Missed this comment from Clark on QBs

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I also don't understand why people feel the QB position is so risky, it's the most important position so you should be willing to take the chance especially when you factor in there are busts at every position, no position is completely safe.

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.