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Originally Posted by jettio
The 49ers drafted Alex Smith as 1st overall and he only lost his job to a superstud that is Colin Kaepernick.
It is ridiculous to think that it matters who drafted the highly rated QB.
I can't believe how widespread this stupid idea is, that there is some tremendous satisfaction in drafting a 1st round QB and watching him grow.
Granted, you can look back on some prior drafts and compare who the Chiefs picked to which available QBs they did not draft and be a little frustated, but it would be awful darn stooopid for Dorsey and Reid to draft a QB this year just to make the crowd that thinks like you happy.
This is their first year with the Chiefs, they should not take a flyer on a QB they do not believe in, just because you asked to tooth fairy to bring you a first round QB.
And that goes to all of the other posters who have been on this ridiculous campaign to draft a QB for the sake of it.
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At least some of the "homegrown QB" rhetoric comes from the knowledge that other team's castoffs rarely if ever succeed elsewhere. Our own QB track record is the perfect evidence for that argument.
I would love it if Reid/Dorsey would draft a QB just to make me personally happy, but that's not why I'm pissed that they don't take a chance. I'm pissed because my experience has taught me that there is an incredibly high probability that the strategy they are trying is going to fail. It has been demonstrated repeatedly.
Even if Alex Smith is a good QB, is he better than the 49ers current QB? So basically, we're going for at best, the 2nd best possible QB? I'd rather have the hope of the unknown, boom or bust, rather than the safety of known mediocrity.
That's just me though, I can completely understand somebody else not feeling that way.