I should rephrase myself. Great "potential" QBs come out every draft. There will be another Mariota next season. And the season after that. Also, recent history, at least for the Rams, has shown that our first rounders make an impact in their first season. Brockers, Austin and Donald were all important pieces to the team their rookie seasons. And they made a difference. If we took Mariota at 10 and missed out on a HOF guard or tackle because we reached for a potential franchise QB, it would be a fatal mistake in such a crucial year.
I will preface this by saying that I don't want Mariota at 10. That being said, if he is there you take him unless someone offers a trade that you feel is a better value. If no one offers a good value of picks to us, we have to take him unless we have another player rated better.
So even though all we talk about is our massive holes on the Oline, you'd still be ok with taking a QB in the first? I don't understand the logic behind this.
The logic I'm using is that we have other draft picks in which we can fill holes in the O-line.
For the team ,undoubtedly, but let's hope that our coach and GM feel comfortable in their jobs. If not, let's be honest, it will be about next year. I hope that is NOT the case.
That hasn't been their mantra though. They've drafted players every year to make a difference and fill a need that year. It's season 4 in the Snisher era, we need results. No more of this future bull. It's silly for them to think that you can build a team to compete for 10 years. It just doesnt happen in this league. Get us to the damn playoffs.
Maybe, but they're obviously confident in their ability to develop(side bar:anyone think this word looks fucking stupid? I never know how to spell it)them. I get that they've gone BPA, but each year the rookie has been in the plans to start. That won't be the case with Mariota or any QB we draft.
My argument is that we should be trying to make a run at the playoffs THIS YEAR. It's a huge year in our free agent department. We're gunna end up losing key compotents to our team and have to draft new guys to replace them. I definetely see your side of the spectrum. But I would be more inclined to draft a QB if we had already made the playoffs or even had a good record. I mean really, who says that we're that close? We could of went 3-13 easily last season. Does a good QB change that scenario that drastically when as a team, we only had 3 quality wins all season? I just don't think it does. Nick Foles is good enough to get us the playoffs. Let's keep building the ins and outs of the team and then decide if drafting a QB will take us further.
