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Originally Posted by okcchief
It sickens me to say it, but go Raiders! Rooting against this team now is rooting for the future.
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There's just as much proof that Geno Smith or _____(fill in the 2013 draftee QB name) will be the next todd blackledge or ryan leaf or tim couch or brady quinn or vince young as they can be the next RGIII, luck, eli manning or aaron rodgers.
In fact, looking at all the first round picks over the last 7 years, I'm pretty certain the cards are stacked against first rounders being CP's definition of a "franchise quarterback"
2005
A. Smith (1) - Still just a game manager, like dilfer
A. Rogers (24) *****
J. Cambell (25) not in the league
2006
V. Young (3) -not in the league
M. Leinart (10) - back up
J. Cutler (11) - You wish we took this guy?
2007
J. Russel (1) - not in the league
B. Quinn (22) - our starting QB (this week)
2008
M. Ryan (3) - *****
J. Flacco (18) - you want to tank for flacco?
2009
M. Stafford (1) - ****
M. Sanchez (5) - so many CPers would have pissed all over themselves to have this guy.....
J. Freeman (17) Better than Quinn?
2010
S. Bradford (1) weak QB year?
Jesus tebow (25) weak QB year?
2011
C. Newton (1) one year wonder? VickII?
J. Locker (8) You want to lose for this guy?
B. Gabbert (10) you want to lose for this guy?
C. Ponder (12) You want to lose for this guy?
And of course 2012
luck (1) suck for luck? jury still out, possibly a ****
RGIII (2) Cam II? seems like a ****
Tannehill (8) you want to lose for this guy?
weeden (22) - older than Quinn
I count 5 Franchise or possible franchise QBs, per CP, on this list out of 23 (marked with ****). Rainman, where's this put our odds at getting a franchise QB with a first round QB next year?
3 out of 23 are out of the league, another 3 out of the 23 were backups at the beginning of the year (Quinn the exception now).
Out of the remaining 12 we got Alex Smith, Jay Cutler, flacco, Sanchez, Freeman, Bradford (half) with a couple years under their belts and nothing to show. This is the group that we can argue about. You want to root for loses for possibly a QB like these 6? And you then curse DEB ALL CAPS for saying you're jaded? get a grip. All the arguments, name calling, cussing are coming down to pioli getting one of these 6 or a player like them, to make you "happy".
CP attitude has jumped the shark