Re: The Question
Date: December 20, 2010 02:16PM
Phinsfan2 Wrote:
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> Northeast Fin Fan Wrote:
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> > > the question this poll is trying to answer is
> > how
> > > are YOU going to construct that team BOTH QB
> > and
> > > talent around him?
> > >
> > > Aggressively go after the QB, or sit back and
> > hope
> > > one falls in you lap after the 1st round or
> in
> > > free agency.
> >
> >
> > I think there is a 3rd option. Neither of your
> > options actually match what most NFL teams
> choose
> > to do:
> >
> > 1. A team could trade multiple first round
> picks
> > to gamble on an early first round QB. Few
> teams
> > actually do this.
> >
> > 2. A team could count on luck to wait for one
> to
> > fall into their lap, which is the second option
> > you list, but an option that no smart GM would
> > actually choose.
> >
> > 3. A team could use a high pick (a first or
> > second rounder) on a QB - without trading
> multiple
> > first round picks to get him. This is what
> most
> > teams do. If you list this as an option, I
> think
> > you would find that it would get the vast
> majority
> > of votes.
> >
> > Also, if you look at the track record of the
> teams
> > that have been truly great for the past 10
> years
> > (Pats, Indy, Pitt), you'll see that they have a
> > few things in common: They have skilled
> players
> > all over the roster; and they rarely, if ever,
> > trade multiple first round picks for one early
> > first round pick.
>
>
> Your option 3 is option 1.
>
> Drafting a QB in the 1st round.
>
> The other school of thought in this debate is not
> to use 1st round picks on safer positions because
> QB's are too risky.
But your poll option one says to "trade what you have to in order to get a franchise QB, then build around him".
I thought you were implying using multiple first round picks to trade up for a QB. Most teams don't do that. Most teams use a single draft pick to grab their QB.