Quote:Imagine if we tried it in 2004... I was shouting at the TV that we should, but the TV didn't listen to me. But this year? If teams that need QB help as badly as those ahead of us aren't taking those quarterbacks, what makes you think anyone will be willing to make a good trade for one?

But that's the point.

 

NOBODY does that because the rest of their teams need building.

 

Bill Polian is a hall of fame GM.  He built the Bills into a Super Bowl team, he built Carolina into a quick contender, and built the Colts into a Super Bowl champion.

 

In 1998, he drafted Peyton Manning first overall.  In 1999, he had a top five pick in the draft.  1999 was considered a top heavy QB draft, and there were at least 4 that went in the top dozen or so picks (Tim Couch, McNabb, McNown, Culpepper). 

 

Under your logic, he would have been better served bypassing Edgerrin James (who gave his Colts some 10,000 plus yards rushing), drafting McNown or Culpepper in the hopes someone would turn around and trade him a boatload of picks.

 

That never happens.

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