VICTORY IS MINE!!!!!

[Canofbier]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

My take on this is a little different than most here.

I'm ALL FOR taking a QB in the first round. However, doing so doesn't come without the most major of risks. If you take a guy and he's a Jamarcus Russell or a David Carr or a Mark Sanchez, you can set your team back years and years. Then you draft another guy........and it possibly happens again. What I'm saying is, we could have been drafting first round QB's all this time, and be in the exact same boat.

On the flip side, it's ****ing hard to get my head around the fact that we haven't drafted a first round QB in 29 ****ing years.

That's like getting the clap when you lose your virginity then swearing off pussy forever. It makes no sense.

IMO, that's not really true anymore with the new rookie salary structure. Look at the Jaguars and Blaine Gabbert. They whiffed on him, but unless there's some enormous turn-around, they're going to be in a position to draft a new guy this year. Whether or not they actually do is up to them, but they're certainly capable of it.

[TheGuardian]

Originally Posted by Canofbier

IMO, that's not really true anymore with the new rookie salary structure. Look at the Jaguars and Blaine Gabbert. They whiffed on him, but unless there's some enormous turn-around, they're going to be in a position to draft a new guy this year. Whether or not they actually do is up to them, but they're certainly capable of it.

Now this is true. I guess I'm still thinking with the old cap structure in mind.

Taking a QB first round used to could really cripple your franchise for a long time if he did not pan out because you were handcuffed to him because of money.

I mean look at Alex Smith. He still sucks (I can't believe people think he doesn't) but he's still there playing game manager for a great defense because of the money invested in him.

You're still left with the issue of how long do you let a guy play to develop, and when do you bench him or draft a new guy. That is still an issue.

And just as an I told you so to all the people that argued with me for 2 years about Snatchez.......he ****ing blows and I told you so. He's been the reason that team never reached the SB.