Missed this comment from Clark on QBs

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Originally Posted by Unleash_the_Phury

I don't have a problem drafting a QB; I think it would be foolish not to. But when you draft a guy with the number 3 pick, any 'competition' is transparent and laughable; the guy you give 30 million in guarantees to is obviously going to start eventually. Take a qb in the second or third round and watch what happens when you have competent coaching.

And Thigpen will probably look a lot better with an overhauled line east of Albert and Waters.

That's not always true. Didn't Phillip Rivers backup Drew Brees briefly, Jay Cutler didn't immediately start over Jake Plummer. There's plenty of examples of first round QBs not starting immediately.