Worried: Someone tell me why we won't get murdered by Atlanta.

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Originally Posted by O.city

But they have a star at QB. Legit gunslinging star, who can carry them while they continue to build the roster into what they want. It's that part that Pioli seems to be really great at doing. He's built a talented, while unproven at alot of places, roster. He just went about it the wrong way, if that makes any sense.

And I ask again, who was he supposed to take at QB that would have justified the pick?

We weren't getting Stafford. We weren't getting Bradford. We weren't getting Luck or Griffin.

So...Sanchez? Tebow? Clausen? Weeden?

You dont' pick a QB just to pick a QB. You don't reach for a position just to pick that said position. And if they picked up a guy like Dalton, Foles, Wilson, etc., there is about a 98.9% chance that they were going to be second or third string anyway.

Especially when you had a quarterback on roster who was fresh off a Pro Bowl appearance in 2010.

They picked up Stanzi because he represented the best pick for the team right then and there. Other than that, you could argue that the guys they picked were better players for the team needs versus a QB at the various spots.

However, as Cassel is nearing the end of his contract (2014), Quinn hasn't necessarily distinguished himself and Stanzi is only a second year guy, I can see them looking at the position earnestly in the 2013 draft where there are four, maybe five guys who will end up with first round grades, not including the potential juniors who could, which might be up to three that would receive high draft grades as well. It's a monster QB class just considering the seniors.

They/he (Pioli) has ignored the QB position because he really didn't need to address it to this point because Cassel is a decent (not great) QB who had a Pro Bowl level season in 2010 and there really wasn't a guaranteed starter stud that they could have selected when they have picked the past three drafts. That's going to change this next draft - possibly.