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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
Here we go...
It IS risky.
And yes, though you think otherwise, a bust with a high QB pick can, and does cripple a franchise.
You've made a financial commitment to this guy for 4-5 years, and if he goes south on you, you're screwed. Bad QB play will stunt the growth of the entire offense. And you can't pull him, because you're paying him a shit-ton of money. So you have to ride it out, and take that shot again, hoping to hit the next time - while other players are basically being wasted in their prime because the team is going nowhere without an offense that opposing defenses have to respect. (See: JaMarcus Russell)
If you pick any other position that early and they bust, it doesn't have the same effect.
Draft a LT and he sucks? Move him into guard, or give him help. But his bad play isn't going to stall the entire offense.
Draft a DT and he sucks? You keep playing him because he's going to give you SOMETHING, and his play alone isn't going to **** up the entire defense.
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great so you have a LT playing guard...and no QB....
what's the point?
you're trying to build a championship team not minimize risk....
now matter how you say it, "don't draft a QB because it is risky" is a loser's mentality...the exact loser's mentality that has infested this franchise for decades....