i can definitely understand wanting a Qb but if your option is the 3rd or 4th ranked QB, with questions about whatever, and cant start from day 1 .......... vs a heisman trophy winning, power runningback, faster then everyone in the 10 yard split, doesnt fumble, amazing hands out of the backfield, clear cut #1 ranked RB, who doesnt have personality concerns or off the field issues...... how do you not pick him?
Lock down the RB spot for 5+ years? or get a QB who may not contribute next year and unload a large contract into him and pretty much lock yourself into that guy for a few years? if we were in the top 10, or had a 2nd round pick to trade up for gabbert i'd be on board about not picking ingram, but we dont. so if this FO decides hes a safer more valued pick then a ryan mallett or jake locker, ill understand. This is not to say i wouldn't be on board for the QB pick, just that i disagree with the OP, i think ingram is definitely a good choice, someone worth locking into, someone who will contribute from day 1.
i'd also say that i think the drop off at the QB position (assuming gabbert, newton and even mallett are gone at 15..which lets face it 10 QB needy teams, 3 possibly good QBs, they could easily all go before us) is not that huge. Guys like ponder, stanzi, yates, devlin, dalton, enderle, van camp, kaepernick, you never know any of them could be there in round 3.
Lock down the RB spot for 5+ years? or get a QB who may not contribute next year and unload a large contract into him and pretty much lock yourself into that guy for a few years? if we were in the top 10, or had a 2nd round pick to trade up for gabbert i'd be on board about not picking ingram, but we dont. so if this FO decides hes a safer more valued pick then a ryan mallett or jake locker, ill understand. This is not to say i wouldn't be on board for the QB pick, just that i disagree with the OP, i think ingram is definitely a good choice, someone worth locking into, someone who will contribute from day 1.
i'd also say that i think the drop off at the QB position (assuming gabbert, newton and even mallett are gone at 15..which lets face it 10 QB needy teams, 3 possibly good QBs, they could easily all go before us) is not that huge. Guys like ponder, stanzi, yates, devlin, dalton, enderle, van camp, kaepernick, you never know any of them could be there in round 3.