ckparrothead
Premium Member
If he's not on either all star roster then that's a shame. But good for us, he fall to the middle rounds.
I'm not opposed to using 2 picks on QBs either. A 1st and a 3rd or 4th, whatever.
Of course that all depends on how the players fall in the draft. I'm not opposed to drafting good defensive players that can help us immediately (Herzlich).
I like this idea. Especially as it applies to a guy like T.J. Yates. Here's the reason I like it.
One way or another I believe that #15 pick has to be used on a player with great potential, someone like Blaine Gabbert, Cam Newton, Ryan Mallett or Brandon Weeden (if he declares).
If you pair that pick with a T.J. Yates, then what you've done is immediately put pressure on that guy that you drafted with the massive potential. They'll both be rookies, so in many ways the two will be treated the same, and they'll go through the same things. But a guy like Yates is so incredibly studious and detail-oriented...IF you've drafted a guy in the 1st round that has a competitive spirit...then it's going to force him to respond in kind.
I raised this possibility a while ago with respect to the kid out in Boise, Kellen Moore. But I think it also applies to T.J. Yates. If you pair a Yates and Newton, you've got a guy that idolizes Peyton Manning and pays attention to all of the details, sitting side by side in the class room and learning right along side Cam Newton. That's a WIN.