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Some say it is the most important position on the field, but no QB can really succeed without a decent running game, receivers who can catch the ball, or an OL who will give him the time to find those receivers.
None of the current Top 3 prospects - Clausen, Locker, Bradford - appear 'can't miss' prospects whilst others such as Tebow carry a boom or bust label. Succeeding in college is no guarantee of succeeding in the NFL.
I've had a look at the 2011 seniors and juniors to see if addressing other needs in 2010 draft and going with a caretaker / game manager QB behind a line with the most important position of LT addressed would not allow us to seriously consider the franchise QB option in 2011.
Prospects in 2011 - assuming Locker declares but Mallett doesn't - include
Ryan Mallett*
Pat Devlin
Christian Ponder
Blaine Gabbert*
Terrelle Pryor*
John Brantley*
Case Keenum
as well as the possibility that Matt Bradley** or Andrew Luck** might also enter the draft.
For me Keenum has all the leadership attributes, a better than average arm, and unlike Tebow and Clausen, his team wins only if he plays.
Looking at the prospects above, I think it makes sense to get the foundations of the franchise sorted, see who might come up in Free Agency, take a very look at Brian Brohm, before panicking into a 2010 high QB pick who will get 'killed' behind our OL especially if we continue to start Demetrius 'Turnstyle' Bell.
None of the current Top 3 prospects - Clausen, Locker, Bradford - appear 'can't miss' prospects whilst others such as Tebow carry a boom or bust label. Succeeding in college is no guarantee of succeeding in the NFL.
I've had a look at the 2011 seniors and juniors to see if addressing other needs in 2010 draft and going with a caretaker / game manager QB behind a line with the most important position of LT addressed would not allow us to seriously consider the franchise QB option in 2011.
Prospects in 2011 - assuming Locker declares but Mallett doesn't - include
Ryan Mallett*
Pat Devlin
Christian Ponder
Blaine Gabbert*
Terrelle Pryor*
John Brantley*
Case Keenum
as well as the possibility that Matt Bradley** or Andrew Luck** might also enter the draft.
For me Keenum has all the leadership attributes, a better than average arm, and unlike Tebow and Clausen, his team wins only if he plays.
Looking at the prospects above, I think it makes sense to get the foundations of the franchise sorted, see who might come up in Free Agency, take a very look at Brian Brohm, before panicking into a 2010 high QB pick who will get 'killed' behind our OL especially if we continue to start Demetrius 'Turnstyle' Bell.
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