Why we need a QB in Top 5
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And I agree.....IF you think he's a franchise QB, then pick him.....I just dont see that he is.....and dont think the consensus see's that either.....just think we are QB desperate and he is the top rated one, so people are ready to over pay and hope.....
and, this year, I dont want to do that.....at least with a prospect not rated to be there......I rather over pay and hope on a top 5 player, instead of a top 20 player(with a very limited resume)
I know Brian Billick is a hated name around here, but he's a smart football guy. Something I've heard him say, "Need is a terrible evaluator of talent". We do need a QB, but we can't let that need over value a QB because that doesn't help anything. I watched a lot of the 2nd half of Triblowski's game and wasn't impressed.
I know Brian Billick is a hated name around here, but he's a smart football guy. Something I've heard him say, "Need is a terrible evaluator of talent". We do need a QB, but we can't let that need over value a QB because that doesn't help anything. I watched a lot of the 2nd half of Triblowski's game and wasn't impressed.
Well, if we shouldn't draft for what we need...then why don't we take a Left Tackle....or a Left guard.
This team needs everything. Every pick we make will likely be for need. So we may as well draft for need.
Fact is.....we probably DO need an edge rusher and a couple of quality DBs more than we need a QB. So, lets not draft them either?
Championships are made by: A. Great QBs, B. Great defenses. We've got to work on both, sure. But....we need ONE QB....and about 5 defensive players. Get the one guy...then work on the rest.
Get MT at #1....then LB/DB/DL at #12.....and the same at #33...and an OC at #45.
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right...we can all site examples of failures till we are blue in the face....and we can all agree that ANY pick is a gamble and there are no guarantees....no matter who you pick....
But...I would say this....each draft there is a handful of truly "blue chip" players.....usually just a couple or a few.....and these players are your "best bet".....and if you can get a blue chip player, you do it....period
And if you pass on a blue chip player, just to fill a need, then you are making a grave error(which we have done over and over)...
And....I think if we are looking at the 2017 draft class, there are less than 5 blue chips.....and none of them are named Trubisky.....
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Where is the Trubisky is not rated high coming from? Look at the mocks he is in the top 3 of most and top 6 of every mock I have found. Kiper has him as the top QB in this class. I just don't get where some of you say he is not rated high?
I believe it's comparing the ratings to QB's in other drafts.
I believe it's comparing the ratings to QB's in other drafts.
He Kiper, or he, me? I think Trubisky is a better prospect than any QB that came out last year. At least equal to Mariota\Bortles as a prospect. Maybe not Winston....or Luck...but anyone but in the last 3-4 years.
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And what if we take Triblowski #1 overall and he turns out to be David Carr? You're still in QB hell and you wasted a chance to get a defensive monster because you over valued a QB because we need one. There isn't a QB worth the #1 overall pick. Figure out the guy on defense who will be a stud and take him. Certailny looks to me like Bosa is better than both QB's taken at ahead of him.
and if garrett turns out to be another courtney brown, where are we then?
I was gonna say basically the same thing.and if garrett turns out to be another courtney brown, where are we then?
Through the years I've seen many so called DL monsters that were supposed to eat QB's and shit running backs.
There's been busts on both sides of the line...there are no sure fire picks.
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He Kiper, or he, me? I think Trubisky is a better prospect than any QB that came out last year. At least equal to Mariota\Bortles as a prospect. Maybe not Winston....or Luck...but anyone but in the last 3-4 years.
Blake Bortles? He sucks.....if hes equal to that stiff we shouldn't draft him till at least the 5th round. Mariotta is 100 times the QB that Bortles is. It's an insult to Mariotta to put him in the same class as Bortles.
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right...we can all site examples of failures till we are blue in the face....and we can all agree that ANY pick is a gamble and there are no guarantees....no matter who you pick....
But...I would say this....each draft there is a handful of truly "blue chip" players.....usually just a couple or a few.....and these players are your "best bet".....and if you can get a blue chip player, you do it....period
And if you pass on a blue chip player, just to fill a need, then you are making a grave error(which we have done over and over)...
