I'll be honest. Depending on what the team does in FA, I would have no problem with picking another QB. As a GM, normally they are tied to their ability to pick the right QB. Crazy and usually unpredictable stuff happens to every NFL team, every year. Say Bortles gets hurt, and Mariota comes in and gives this team a decade of winning (I admittedly don't care enough about college football to make a prediction on Mariota's future success or failure), would it be worth it?


At this point, if I'm Caldwell, I at least have to entertain the possibility that I was wrong with the hiring of Gus Bradley. What's the best way of ensuring I keep my job if Gus loses his? Picking the right QB to lead a team to 10 plus years of winning. What better way of increasing your odds to do that than by selecting a top 3 QB two years in a row?


I realize here are flaws to the logic of picking a top 3 QB two years straight, but I would almost welcome the decision, provided we spend plenty and wisely in the upcoming FA period. Maybe they both work out and we get a great trade offer for one of them? Who knows.

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