GrudginglyPessimistic Posted March 31, 2010 Posted March 31, 2010 If you are again going to not do what it takes to get a true franchise QB, then trade down and hope we can make the team better. I would trade down twice if possible and take a tackle, NT etc with those picks. We all know we want/need a franchise QB. The problem is that 1) there is significant doubt that there is a franchise QB to be had in this draft, and 2) even if there is one (Bradford most likely) he probably does not develop well if taking him comes with the downside that the OL in front of him without the reinforcement of a 1st round pick (probably Buluga) likely hinders his development into a franchise QB. The 1st round QB choices simply all have significant enough downsides individually that there is a significant risk they do nothing for the Bills in the long-term (Bradford- looks great but coming off of two shoulder injuries that cost him PT and having had the luxury of a great OL in college, Claussen- also coming back from significant injury which hurt his play and as unfortunately was not able to elevate ND above losing status as a leader, Tebow- will likely need a year or two of development before he develops a pro speed release. In fact, Tebow is likely not the only one of these 3 who may well provide no first year benefit to the Bills. The second factor of this Bills team simply not being very good and no place to support a rookie (like Pitts where RoboQB was the missing element or E. Manning was the one element away for NYG). The Bills are simply not one player away from winning it all and will be fortunate to be one player away from adequacy. You certainly want/need a franchise QB but can you really make a case that any of three players is that franchise QB for the Bills> I don't think so.
Rob's House Posted March 31, 2010 Posted March 31, 2010 For those screaming LT in the first, what if they have a guy tabbed in the 3rd or 4th that they feel can play at a quality level for a long time? AGAIN.... go look at the LT's that started in the last couple of superbowls. This whole 'gotta have a all world LT' BS doesn't fly anymore. Get a QB that is worth a ****, get a 'good' LT and the rest takes care of its self. BTW Denver and Cleveland have 'Great' / 'Pro bowl' Left tackles. It really helped them right? Look at where the top QBs in the league were drafted. Most of the successful ones weren't top 5 or top 10 picks. Instead of vague generalities, how about you name who you want and give a plausible scenario for how that happens.
JohnC Posted March 31, 2010 Posted March 31, 2010 BTW Denver and Cleveland have 'Great' / 'Pro bowl' Left tackles. It really helped them right? Your distorting of facts and history to support your position are becoming commonplace. The Browns did draft a qb very high in the draft when they were an expansion team; that player was Couch from Kentucky. He was ruined before he had a fair opportunity to develop because the line was dreadful. Let me refresh your memory on a more recent first round qb selection by the Browns: Brady Quinn. I'm sure you are aware that he is not on the Browns anymore. He was traded for virtually nothing. The BEST player on the Browns is Joe Thomas, a first round LT selection. The BEST player for the Broncos is Ryan Clady, a first round LT selection. To make the claim that these respective teams are not very good because of their all-pro LTs is a very non-reasoned analysis.
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