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Originally Posted by rbanerjee23
Everyone who thinks QB is the top choice needs a cat scan
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Are you telling me the Colts would have been better off if they had selected Kyle Turley or Tra Thomas in 98? A quality QB can turn your franchise around more then an OL can. The Bengals are most likely still near the bottom of the NFL had they not picked Carson Palmer. By the same token I'll be the first to admit that the Texans and Lions would have been better off selecting McKinne instead of Carr and Harrington.
To me what would be unacceptable is not using our second round pick on a Tackle, or a Guard (assuming we pick up a few quality Tackles in free agency). Then after that brining in at least two more rookies, selected during the draft mind you, to compete in camp.
I think that the decision will be to select a QB or T in the first, I don't think a 2nd round QB has been successful in today's NFL with the exception of Drew Brees whos overall position would be that of a 1st round pick today (32nd overall) and Brett Farve (who was picked in the 2nd round 200 years ago) so I would rule out picking a QB in the 2nd. In fact recent history says you would be better off getting a QB in the 3rd or 4th round (Schuab, Orton, and Simms) as opposed to the second round (Kolb, Beck, Stanton, Clemons, T. Jackson, Brohm).
Look no one here is a bigger proponent of the O-Line then me, but we're going to need a QB to compete in this division. Don't get me wrong we need to bring in at least 4 Lineman capable of starting next year, but it still doesn't change the fact that we need to find a QB.
I will say this though, one of the biggest compliments towards the Allen/Gruden era in Tampa Bay was a willingingness to spend high draft picks for the sake of building a respectable O-Line so if all signs are pointing towards the owner bringing in those two then I'd be all for it, even if it means bringing in more QB's then Vinny does RB's.