ckparrothead
Premium Member
Thanks to Phinphanphrommi for this counter-argument.
I've heard it time and again that we should not draft a QB because that would mean essentially spending the #2 pick, and our 2nd round pick on the QB position.
What we have to admit is that there were mistakes made by the previous coaching staff. We have to pretty much start at zero.
Because, when we traded Ogunleye for Booker and a 3rd, we essentially traded a 1st for Booker, and then used a 3rd to trade for Lamar Gordon.
Yet, the three guys we're openly considering are a QB, WR, and a RB.
Draft Braylon Edwards and we essentially invested the #2 pick, and a later first round pick (actually the #4 pick, since we could have just insisted on the Bears' first rounder), on Marty Booker and Braylon Edwards...two guys who like it or not, will end up competing for one starting role.
Draft Ronnie Brown and we essentially invested the #2 pick, and a high 3rd round pick in the RB position, a position where these two guys will compete for one starting position.
Draft a QB, and yes, it would be like investing the #2 pick and the high 2nd round pick in the QB position, two guys who will compete for one starting role.
No matter what, the previous regime has put us in a position where we're forced to overinvest on a position, or make a dreaded "reach"
There's a certain amount of waste that we're just going to have to accept from the previous regime. Spielman likely won't be here much longer than the draft anyway. If you look at any of the three choices, between Brown, Edwards, and one of the QBs, and you look at it from the perspective of prior to last year, all three are "bad" investments...because they are overinvestments. We have to start with a clean slate.
Thank you phinphanfrommi.
I've heard it time and again that we should not draft a QB because that would mean essentially spending the #2 pick, and our 2nd round pick on the QB position.
What we have to admit is that there were mistakes made by the previous coaching staff. We have to pretty much start at zero.
Because, when we traded Ogunleye for Booker and a 3rd, we essentially traded a 1st for Booker, and then used a 3rd to trade for Lamar Gordon.
Yet, the three guys we're openly considering are a QB, WR, and a RB.
Draft Braylon Edwards and we essentially invested the #2 pick, and a later first round pick (actually the #4 pick, since we could have just insisted on the Bears' first rounder), on Marty Booker and Braylon Edwards...two guys who like it or not, will end up competing for one starting role.
Draft Ronnie Brown and we essentially invested the #2 pick, and a high 3rd round pick in the RB position, a position where these two guys will compete for one starting position.
Draft a QB, and yes, it would be like investing the #2 pick and the high 2nd round pick in the QB position, two guys who will compete for one starting role.
No matter what, the previous regime has put us in a position where we're forced to overinvest on a position, or make a dreaded "reach"
There's a certain amount of waste that we're just going to have to accept from the previous regime. Spielman likely won't be here much longer than the draft anyway. If you look at any of the three choices, between Brown, Edwards, and one of the QBs, and you look at it from the perspective of prior to last year, all three are "bad" investments...because they are overinvestments. We have to start with a clean slate.
Thank you phinphanfrommi.