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The people who are big on Geno just think the guy is good. It doesn't have anything to do with "saving the franchise". If there was another player in this draft that I thought was worth drafting more than the class' number one quarterback I'd be all over it. But I don't like any of the alternatives. We don't need Star or Joeckel here, we don't need any of the pass rushers. There's just no Ogden or Megatron or Suh in this class that warrants skipping the top QB. Saying that doesn't mean I think Geno is Andrew Luck, but if my alternatives on draft day do not include "definite hall of fame calibre generational player" at some other position, I'm going to go for a QB who has a chance at being good over any other positions with the same chance at being good, because the potential gain for the franchise is greater. It's simple logic, it's far and away the most important position in today's game, and it's not much of a risk anymore with the CBA.
And if the team decides that Wilson is their #1 QB and goes that route? Great! Or (shudder) Barkley. The point isn't to get Geno, it's to get a quarterback, and to do it early.
If the team on the other hand decides to take another position, or god forbid trades down and tries to go the budget route with a 2nd round QB, or even god forbiddier goes for some garbage like Alex Smith, well, then I'll be sorely disappointed. It's the same shit they've done for 30 years, and it's going to end the same way that it has for 30 years.
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