And....I think if we are looking at the 2017 draft class, there are less than 5 blue chips.....and none of them are named Trubisky.....
right...we can all site examples of failures till we are blue in the face....and we can all agree that ANY pick is a gamble and there are no guarantees....no matter who you pick....
But...I would say this....each draft there is a handful of truly "blue chip" players.....usually just a couple or a few.....and these players are your "best bet".....and if you can get a blue chip player, you do it....period
And if you pass on a blue chip player, just to fill a need, then you are making a grave error(which we have done over and over)...
And....I think if we are looking at the 2017 draft class, there are less than 5 blue chips.....and none of them are named Trubisky.....
Again....you don't know shit about whether MT is a blue chip player. I say you are dead wrong and he is a blue chipper....far more than the HGH factory of Alabama players.
And we are not passing on any of these blue chippers to fill a need....we are taking a blue chipper to fill a need.
I wanted to fill a need last year....and advocated for Bosa. How did our NOT drafting to fill a need work out there. I wanted Khalil Mack, but we traded down to take Gilbert. How did our not drafting to fill an need there work.
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He Kiper, or he, me? I think Trubisky is a better prospect than any QB that came out last year. At least equal to Mariota\Bortles as a prospect. Maybe not Winston....or Luck...but anyone but in the last 3-4 years.
Blake Bortles? He sucks.....if hes equal to that stiff we shouldn't draft him till at least the 5th round. Mariotta is 100 times the QB that Bortles is. It's an insult to Mariotta to put him in the same class as Bortles.
Blake Bortles? He sucks.....if hes equal to that stiff we shouldn't draft him till at least the 5th round. Mariotta is 100 times the QB that Bortles is. It's an insult to Mariotta to put him in the same class as Bortles.
I understand....but what I am saying is that Bortles coming out was a highly rated draft prospect about equal to Mariota.
Bortles has not live up to his prospect rating.
And sure....MT certainly, like every other player drafted, may not live up to my expectations of him.
But so may anyone else we choose, be it a DB (Gilbert)...or a Courtney Brown or a Gerard Warren or many others.
And yes, the Browns record of drafting QBs is absolutlely dismal.
But does that mean we should quit? I think not.
I didn't win the lottery last time I played. That does not mean that I won't try again.
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That's what Jax said when they drafted Blake shoots blanks.
If it's a year where the right one exists there - I'd be more inclined to agree with your line of thinking Gipper. Who could you make a case for this year? And why?
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Great post.. I was a bit surprised not to see Billy Kilmer on the list.. But I kind of understand why... He was probably more flash in the pan like Vince Ferragamo
Great post.. I was a bit surprised not to see Billy Kilmer on the list.. But I kind of understand why... He was probably more flash in the pan like Vince Ferragamo
Kilmer top 50 all time? I think not.
On that list they have Drew Bledsoe. Not sure he fits. If he does, should not Vinny Testaverde be on it. Vinny is in like Top Ten in nearly every passing category (including career Ints.).
These lists also vastly overrate more recent QBs. You don't see Arnie Herber. All he did was win like 3-4 titles with the Packers.
Or...how about Frank Ryan? He has one of the best passing yard per completions and TD pct. figures in NFL history...yet no love for him.
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That's what Jax said when they drafted Blake shoots blanks.
If it's a year where the right one exists there - I'd be more inclined to agree with your line of thinking Gipper. Who could you make a case for this year? And why?
That's what Jax said when they drafted Blake shoots blanks.
If it's a year where the right one exists there - I'd be more inclined to agree with your line of thinking Gipper. Who could you make a case for this year? And why?
He's making the case for 1 year college starter Triblowski. I imagine mostly because he's from Cleveland (Mentor HS). I saw the bowl game and he isn't ready for primetime. Can't take a guy #1 overall if he's gonna sit on the bench waiting. We are still in QB hell drafting him.
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That's what Jax said when they drafted Blake shoots blanks.
If it's a year where the right one exists there - I'd be more inclined to agree with your line of thinking Gipper. Who could you make a case for this year? And why?
