just more speculation about RGIII

[aturnis]

Tell me that it matters.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by aturnis

Tell me that it matters.

It matters because teams are smart enough to know that it's better to go with a young, elite, blue chip prospect, especially now at a far cheaper price, than to go with a second contract veteran.

The idea that you build through the draft and not free agency is a common sense principle that everybody knows, yet we are so firmly convinced that St. Louis would do the exact opposite... even with a blue chip pick.

[aturnis]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

It matters because teams are smart enough to know that it's better to go with a young, elite, blue chip prospect, especially now at a far cheaper price, than to go with a second contract veteran.

The idea that you build through the draft and not free agency is a common sense principle that everybody knows, yet we are so firmly convinced that St. Louis would do the exact opposite... even with a blue chip pick.

They have a lot of young core players on the roster they've drafted. Taking on ONE second contract player would be the worst thing in the world...you're right. The additional picks and their own picks in this draft are obviously not enough to help build that team. They need that ONE more. They need it. They do.

You act as though they are in KC's situation when KC started rebuilding to the present. There is one HUGE difference between us and them. They believe they have the single most important piece to the puzzle on their roster already. We don't, and won't anytime soon unless Stanzi is it.

Your thinking is flawed. You don't want KC to jump up to get a QB b/c it could set us back. News flash. All the talent on this roster will be wasted if KC doesn't get a legit QB.

Likewise, every year St. Louis isn't trying to win, is wasting the years of their franchise QB. So they build this team for "the future", how big is their window if you throw away the next 3+ yrs?

Not every team is as lucky as Indianapolis, they don't all luck into back to back legit franchise QB's.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by aturnis

They have a lot of young core players on the roster they've drafted. Taking on ONE second contract player would be the worst thing in the world...you're right. The additional picks and their own picks in this draft are obviously not enough to help build that team. They need that ONE more. They need it. They do.

You act as though they are in KC's situation when KC started rebuilding to the present. There is one HUGE difference between us and them. They believe they have the single most important piece to the puzzle on their roster already. We don't, and won't anytime soon unless Stanzi is it.

Your thinking is flawed. You don't want KC to jump up to get a QB b/c it could set us back. News flash. All the talent on this roster will be wasted if KC doesn't get a legit QB.

Likewise, every year St. Louis isn't trying to win, is wasting the years of their franchise QB. So they build this team for "the future", how big is their window if you throw away the next 3+ yrs?

Not every team is as lucky as Indianapolis, they don't all luck into back to back legit franchise QB's.

You create your own luck. To think Indy could have brought in either Garrard or Orton but did not is quite telling.