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Originally Posted by SNR
It's far more QB >>> pass rusher > LT.
Teams win Super Bowls with elite QBs while also putting pressure on the other team's elite QB.
There's a pretty good article about what new concepts in quick-pass spread systems and option reads are doing to the importance of the position
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/91...-espn-magazine |
But here's where this argument falls apart. I agree, an elite QB is more important than an elite LT, but it looks like the Chiefs, and they're not alone, feel there is no elite QB in the draft. It seems they,and others, feel there's no difference making QB, or a QB that now, and in the near future, will be as good as Alex Smith.
You can say you must take the QB that will be really good, and win games for your team, and you'd be right, but you can't just take a QB #1 that you don't believe in. In that case a LT that's close to guaranteed to be good for a while is a better pick.