TrinidadDolfan
1st Team All-Pro
Assuming our #1 pick will not be Ryan, then he will drop and be picked in the 1st by a team needing a QB, likely Atlanta....
Then there are still 6 or so other teams still needing a QB :
-Atlanta
-Bears
-Ravens
-49'ers
-Carolina
-Vikings
Since most of these teams are huddled around the middle of round 1, I don't think that any of them will justify picking one of the remaining QB's that high and that ALL of their QB needs will be addressed from round 2 onwards.
At the TOP of round 2 stands the Dolphins, who everyone will assume will pick the best QB standing (after Ryan). If one of those 6 teams has fallen in love with someone like Flacco, and believes that he will be off the board soon, then they will get fidgety and move up to grab what they can.
So, what we could very well see on draft day, is a feeding frenzy to get a QB by 6 teams to either want to jump into our #1 spot at the top of round 2, or jump ahead of us into the latter stages of Round 1.
It could all be triggered by which QB the other teams believe BP will grab in Round 2. If we pass on Ryan in Round 1, then I hope Atlanta picks him up. Because if they don't, then Lord knows they have enough 2nd round ammunition (picks!) to easily jump up a couple of spots ahead of our Round 2 selection (into the end of Round 1) and grab Flacco or whoever is hot on Draft day.
Then there are still 6 or so other teams still needing a QB :
-Atlanta
-Bears
-Ravens
-49'ers
-Carolina
-Vikings
Since most of these teams are huddled around the middle of round 1, I don't think that any of them will justify picking one of the remaining QB's that high and that ALL of their QB needs will be addressed from round 2 onwards.
At the TOP of round 2 stands the Dolphins, who everyone will assume will pick the best QB standing (after Ryan). If one of those 6 teams has fallen in love with someone like Flacco, and believes that he will be off the board soon, then they will get fidgety and move up to grab what they can.
So, what we could very well see on draft day, is a feeding frenzy to get a QB by 6 teams to either want to jump into our #1 spot at the top of round 2, or jump ahead of us into the latter stages of Round 1.
It could all be triggered by which QB the other teams believe BP will grab in Round 2. If we pass on Ryan in Round 1, then I hope Atlanta picks him up. Because if they don't, then Lord knows they have enough 2nd round ammunition (picks!) to easily jump up a couple of spots ahead of our Round 2 selection (into the end of Round 1) and grab Flacco or whoever is hot on Draft day.