(12-13-2017, 08:09 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Mayfield may not even be in the discussion if Bortles does everything in his power over the next three weeks to help the team finish 12 - 4. If he wins 1 play-off game or at least has a winning performance in a losing effort he's not going anywhere. Coughlin will keep building around him. Because if he DOES pull that off the biggest argument will be that he did it with no Allen Robinson, really no Allen Hurns, an inconsistent Marqise Lee and then two rookies in Cole and Westbrook.

Honestly I don't want to have to draft a QB at all in RD1 next year. We should be eye balling either a quality offensive lineman or a balanced tight end late in RD1 next year. Not a QB. I don't see Mayfield going in the top five either. He's a great college Quarterback. He's a Heisman trophy winner. He could potentially win the National Championship game. That all looks fine and dandy on paper. Buuuuuuuuut. He's also shown tremendous lack of responsibility, a lack of respect for authority, and a a few classless acts on the field whether it was before, during or after a win.

All of these characteristics will be considered come draft day. Is he going to be the next Wilson or Wentz? Or is he going to be the next Manziel or Couch? He's got a lot of work to do. And he's going to be heavily scrutinized by any team interviewing him. Just don't know if you can completely trust the kid. And that's why I don't see him as a top five pick. I think the slot will be anywhere from the 10th spot and down in all honesty. And that's being generous because we have so many teams entering next year with HUGE questions at QB whether it's a matter of teams trying to fill a void now or in the future. He'll more than likely be selected out of desperation.

And for me personally this QB class is starting to dwindle down to where it feels more like 2011 and not 2004. You might get one star QB out of 2018 instead of three like most people were hoping for. I don't see an Eli Manning, Philip Rivers or Ben Roethlisberger QB class of prospects this year. A lot of draft hopefuls that flaked out.

If we are content to sit back and keep Bortles, I think I'm going to have to take some time away from football. This is the best team we've ever had, but the weak link is still QB. Bortles will never have a ceiling any higher than serviceable and we all know how low his floor can go. Personally, I see this as a very deep first round QB class and we could possibly find an improvement in round 2 as well. Do I wanna have to draft another QB? No, but I believe it's necessary. If we pass up a QB from this class and Bortles reverts to his 2016 form, we're screwed for years to come. Other than improvements on the O-Line and a starting TE, I see no other glaring needs. It would be nice to add another receiver and depth at LB and CB, but those aren't "must haves." We could realistically find the pieces in this draft to form a dynasty for years to come, but we have to be willing to take a risk and draft a QB. If we don't, I believe all the money we spent on defense, will be for nothing, if the ultimate goal is a Superbowl.

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