07-26-2015, 09:33 PM
(07-26-2015, 12:17 PM)BayouBengal Wrote: I only bring up Dalton to compare him with AJ and to fight against the notion that a 2nd rounder is always going to be better than a 5th rounder. The number 2 vs number 5 thing is just annoying knowing that someone like Akili Smith was a first rounder. Did no one learn their lesson? Why not go grab Jamarcus Russell he was a 1st overall pick. Therefore he must be good, so if we could just invest like 5 good years in him maybe he'll turn around right?
You still don't get it. The draft is not perfect, but it is ridiculous to claim that it is meaningless where a QB is drafted. I have already posted the only 5 starting QBs (out of 73 total) drafted in the 5th round or later since '02 (Matt Cassell, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tyler Thigpen, Brooks Bollinger, and Derek Anderson). During that same period of time 35 QBs have been taken in the first round and 13 of them have been Pro Bowl players.(and that doesn't include Joe Flacco)
