Quote:Welcome to the board, Broncos Guy. Denver was one of my favoritre teams before I started rooting for the Jaguars in 1997 and I still like the Broncos so I wanted Denver to win in Week 6 for playoff reasons (especially with the Chiefs still being undefeated). But one of my favorite Jaguars plays this season is Paul Posluszny's pick 6.


When Josh McDaniels was the coach in Denver, I was as mad at Pat Bowlen as Chargers fans were at Ed Hochuli. I believe in the phrase, "If it is not broke, don't fix it." At the time Mike Shanahan was fired, the Broncos were not broken. But I am happy with their current direction under John Fox and (for four weeks) Jack Del Rio.


I understand why people say losing now helps the Jaguars in the future only because I know many fans are stupid. My issue with them is they assume Teddy Bridgewater will definitely go #1 overall, only a 0-16 team can get that pick, and we specifically need Bridgewater to be our next quarterback. All of those statements are false. How do I know that?


1. At this point last year, most people thought Geno Smith would go #1 overall. He fell out of the first round.

2. Only one team in NFL history (the 2008 Lions) had that record, but every year a team clinches the #1 pick.

3. Quarterbacks drafted #1 overall are not always the best QB in their class (see Tim Couch and Alex Smith).


So why does anybody think the only way to solve our quarterback problem is lose every game and draft Teddy Bridgewater with the #1 pick? Those fans are annoying to me and one reason I am happy about Jacksonville's four wins. But I totally understand the "lose now for a better future" idea, even though I don't agree with it at all.


To answer your question: If the best quarterback in next year's draft is still available at our pick number, trading down is stupid. We have 10 picks because of trades (one pick from the Lions and two from the Ravens) and can't afford to settle for the second-best quarterback in a weak class or wait a year for Jameis Winston to come out.