Chase Young or Joe Burrow ?

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(11-26-2019, 07:36 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Maybe not...and maybe he does pull an Eli. It wouldn't surprise me. I respect the Chase Young argument, but I just don't quite agree with it. I get where people are coming from though. I think trading the pick is the worst option, unless we sign a guy like Cam Newton before the draft. Even then, I still think it's a bad idea, because signing a guy like Cam would be expensive and keep us from signing free agents to improve this o-line and LB's.

We can't always look to the draft to solve every issue. It seems like a terrible idea to bring in a vet QB, then rely 100% on rookies to fix this line (which is what we've been trying for 4 years now). Take the stud QB prospect, use the money saved to invest in guys who can help now. That seems like the standard NFL model, and it's what the Rams did a few years ago.

We should use free agency but let's be realistic here were not going to sign 3 or 4 big name guys this year even if the "family" bugdes on not signing anyone. It's more likely we would sign one or two major guys.

For Example Bengals sign Jack Cronin at RT  and trade the first pick in the draft to Atlanta for the 6th overall pick, Deion Jones, Two 2nd RD picks in 2020, a first in 2021, and a 2022 2nd RD. 

If a trade like that were to happen then you are looking at getting two starters at our weakest positions, 2 more potential starters in this draft then previously, and future draft capital that could be used to trade up for a QB in case we don't like the one we got.

By the way I'm not saying that trade haul is realistic or enough for the first Overall pick just using that as an example.