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Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess
you guys can say it is a media conspiracy
but every ****ing god damn year I can remember for forever there has been a QB that has risen to the top and everyone was like "yep, top 5 pick for sure"
well other than the Pennington year
and all of the scouts have basically said "meh, no...no this year. Sorry."
I'm inclined to think that, unfortunately, there just wasn't an elite QB this year (prospect wise).
Can one of them end up being a franchise player? of course
but you can't fault the Chiefs for not reaching for a QB just because it is a QB
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Teams were scared to death of Cam Newton for the longest time.
Lots of scouts didn't think the Rams should draft Sam Bradford at 1 because he wasn't worth it. He was far from the consensus "Yep, top 5 QB. Definitely" kind of player you speak of.
The ESPN crew hemmed and hawed when the Falcons picked Matt Ryan at 3.
Recent history suggests that those kind of draft years are far more rare than you might think. And in those cases, what are teams supposed to do? I guess the expectation is that they keep on being doormats of the league, but by golly they will be doormats with fantastic left tackle play!
When you bottom out, there's only one way to go. Up. Take the QB. Grow some balls and roll the ****ing dice. Again, if your risk pays off, your team becomes an INSTANT contender with the way the league favors the QB position.