So if I piece all of your thoughts on the draft together..
My thoughts are, we do not need THE quarterback, we just need A quarterback. And we need A good quarterback, because good quarterbacks give you a chance at winning superbowl on rookie contract. They are phenoms. They perform on rookie contract. That's what we want.
Now, to find one like that, you need to draft one that matches up to previous phenoms who came out of college and performed on rookie contract. That's what we want, a quarterback who matches up to previous phenoms. If a quarterback does not match up, that quarterback is not draftable. I do not care how good he looks and what the excuses are.
I am not clairvoyant, and I do not know who will actually perform, but because I am not clairvoyant, I do not try to be clairvoyant. I am just setting standards: a quarterback must match previous phenoms. And I am not making any statements about which of these prospects will actually be great, because I do not care about that, because I am not clairvoyant. But I am making a statement about risks. For example, Josh Rosen or Sam Darnold is undraftable, because they do not match up to previous phenoms, and risks are great that you will waste a 4-year contract, therefore I am not interested and they are undraftable.
Thus for example, Jake Fromm does not match up because Jake Fromm in his last college season has under 63% completion percentage, and 16.5 attempts per touchdown which is high. That does not match up to previous phenom quarterback, and I am not interested in Jake Fromm because there is a significant risk that Jake Fromm will give you nothing in terms of what you need, which is a quarterback who performs on rookie contract to lead you to playoffs and give you a chance at SB. He most probably will not do that, I am not interested in Jake Fromm. He is undraftable to me.
Another example: Anthony Gordon matches up to previous phenoms across the board. Has over 63% completions, has over 20 attempts per sack, over 40 attempts per interception, under 15 attempts per TD. He is draftable, I want him, and I would take him #1 overall, because he meets the standards of what I want. So is Jalen Hurts.
I am not married to any particular quarterback, I am married to standard. Since some of the quarterbacks I am looking for will be available later, I am perfectly fine not drafting a quarterback in the first round. And I feel there is an opportunity to get talented players on offense to help the team score, and help the quarterback who I will draft later.
And same goes for wide receivers, there are standards. Must have two seasons of over 50 catches, over 15 YPC, and over 10 TDs, or near to it. There are some great receivers, great, in this draft, and we should get them. One being Tee Higgins.
Same goes for running backs. Must have total, over 400 rushes last two seasons, over 11.0 added yards per rush, and over 35 TDs total last two seasons. There is only one back in this draft who meets the standard, that is Jonathan Taylor. But if you watch film, Taylor does not have elite traits, like Dalvin Cook's speed, or agility of Saquan, or sheer power of Henry. That is a problem. That beings so, since pickings are slim, I am looking at other backs who I like, and one of them is Najee Harris.
So if I was drafting, by standards, I would get:
5. Tee Higgins WR
18. Jonathan Taylor RB
27. Anthony Gordon/Jalen Hurts QB
And then on day 2 I would draft Oline, and big fat ones 320+.
Hope this helps clarify.
When it comes to defense, two things: 1. LB and Dbsmust be superathletic. We won't know anything about them until the combine. adn 2. In the trenches, grown men take time to grow. Get them in FA.