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Why teams need to use high draft picks on Qbs

Dol-Fan Dupree said:
I thought it was PFT that did not have credibility
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you are correct.

..but even PFT has raised their credibility to where you cannot automatically dismiss something upon reading it.
 
that honestly says nothing, it just says that you need a good QB to do well, it rarely even mentions the high draft pick status of all but 2 or 3 quarterbacks...and they two they give are big ben and drew brees who were like 15ish and 32....it actually gives examples of sucessful quarterbacks who weren't high picks, and high picks who weren't sucessful....com'on now, and obviously a QB on a team with good protection and amazing recievers, a team that already is good, is going to suceed and put up good numbers...I just don't buy that article
 
I totally agree with this article. There's no way you can be successful in the NFL without a playmaker at QB. Or at least a decent QB playing over his head (see Dilfer when the Ravens won) Every team that makes the playoffs and advances has a good/great QB.

I do think that the Dolphins will either take a QB early in the draft or trade for a top tier QB (I'm thinking, if we do trade, it'll be for Rivers) If we draft one early, I'm hoping for Young or Quinn.

Regardless, I do think/know Saban has a plan and it'll become more apparent in the next draft.
 
Thebignate5 said:
com'on now, and obviously a QB on a team with good protection and amazing recievers, a team that already is good, is going to suceed and put up good numbers...I just don't buy that article
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I dunno. Gus is getting decent protection and has good recievers and an outstanding running game, yet he's still missing wide open guys. You still have to be a playmaker at QB. It's the most important position on the field.
Also, Rothlesbuger (however you spell his name) was the 11th pick overall.
 
I said this in an earlier post, but having watched nearly every Texas game the past two years, there is no way that Vince Young will be productive at QB in the NFL. No pro QB has ever been successful with a sidearmed throwing motion, and Vince Young's field vision is pathetic. The only time he ever looks off of his #1 receiver is when he is flushed from the pocket.
 
All that article talks about is how you need a good QB to be successful in the NFL, which I agree with. It doesn't really prove that taking QB's in the first round is a better idea than not.
 
Article also fails to mention the fact that teams who have very high draft picks that dont work out ultimately stay in the bad to mediocre range, with a bunch of salary cap tied up in unproductive players. Just ask any Cleveland Browns fan. And while I dont disagree that you need at least a very good qb to have a chance these days, fact remains that QB is the second biggest bust position for high picks behind wide receiver (Cryin Ryan, Akili Smith, David Carr, Cade McClown, Tim Couch, etc.) so its a huge gamble.
 
Caps said:
All that article talks about is how you need a good QB to be successful in the NFL, which I agree with. It doesn't really prove that taking QB's in the first round is a better idea than not.
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that's what i was trying to say basically....
and gus is just horrible...I meant any DECENT QB. I think dilfer would be lighting it up in our offense, or someone like kerry collins even with the deep ball...
 
Taking a QB in the draft is always a gamble. I can't find these stats from last year (did some research while we looked at QB's in the draft), but I believe this to be pretty close. If memory serves correctly, the QB success rate in the top ten of the first round is about 35%. Unfortunately, picking QB's in later rounds typically yields a success rate of 8% or less. While I don't have success percentages for QB's via trade, I would imagine they are somewhat similar to the top ten QB draft success numbers.

The point is, it is very difficult to find good QB's, draft or otherwise. The question is how long you are willing to wait to develop a rookie who might never pan out vs. getting a journeyman that might make you just successful enough to have a winning season, but not good enough to take you all the way. This is why I like the third option the best, and that is using a draft pick on a former highly drafted QB, who has spent his time udjusting to the game in a backup role with full intentions of being the starter. IOW, Philip Rivers or Matt Schaub are exactly what I would spend my draft pick on.
 
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