Originally Posted by melbar (Post 5505921)

Was this an argument? Cause I missed it. Your reaching.

Originally Posted by milkman (Post 5505907)

I have a hard time with this.

When everyone thought that Stafford might have a chance to be the QB the Chiefs would be drafting, we heard nothing but arguments that he wasn't a franchise QB.

Bradford was the franchise QB.

Now it's Sanchez, and suddenly everyone says that Stafford is the only franchise QB in this draft.

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2 (Post 5505927)

You draft the player, not the position.

Mecca, the other day you said Scott Wright has the best internet draft site and is one of the best in the business. Why does he have Curry as the #2 prospect in the entire draft and Sanchez at #8? Why does Wright say that Curry is a "marvelous all around player who is effective in every aspect of the game...as good as any linebacker prospect to come along in recent memory" ?

Originally Posted by KcChiefsKing (Post 5505915)

Having the 3rd pick sucks this year. If we had a later pick, I would have no problem trying out Sanchez or Curry or anyone. But no one in this draft other than Stafford stands out as a clear cut #3.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 5505923)

The Colts? Who have never drafted a LB in the first round let alone in the top 5?

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 5505932)

What's ironic is that I bet most of the people strongly against taking Sanchez at #3 would be ok with the idea of drafting Davis or Freeman in the 2nd round. As if it's somehow better to take a player that is more of a gamble in round 2.

This franchise isn't in the position it's in now because of only missing on round 1 picks. Rounds 2-3 are just as important, yet somehow this is overlooked.

Originally Posted by lazepoo (Post 5505914)

I'm not arguing that at all. The OP was about how could Curry be worth the 3rd pick, and I'm wracking my brain trying to think of how, especially since he's showing up in some real mocks. I think that a QB is absolutely more important than an LB, and I know that obviously the players that are drafted earlier have a lot more talent than later picks and UDFAs.

The reason that this thread is being hijacked is that a lot of people are just tired of hearing that the only way we're going to be relevant again is if we draft a QB. Frankly, if Pioli isn't sold that Sanchez is a sure thing, I don't believe he will draft him with our first pick.

Originally Posted by melbar (Post 5505912)

I've made the arguments over and over and you've yet to address anything except to go back to LB isnt an important position. How bout what team has won the SB without great LB play?

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 5505932)

What's ironic is that I bet most of the people strongly against taking Sanchez at #3 would be ok with the idea of drafting Davis or Freeman in the 2nd round. As if it's somehow better to take a player that is more of a gamble in round 2.

This franchise isn't in the position it's in now because of only missing on round 1 picks. Rounds 2-3 are just as important, yet somehow this is overlooked.

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 5505932)

What's ironic is that I bet most of the people strongly against taking Sanchez at #3 would be ok with the idea of drafting Davis or Freeman in the 2nd round. As if it's somehow better to take a player that is more of a gamble in round 2.

This franchise isn't in the position it's in now because of only missing on round 1 picks. Rounds 2-3 are just as important, yet somehow this is overlooked.

Originally Posted by dirk digler (Post 5505938)

I might have missed it but maybe someone should start a thread stating what makes Sanchez a franchise QB and worthy of the #3 pick besides being a QB.

I am not being a hater or anything I would be interested in the reasons. My concern with him is he just didn't play enough to make any kind of judgment on him.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 5505939)

I think all the years of shitty picks have made some people think we should just take safe players, I remember all the Tamba Hali cocksucking cause he was safe.

Originally Posted by keg in kc (Post 5505944)

Nobody said linebacker isn't an important position. What people are saying is that in a coverage linebacker is not considered a top-10 selection in terms of draft value. And that's not even an opinion; it's a fact based on who's been drafted where over the last decade. Pass rushing linebackers do get drafted that high, to either play weak-side end on a 4-3 or pass-rushing OLB in a 3-4, although if they're undersized even they fall into the second half of the round.

For Curry to go this high, as a coverage linebacker, he'd pretty much have to be a once-in-a-generation kind of player, the exception to the rule.