kastofsna120
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here's my top 5 QB's i want in the offseason, in order of desire
1 - matt leinart, USC
the best player in the draft at any position, and clearly and far and away the best QB in the draft. we need to do whatever we can to get him. the biggest problem is that it's such a weak class at QB, and whoever holds the cards (i.e. the team with the #1-#3 pick who doesn't need a QB) will ask for a TON to get the rights to leinart. this is why brady quinn needs to declare. not only would we have a shot at quinn, but just his presence in the draft will make leinart "less valuable," so to speak, giving us the green light to either a) trade up for leinart less than what we normally would have to, or b) end up with quinn. i like both those options
pros: best QB available in the offseason, and if we really suck it up the rest of the year, we won't have to do much to get him. will be one of the league's best QBs in just a year or two
cons: if we don't suck it up this year, we'll have to give a lot to get him, THEN pay him a huge contract
2 - matt schaub, atlanta falcons
schaub is a franchise quarterback waiting for his shot. he's never going to get it in atlanta, because no matter what vick does, he's not going to be benched, and if vick gets hurt, and schaub comes in and is a star, he's going to sit on the bench again once vick returns. of course, the falcons know how valuable he is, therefore, it'll take quite a trade to get him. at least a first rounder, and i say we start rosenfels the rest of the season so he gets some experience, then package rosenfels in with the first rounder and maybe a future 1st day pick to get schaub. that way the falcons get their experienced backup and we get our franchise QB. that's assuming that rosenfels will get better as he starts more. if not, then we'd have to do the two first-rounder thing probably (is rosenfels a free agent following this year?)
pros: a franchise QB waiting to happen. has great size and mechanics and the smarts to be a great one, so there won't be too much coaching up required
cons: would cost an arm and a leg. has only played in the west coast offense his whole football career (not really a bad thing)
3 - dree brees, san diego chargers
this is probably moot, as there's a good chance he'll end up being resigned and philip rivers will be the one shipped (no thanks to him). of course, with rivers' contract, it makes sense financially to not keep brees. football-wise, it makes no sense, but sometimes the wallet speaks louder than anything. this could be to our advantage. we'd have to pay him a big contract, but we wouldn't lose any draft picks or players in the process. the best part about him is that he should be able to be great immediately. and our offense can compare to san diego's. we got the all-purpose back, we got the great tight end with good hands, we got the same line...the playcalling is different, however, and brees doesn't have the deep arm linehan would covet (but neither does anyone on this list)
pros: has plenty of experience and has proven he can play in the league. has already played plenty with a ronnie brown-type back in tomlinson
cons: expensive, not as young as the other options, not as tall, not the greatest arm in the world...
4 - jay cutler, vanderbilt
this guy has quite a gun on him, and with some overall mechanics tweaking and a lot of coaching up, he could be a big star. his gunslinger mentality scares some people, but that comes from playing at vanderbilt, where as a quarterback, you pretty much have to do whatever you can in some situations to get the ball where it needs to go. i think steve mcnair had the same knock on him coming out of alcorn state. it's understandable. but this is one of the reasons why i think he needs to sit for at LEAST a year before starting for us, or any team. the fact is that he's very raw as a quarterback. the first 3 years of his collegiate career he was in an option offense, and only this year has he been used primarily as a passer. he's raw, but man the upside is GREAT
pros: great athlete with good size and a gun for an arm. adapted well from what amounts to an option offense to a more pro-style pass-first offense
cons: very raw, sloppy mechanics and footwork, gunslinger mentality
5 - rex grossman, chicago bears
with the emergence of rookie kyle orton for the bears, it's become pretty obvious that rex grossman MAY become expendable. i think they'll want a good backup, but i think most GMs will tell you they don't want their backup to make more money than the starter. that being said, it's still unclear if grossman is even tradable, but if he is, i'd definetely like to give him a look. the biggest negative on him is obviously his injury history. it's not as bad as someone like brodie croyle, but it's certainly a concern. if he stays healthy, however, i think he can develop into a damn good starter. he's had 3 years in the league now to grow into the flow of the NFL and how it all works
pros: still a young guy, very smart on the field, not the typical spurrier quarterback
cons: not ideal height, bad injury concerns, is he even available?
