Maybe. Obviously we don't get to sit into interviews and aren't privledged to all the information the people making the calls are. If he was taken first that would have meant he didn't screw up in interviews and such or for whatever reason he fell so you are basically talking about an imaginary player in a sense.

If they had done that though does that change everything leading up to the draft? I'm assuming Daniel isn't here at 3 million a year and Bray is the backup. That's a plus. I'm assuming Stephenson is the RT and playing better than Fisher. That's a plus.

I don't know. Interesting thought, and I'm not sure we wouldnt' be better off now and in the future.

I would say about 20% would be. I think the poll at the top of the thread would be about the same if that was the question.

**** NO.

Winston could have served the purpose of "win now" easily. EASILY. And probably better than rookie Fisher.
Goddamnit people; he may have been the best tackle in the draft, but he WAS NOT a tackle worth taking with a 1.1. PERIOD.

Anywho; back to the subject at hand. Trading for Alex, picking up Geno, and acquiring Bray would have been the best goddamned draft this franchise has had in DECADES. DECADES.
Our QB roster was pure dogshit in 2012, and with these selections/moves, it would have upgraded to out-****ing-STANDING overnight.

Well we currently have 2/3 so that's pretty good right? :spock:

I really ****ing hate it when people act like they know it all.

Most of them know exactly squat.

ROFL

Why do people keep saying this? He has only truly coached ONE QB. He didn't do squat with the rest.

My thoughts/opinions exactly.

This draft sucks! No impact players! Everyone has warts!

When presented with a bunch of bad, risky options, take the one with the most upside and potential impact.

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 4m
Geno Smith & Aaron Rodgers lead NFL in completions on throws 21+ yards in air with 9

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Only thing Geno throws is quick hitches and smoke screens.

That's not true. Getting bad QBs to play so well that teams want them badly enough to give up high draft picks is doing more than squat. Reid is good with QBs. Other than in his last season, what QB didn't play well for him?

3TD's 6 Ints.

Go find Peyton Manning's first 3 games stats.... or Perhaps Alex Smith's.

Do QB's not improve their turnover ratios as they gain experience? Geno will learn what he can't get away with in the NFL and he will stop trying to force silly passes he got away with in college. It's called learning and getting better.

But whatever, you have such Hate for Geno Smith that it doesn't matter if he turns out Elite, you are still going to hate him.

I posted this back in February:

Reid had success with the #2 overall pick.

Otherwise, the average numbers for every other QB he's "hand-picked" have been ****ing brutal.

Yup. Whenever I hear "Reid is a QB guru", I just laugh.