I am totally not sold on Clowney as the #1/#2 pick. Yes he has the size and speed and combine hero stats. Yes he also has the sacks and game numbers to back things up. However, CBA you have to go QB.

 

Elite QB's are few and far between. It is like getting that superstar closer in NBA or elite ace in MLB. So you have to go and find it. Not sold on any QB's in this draft, but the obvious onces (Bridgewater, Boyd, & Hundley) seem the most likely to pan out. I still believe Murray can be a serviceable starter on a playoff team, not sure yet to win a title though. Thing is that those first 3 guys will go in the first 15 picks. (Murray will most likely go from early 2nd to middle 3rd, depending on how the LSU and Florida match ups go.)

 

Essentially they should only draft Clowney if their guy is there later, but I don't see that elite level QB falling later. (No I don't trust Manziel to pan out.) 

 

You can find gem pass rushers later in the draft, even more often than QB's. Superstar pass rusher almost never "lead" their team to the playoffs. And after that, you still need that great-to-elite QB to win once there (Tampa Bay/Baltimore-1st Champ as notable exceptions). To put it this way, there are something like 45-50 decent starting pash rushers (DE/DT/LB) in the NFL. There are less than half of that in terms of QB's. Even if you grade Clowney as equal to Bridgewater, the QB position is just so much more important.

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