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Originally Posted by Baby Lee
Whomever we pick, I'm considerably CONSIDERABLY less concerned if he is the next Luck than I am that he is the next Leaf, Carr, or Akili Smith.
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That's the risk with any player at any position. And let's be honest here, with this team's record with first round draft picks, what difference would it really make if it
is the next Leaf, Carr or Akili Smith. I mean, if we're going to focus on the negative possibility, is that really markedly worse than drafting the next Tyson Jackson or Glenn Dorsey or Larry Johnson or Ryan Sims or Sylvester Morris or John Tait or Victor Riley or Trezelle Jenkins. Is the risk of taking a shot and failing at QB somehow worse than the risk of drafting a "guy" at another position, much less drafting a complete bust. We've got 20 years of first round busts and "just a guy" picks balanced against the one big hit in Tony Gonzalez and the little bubble of hits with DJ, Hali and Bowe. Are there any other players that this team has taken in the first round in the last 20 years that would really hurt us to lose? That's what the "safe" approach has gotten us. What difference would it really have made if they'd taken a Ryan Leaf hit at QB instead of Victor Riley? Or an Akili Smith hit at QB instead of John Tait? Or David Carr instead of Ryan Sims?
All of this completely disregarding the real possibility that we draft someone who
isn't a bust at QB.
And there's no better time in the history of the league to it than now, thanks to the CBA and rookie slotting.