04-22-2019, 04:13 PM
(04-22-2019, 03:45 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Or we could just draft a QB in the sixth round (as NE did with Brady).
I mean if something works out once every twenty years or so that is the best way to do it, right?
The Rodgers/Favre draft occurred 13 years ago, Fred. (and Dalton is no Brett Favre)
Mahommes/Alex Smith 2 drafts ago. (Smith playing near an MVP level the year before the Mahommes draft)
In your mind, it would be an absolute negative to pull the trigger on say Haskins at #11. All risk and no reward to Fred.
It can be a risk to take Haskins or a risk to let him slip by to another team say in the AFC. Knife can cut both ways.
I see risk from all angles, including the possibility that Dalton does not excel which hasn't crossed your mind.
Any move made invokes risk - including taking say a Linebacker at pick #11 or a D-end because they could possibly bust.
Pretending that your way would have no risk yet other ways are risk pitfalls doesn't stack up.
The NFL is QB driven, so pulling the trigger on a top prospect with Dalton still at the helm is not a guaranteed death sentence for the team.
In reality, it creates options to lock up a guy like Haskins for 5 years with one pick, especially as NFL QB salaries escalate.
