What's with the Thigpen fixation?

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Originally Posted by prhom

I think a top 5 pick QB is like the rims. So few of those guys are really worth the money. You just don't know and it's fine if you have the luxury of f-ing around with them, but we don't we have real needs at other positions. I just don't want to be sitting here next october bitching about how Sanchez doesn't have any time to throw or how it sucks that he had a season ending injury in the first game of the season because our o-line is crap.

I am all for drafting a QB!

I can see the pro QB side using the same excuses like no time to throw, sacked, hurried, read the defense to make a decision next year when we do draft a QB, if they play bad or are outplayed by one of the "bad" prospects this year as the other side is using now for TT. I can also see the reason if it is Sanchez of the "well he was only a starter" for a year in college come up. A #3 pick after getting drafted can not use that excuse since it is being used now to debuke the best foot work, pro-style, etc. etc. IMO

I believe the O-line is important due to the fact if you would rather have an O-line learn, gel and get cohesive first or would you rather have a good prospective QB have to overcome the fight against having no line and overcome the jump from college to the NFL and risk the most important cog getting hurt or a kink in his confidence?

I feel we have been without a self developed QB for so long at this point that I am willing to take the risk on the QB at this point to provide more time for the QB to develop.

I have a hard time seeing where one side is absolutely right and the other side is wrong at this point considering our history.