TwentyOne
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I know i am playing Don Quixote here but i have to get that off my chest.
If i were running the show in Dallas (GM), i'd do all in my power to start valuing the QB position.
Quaterbacks in todays NFL make double the money the 2nd best payed players get. It is without question the most important position in the sport and so the most chanciest. Chanciest because errors at that position usually have the biggest impact on the outcome of games.
So it to me is trivial to invest the most resources into that position. That means draft capital AND money.
Before i start how i would approach the drafting of that position, i have to put on record that i would hand out a second contract only to a QB from whom i am sure that he is elite. And i mean elite. Not Mahomes or Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen good, i mean elite like Montana, P. Manning, Aaron Rodgers or Marino for instance.
I am convinced that in todays NFL you can win the big game with one of the lower tier good QBs. And you can find them easier thru the draft than people want to make me believe. You can win with a Purdy, with a Cousins, with a Goff or Stafford. You dont need a Mahomes or a Jackson, a Herbert or a Josh Allen. And you can find those QBs in every draft.
So by saying this i would draft every year a QB. Yes. Every year!
Every third year i would spent my first round pick on a QB.
Every other year i would spend a 2nd or a 3rd on a QB.
- That would give me a chance to draft a potential starter every third year. This kid would have 1 year to develop behind my actual starter and then take over after the 4th year if my starter is not elite.
- after that 4th year of my starter i can trade him or extend him if he is elite. Then trade my other first round pick or use him as a backup.
- i always have the 5rth year option if i am not quite sure about the decission i have to make.
- The 2nd and 3rd rounders are my backups/development type player. With them i try to up my chances to find a diamond in the rough. I can always trade them away if they dont pan out.
Let me explain my approach a little more:
There was a great research some years ago that showed that the draft is more of a gamble than actual about knowledge/scouting. Of course there is knowledge and experience involved but it is also luck in there too. And the latter its a big factor. Conclusion of this research was that you try to accumulate the picks inside the first three rounds. The first three rounds because these have the biggest chances to find you good or great players (instant or potential starters).
The important finding of the research is: You never ever trade those picks away. You try to get more of those.
In short: The essence is to have many of them. Its not so important how high of a pick they are.
So there you have it: My approach to find a QB who you can win a SB with.
If i were running the show in Dallas (GM), i'd do all in my power to start valuing the QB position.
Quaterbacks in todays NFL make double the money the 2nd best payed players get. It is without question the most important position in the sport and so the most chanciest. Chanciest because errors at that position usually have the biggest impact on the outcome of games.
So it to me is trivial to invest the most resources into that position. That means draft capital AND money.
Before i start how i would approach the drafting of that position, i have to put on record that i would hand out a second contract only to a QB from whom i am sure that he is elite. And i mean elite. Not Mahomes or Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen good, i mean elite like Montana, P. Manning, Aaron Rodgers or Marino for instance.
I am convinced that in todays NFL you can win the big game with one of the lower tier good QBs. And you can find them easier thru the draft than people want to make me believe. You can win with a Purdy, with a Cousins, with a Goff or Stafford. You dont need a Mahomes or a Jackson, a Herbert or a Josh Allen. And you can find those QBs in every draft.
So by saying this i would draft every year a QB. Yes. Every year!
Every third year i would spent my first round pick on a QB.
Every other year i would spend a 2nd or a 3rd on a QB.
- That would give me a chance to draft a potential starter every third year. This kid would have 1 year to develop behind my actual starter and then take over after the 4th year if my starter is not elite.
- after that 4th year of my starter i can trade him or extend him if he is elite. Then trade my other first round pick or use him as a backup.
- i always have the 5rth year option if i am not quite sure about the decission i have to make.
- The 2nd and 3rd rounders are my backups/development type player. With them i try to up my chances to find a diamond in the rough. I can always trade them away if they dont pan out.
Let me explain my approach a little more:
There was a great research some years ago that showed that the draft is more of a gamble than actual about knowledge/scouting. Of course there is knowledge and experience involved but it is also luck in there too. And the latter its a big factor. Conclusion of this research was that you try to accumulate the picks inside the first three rounds. The first three rounds because these have the biggest chances to find you good or great players (instant or potential starters).
The important finding of the research is: You never ever trade those picks away. You try to get more of those.
In short: The essence is to have many of them. Its not so important how high of a pick they are.
So there you have it: My approach to find a QB who you can win a SB with.
