Quote:Actually the worst that could happen is neither ends up a franchise QB and Leonard Williams, Randy Gregory and Amari Cooper end up as perennial Pro Bowlers.

 

Then the lesson becomes don't take two QB's in the top 5 in consecutive years?

 

No the "worst" that could happen is we don't end up with a franchise QB, due to banking on the incumbent being one before we are 100% sure he is. 

 

Quote:I agree. I don't think it's at all bad to have two potential franchise QB's battle it out for the starting job. There's trade value in the guy who loses out, as evidenced by the Rob Johnson trade to Buffalo, which got us the 9th pick in the 1998 draft. Does the name Fred Taylor ring a bell?

 

Agreed. The "loser" of the QB competition in such a scenario of drafting Mariota isn't going to be without trade value (if it comes to that). 

 

Quote:Take a guy with the third pick to flip him for the ninth pick. Good idea.

 

Ending up without a franchise QB is a worse idea. 

 

Quote:My point was - I'm so tired of hearing that used any time a QB is projected to be at the top of the draft - i.e., every year.

 

You telling me you know Mariota is going to have the career of Roethlisberger? And you know Caldwell is not taking a QB - it doesn't work that way, and there is a reason for that. This team is not one back-up QB away.

 

No, I'm not telling you Mariota is going to have the career of Ben - I'm telling you that we don't have our QB position settled yet. Until you are sure you have a franchise QB, you keep trying to attain that. 

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