I have been thinking long and hard about this whole QB thing, and who to draft...It's a very awkward year because pre-season it looked like there would be a ton of promising QB's, and now not so much.
I think:
1)Don't overreach. Draft the best player at our pick that fills a need(pretty much every position).
2)Snag a QB at some point. The best fit for this Offense might be someone we haven't been focusing on. But definitely pick one who fits what we do.
3)Trade down and push picks forward. As has been mentioned, Lawrence and Fields next year, but I've also been hearing about a couple of other guys, the Cincinnati QB, and a guy from Wake Forest. We have to see. We have so little real NFL talent on this team that any young QB is going to struggle considering what is around him.
Hey, maybe Tua will declare(I bet he does- if that hip isn't right and he goes back to Alabama he is going to lose a year- if he declares, a team can draft him and let him sit a year, a la Mahomes, heal, learn, and be ready the following year) and if he does, maybe he will be available later after a trade down. If we could get him with our 2nd first rounder, or after a trade of our own pick, then go for it. That's good value.
Remember when Marino came here, he was able to succeed in a large part because there was an established team around him- they had just come off a Super Bowl appearance. He slid right into a perfect position. Any new QB coming here is not. We really have to bolster the line, add RB's, maybe a TE and a receiver, or no QB has a chance. So unless it's a perfect fit, don't reach and create an unwinnable situation for some poor kid.
