If not #1, where?

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

So, you're saying that if Locker and Gabbert were successful QB's, both men would have been fired anyway?

I'm not buying that.

Are you suggesting that if they had passed on Locker and Gabbert and continued winning 6-7 games with the veterans they had, they wouldn't have been?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Are you suggesting that if they had passed on Locker and Gabbert and continued winning 6-7 games with the veterans they had, they wouldn't have been?

I think it's possible, especially if they hadn't reached on QB's the year prior, yes. Reaching for a QB shows not only desperation but the fact that said GM can't properly evaluate quarterbacks.

Although Gene Smith had been on shaky ground for a long time.