1 - matt leinart, USC
the best player in the draft at any position, and clearly and far and away the best QB in the draft. we need to do whatever we can to get him. the biggest problem is that it's such a weak class at QB, and whoever holds the cards (i.e. the team with the #1-#3 pick who doesn't need a QB) will ask for a TON to get the rights to leinart. this is why brady quinn needs to declare. not only would we have a shot at quinn, but just his presence in the draft will make leinart "less valuable," so to speak, giving us the green light to either a) trade up for leinart less than what we normally would have to, or b) end up with quinn. i like both those options
pros: best QB available in the offseason, and if we really suck it up the rest of the year, we won't have to do much to get him. will be one of the league's best QBs in just a year or two
cons: if we don't suck it up this year, we'll have to give a lot to get him, THEN pay him a huge contract
2 - matt schaub, atlanta falcons
schaub is a franchise quarterback waiting for his shot. he's never going to get it in atlanta, because no matter what vick does, he's not going to be benched, and if vick gets hurt, and schaub comes in and is a star, he's going to sit on the bench again once vick returns. of course, the falcons know how valuable he is, therefore, it'll take quite a trade to get him. at least a first rounder, and i say we start rosenfels the rest of the season so he gets some experience, then package rosenfels in with the first rounder and maybe a future 1st day pick to get schaub. that way the falcons get their experienced backup and we get our franchise QB. that's assuming that rosenfels will get better as he starts more. if not, then we'd have to do the two first-rounder thing probably (is rosenfels a free agent following this year?)
pros: a franchise QB waiting to happen. has great size and mechanics and the smarts to be a great one, so there won't be too much coaching up required
cons: would cost an arm and a leg. has only played in the west coast offense his whole football career (not really a bad thing)
3 - dree brees, san diego chargers
this is probably moot, as there's a good chance he'll end up being resigned and philip rivers will be the one shipped (no thanks to him). of course, with rivers' contract, it makes sense financially to not keep brees. football-wise, it makes no sense, but sometimes the wallet speaks louder than anything. this could be to our advantage. we'd have to pay him a big contract, but we wouldn't lose any draft picks or players in the process. the best part about him is that he should be able to be great immediately. and our offense can compare to san diego's. we got the all-purpose back, we got the great tight end with good hands, we got the same line...the playcalling is different, however, and brees doesn't have the deep arm linehan would covet (but neither does anyone on this list)
pros: has plenty of experience and has proven he can play in the league. has already played plenty with a ronnie brown-type back in tomlinson
cons: expensive, not as young as the other options, not as tall, not the greatest arm in the world...
4 - jay cutler, vanderbilt
this guy has quite a gun on him, and with some overall mechanics tweaking and a lot of coaching up, he could be a big star. his gunslinger mentality scares some people, but that comes from playing at vanderbilt, where as a quarterback, you pretty much have to do whatever you can in some situations to get the ball where it needs to go. i think steve mcnair had the same knock on him coming out of alcorn state. it's understandable. but this is one of the reasons why i think he needs to sit for at LEAST a year before starting for us, or any team. the fact is that he's very raw as a quarterback. the first 3 years of his collegiate career he was in an option offense, and only this year has he been used primarily as a passer. he's raw, but man the upside is GREAT
pros: great athlete with good size and a gun for an arm. adapted well from what amounts to an option offense to a more pro-style pass-first offense
cons: very raw, sloppy mechanics and footwork, gunslinger mentality
5 - rex grossman, chicago bears
with the emergence of rookie kyle orton for the bears, it's become pretty obvious that rex grossman MAY become expendable. i think they'll want a good backup, but i think most GMs will tell you they don't want their backup to make more money than the starter. that being said, it's still unclear if grossman is even tradable, but if he is, i'd definetely like to give him a look. the biggest negative on him is obviously his injury history. it's not as bad as someone like brodie croyle, but it's certainly a concern. if he stays healthy, however, i think he can develop into a damn good starter. he's had 3 years in the league now to grow into the flow of the NFL and how it all works
pros: still a young guy, very smart on the field, not the typical spurrier quarterback
cons: not ideal height, bad injury concerns, is he even available?
