Quote:Andy Dalton was picked in the second round, #35 overall. Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy were fifth round picks.

 

An ACL tear really should not make a player drop so far like that. To suggest that injury makes any player a permanent backup is ridiculous. Mark Brunell tore up a knee in college, then did it again in 1997. Did anyone ever say he should be a backup after that?

Jimmy Clausen was 2nd rounder, McCoy was a 3rd rounder.

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13199/colt-mccoy

http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13198/jimmy-clausen

 

You're right about an ACL tear making a player drop so far but it occurred so close to the draft. I know Marcus Lattimore plays a different position, but there's an example of high round draft pick dropping due to injury. You typically want high draft picks to start sooner rather than later. He's no Adrian Peterson so he's not starting at the beginning of the season.

 

As far as permanent back up, I never said he would be. I said depending on his skill level he may or may not be. The same could happen if he was in the 2nd or 3rd, like Clausen or Mccoy. Dalton ended up working out for his team, at least at the serviceable starter level. 

 

I personally like Aaron Murray but as a fan, and again this is all just my opinion, I want someone who will light up the scoreboard now not later. If we get Aaron Murray I would rather pick another QB higher and have Murray as a later round pick.

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