Quote:Thank God. I thought I was completely alone on this board by being of the mindset that with the deep quarterback class likely to come out this year, drafting a QB in the top 3 is NOT an absolute must or guarantee. If we're talking a first round quarterback versus a third round guy, then yes, I want the first without a doubt. But this is a deep class. I would love to see us go a different route with our first pick, and take a QB absolutely no later than the start of the 2nd.

 

Not every one of those QBs is going to pan out, but if the decision-makers feel they can get two difference makers by taking a QB with a second pick... Let's see it. The #1 pick isn't a guarantee to be a superstar QB.

 

At this point, I'm all-in. With whatever management decides to do. Have a little faith. We all may differ in our opinions of what should happen, but let's just hope that whichever way it goes, we actually get it right. (which means taking a quarterback somewhere lol)

It is deep with QBs who will have long careers as backup QBs. There are only a few with franchise potential, and that's if Mariota and Manziel declare...and really only Teddy and Mariota have a better than 50/50 shot at being a franchise QB. If we don't take QB in the 1st we will be stuck in QB purgatory with a Dalton/Schaub/Ponder type or we'll be praying for another tank job and top pick again so we can get Winston. 

 

Just take the QB.

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