(02-10-2019, 04:09 AM)JackCity Wrote:

(02-10-2019, 12:10 AM)pirkster Wrote: Should we be using similar logic to look down on Haskins if he's not projected #1 overall (as most top of class high caliber QB prospects are?)

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Foles may not end up here.

But the theme developing in this thread is a distrust in the selections/decisions we've made.

Whether or not we land Foles... that second part is what concerns me most.

I thought 2017 would have showed you the error of using logic like that to determine how good you think prospect is.

Also Haskins is projected to go top 5 and likely will be taken #2 or #3 if the Raiders don't fancy moving back. Only reason he isn't the de facto #1 in mocks is because A) The 49ers don't need a QB and B) It's early in draft season and they haven't expressed an interest in moving yet. 

If the jaguars moved to #1 he'd be the projected #1 pick. If they were only able to move to #2 he'd still be just as good as a prospect, it just means the 49ers wanted to stay pat and take their guy regardless of the trade bait.


Yes I think you're absolutely right on the decision making part

The point I'm trying to make here, is that there's a good chance the best QB of the class isn't Haskins - just the same way the best QB of the class wasn't Trubisky.

What we're seeing with the lack of strength at the top of this QB class, is that other positions are of much greater quality and value.  That doesn't happen when there's a quality franchise QB candidate at the top.  No, the eventual best of class aren't always there - which is my point.

Sure, Haskins could be the first off the board.  But like the class you keep pointing back to, the best of class could actually be taken later.  That's the danger in QB classes that aren't as strong as others.  Who "will be" the QB(s) to take aren't as clear.

I'm not sure where you're seeing this lock for top 5.  There's MUCH more defensive value there with the pass rushers and DL.  Sure, there could be someone willing to get ahead of the Giants, but that's not where the value is slotting him.  IIRC, he was initially advised top 20 and later it was narrowed to top 10 (after the news Herbert was staying in school.)  Any QB the Giants may take is stretching the value of these QBs, but that's not unusual with a shallow class like this.

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