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Originally Posted by Shag
Keep in mind that any drafted QB is likely to take at least 2-3 years before making any real positive impact. The long the Chiefs wait to find their QBOTF, the later the development of that QB is pushed. We have an extraordinarily young team, and need to be developing a QB while also developing those other young players. What good is a young team coming to maturity when there's no QB to lead that team?
I agree with your concerns about Carl/Herm, but even if they are back next year, that's almost assuredly the last year of that regime. Hopefully, a drafted QB would sit most/all of the year on the bench behind a FA pickup, limiting the exposure behind a shoddy OL.
Even if they wanted to trade the #1, I think they'd have difficulty doing so. There's really not a "can't miss" prospect that everyone is clamoring for this year...
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And they tried that with Croyle. Im just going by history. History shows that QB's that play in Herm's scheme have at least a 75% chance of getting hurt.
for a young QB, that's never a good sign. We all know getting hurt most of the time doesn't lead to progression. And that is my ultimate concern.
Now, if they draft a QB with Carl and Herm here, Im with you, I hope that QB rides the pine for 1 year and play the next year with a new regime.
Im a firm believer, mind you this is my opinion, that a young QB will succeed if the environment around him is healthy enough. As we all know, that is not the case with Kansas City.
Instead of a QB, I'd rather go with the idea of drafting more lineman. I always beleive good football teams start upfront. I'd love it if this team were to draft another offensive tackle or even a pass rusher? If they could find a trading partner and get more picks, even better.