He's making the case for 1 year college starter Triblowski. I imagine mostly because he's from Cleveland (Mentor HS). I saw the bowl game and he isn't ready for primetime. Can't take a guy #1 overall if he's gonna sit on the bench waiting. We are still in QB hell drafting him.
Using your logic Mark, did you happen to see Garrett in his bowl game?He's making the case for 1 year college starter Triblowski. I imagine mostly because he's from Cleveland (Mentor HS). I saw the bowl game and he isn't ready for primetime. Can't take a guy #1 overall if he's gonna sit on the bench waiting. We are still in QB hell drafting him.
Not very impressive if you asked me.
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Using your logic Mark, did you happen to see Garrett in his bowl game?He's making the case for 1 year college starter Triblowski. I imagine mostly because he's from Cleveland (Mentor HS). I saw the bowl game and he isn't ready for primetime. Can't take a guy #1 overall if he's gonna sit on the bench waiting. We are still in QB hell drafting him.
Not very impressive if you asked me.
Using your logic Mark, did you happen to see Garrett in his bowl game?
Not very impressive if you asked me.
I actually didn't see that game but I saw him earlier and wasn't impressed there either. Supposedly he was playing with some kind of ankle problem which is also a red flag. I think Allen from Alabama might be a better choice. I liked the DL from Tennessee too.
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right...we can all site examples of failures till we are blue in the face....and we can all agree that ANY pick is a gamble and there are no guarantees....no matter who you pick....
But...I would say this....each draft there is a handful of truly "blue chip" players.....usually just a couple or a few.....and these players are your "best bet".....and if you can get a blue chip player, you do it....period
And if you pass on a blue chip player, just to fill a need, then you are making a grave error(which we have done over and over)...
And....I think if we are looking at the 2017 draft class, there are less than 5 blue chips.....and none of them are named Trubisky.....
Again....you don't know shit about whether MT is a blue chip player. I say you are dead wrong and he is a blue chipper....far more than the HGH factory of Alabama players.
And we are not passing on any of these blue chippers to fill a need....we are taking a blue chipper to fill a need.
I wanted to fill a need last year....and advocated for Bosa. How did our NOT drafting to fill a need work out there. I wanted Khalil Mack, but we traded down to take Gilbert. How did our not drafting to fill an need there work.
I wanted to fill a need last year....and advocated for Bosa. How did our NOT drafting to fill a need work out there. I wanted Khalil Mack, but we traded down to take Gilbert. How did our not drafting to fill an need there work.
Well....between you and me....last years draft made me want to puke.....still does, actually.....
And if we had selected the true blue chippers.....Elliot or Bosa.....we'd be liking those picks....
Had we selected the presumed "blue chip" qb's(neither of which I was intriqued with).....maybe not....
So.....if we follow your logic from last year , then Im all in......
But if we apply your logic from this year, to last years draft....eh.....not so much.....
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If the Browns draft a QB at #1 I hope it's Mitch.
If the Browns decide to go D with the first pick, I hope it's Garrett.
Regardless of who they pick, they need to actually pick someone of NFL caliber in the first round.
This inability to hit on first round picks in the past has killed this franchise.
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If the Browns draft a QB at #1 I hope it's Mitch.
If the Browns decide to go D with the first pick, I hope it's Garrett.
Regardless of who they pick, they need to actually pick someone of NFL caliber in the first round.
This inability to hit on first round picks in the past has killed this franchise.
If the Browns draft a QB at #1 I hope it's Mitch.
If the Browns decide to go D with the first pick, I hope it's Garrett.
Regardless of who they pick, they need to actually pick someone of NFL caliber in the first round.
This inability to hit on first round picks in the past has killed this franchise.
100% agree
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Using your logic Mark, did you happen to see Garrett in his bowl game?He's making the case for 1 year college starter Triblowski. I imagine mostly because he's from Cleveland (Mentor HS). I saw the bowl game and he isn't ready for primetime. Can't take a guy #1 overall if he's gonna sit on the bench waiting. We are still in QB hell drafting him.
Not very impressive if you asked me.
Using your logic Mark, did you happen to see Garrett in his bowl game?
