ckparrothead
Premium Member
One thing is pretty clear. A great quarterback is the one position that can really move the needle for a franchise. Gase is 12-5 with Tannehill, but if he sticks with him the team needs to do what Indy did for Luck. Make the offensive line a priority and a huge strength. Tannehill's weakness is pocket presence so give him the horses up front to help negate that.
Choice #2....be bold. I think Kyler Murray has the type of talent that a defense can't defend against. Tannehill's weakness is kind of Murray's strength. He can buy time with the end result being receivers getting open or Murray making a big play with his legs. I don't know what the cost would be to move up. The Giants and Denver are other teams that desperately need a quarterback. If Arizona ends up with the top pick they already have a young quarterback and could be willing to deal.
I think the priority would be the same for both players with respect to the interior offensive line. When you look at how Kyler Murray plays in Oklahoma, he's unstoppable in part because of that big and nasty offensive line.
If you get Murray and invest in that OL then you can get away with fast but relatively underpaid talents at wide receiver, and under-paid talents at running back.