure of winning now. Much easier for me to say that I would, but that pressure isn't on me, and I don't have to explain why to Shad.

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