Not very impressive if you asked me.
I saw another game where he was jogging in pursuit but heavily protected with "the guy is injured" excuses.
I haven't seen enough of him to be fair; but my first impression of him is he doesn't look willing to be relentless like Von Miller. Then I read your conclusion of him in the Bowl Game.
I think we should go after Bama's Joe-nathan Allen with our first pick for a little sic em, sock em and sack em. Then, we can find the best Safety or LB at #12.
There's some good edge rushers in this draft
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
That's what Jax said when they drafted Blake shoots blanks.
If it's a year where the right one exists there - I'd be more inclined to agree with your line of thinking Gipper. Who could you make a case for this year? And why?
He's making the case for 1 year college starter Triblowski. I imagine mostly because he's from Cleveland (Mentor HS). I saw the bowl game and he isn't ready for primetime. Can't take a guy #1 overall if he's gonna sit on the bench waiting. We are still in QB hell drafting him.
He's making the case for 1 year college starter Triblowski. I imagine mostly because he's from Cleveland (Mentor HS). I saw the bowl game and he isn't ready for primetime. Can't take a guy #1 overall if he's gonna sit on the bench waiting. We are still in QB hell drafting him.
I am making the case purely on talent.
And, yes, you can take a guy who is to sit on the bench waiting....for a bit.
Dan Marino sat for like 5 games before starting his first year.
Elway sat for 6 games
Eli Manning sat for 7 games
McNabb for 4 games
Aikman for 5 games.
This year, Goff sat for 9 games
Matt Stafford sat for 6 games
Steve McNair sat for 12 games
Terry Bradshaw sat for 8 games.
Phil Rivers sat for 2 years
Then there was Rodgers.
Bernie sat for half a year.
Yes, I would expect him to sit for about a half year, no doubt.
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Using your logic Mark, did you happen to see Garrett in his bowl game?
Not very impressive if you asked me.
I saw another game where he was jogging in pursuit but heavily protected with "the guy is injured" excuses.
I haven't seen enough of him to be fair; but my first impression of him is he doesn't look willing to be relentless like Von Miller. Then I read your conclusion of him in the Bowl Game.
I think we should go after Bama's Joe-nathan Allen with our first pick for a little sic em, sock em and sack em. Then, we can find the best Safety or LB at #12.
There's some good edge rushers in this draft
I saw another game where he was jogging in pursuit but heavily protected with "the guy is injured" excuses.
I haven't seen enough of him to be fair; but my first impression of him is he doesn't look willing to be relentless like Von Miller. Then I read your conclusion of him in the Bowl Game.
I think we should go after Bama's Joe-nathan Allen with our first pick for a little sic em, sock em and sack em. Then, we can find the best Safety or LB at #12.
There's some good edge rushers in this draft
That's what I think as well. Wonder if the dude from Tennessee will last till 12.
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I wanted to fill a need last year....and advocated for Bosa. How did our NOT drafting to fill a need work out there. I wanted Khalil Mack, but we traded down to take Gilbert. How did our not drafting to fill an need there work.
Well....between you and me....last years draft made me want to puke.....still does, actually.....
And if we had selected the true blue chippers.....Elliot or Bosa.....we'd be liking those picks....
Had we selected the presumed "blue chip" qb's(neither of which I was intriqued with).....maybe not....
So.....if we follow your logic from last year , then Im all in......
But if we apply your logic from this year, to last years draft....eh.....not so much.....
Well....between you and me....last years draft made me want to puke.....still does, actually.....
And if we had selected the true blue chippers.....Elliot or Bosa.....we'd be liking those picks....
Had we selected the presumed "blue chip" qb's(neither of which I was intriqued with).....maybe not....
So.....if we follow your logic from last year , then Im all in......
But if we apply your logic from this year, to last years draft....eh.....not so much.....
My logic is that I want the Browns to draft what I think will be the best player available to them. The Browns didn't tank enough to take Winston....and they didn't take the guys I wanted them to take the last few years. (actually, no, I did want them to take Shelton and they did)
So...my logic is: take who I....the Gipper...think you should take.
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