Bobhaze
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I like this philosophy. Draft a QB often. The high stakes first rounder is no guarantee so trading huge draft capital to get a guy like Burrow or Tua is always a high risk.I have always thought we should draft a QB every year or at least sign a free agent one.
Brady, Warner, Romo, Mark Brunnell, Brad Johnson, Joe Thiesman, Mark Rypien even Bart Starr was a high pick. There are Super Bowl winners in that group. You just never know because playing the position is so enigmatic and hard to quantify.
Give me a QB in the 6th round rather than a corner from Drexel every single time because if the corner hits that’s nice. If the QB hits it changes your franchise for years and as the Patriots have shown you can leverage great draft picks if they develop.
I’ve just never understood the downside compared to the upside.
Drafting a long shot in rounds 3-7 is a good idea even if only to have a quality backup who can become bigger trade value or to eventually become the starter is good policy IMO. For whatever reason, this team just doesn’t like to draft QBs.