The King
12-14-2012, 08:55 AM
Nix has now said publicly that this is the year we "go after" a young Qb.
“Let me say this: I think there’s a time that in the era that you’re in and the development of your team, there’s a time when you can move up a round to take a quarterback,” Nix said on WGR, unsolicited (via Tim Graham of the Buffalo News). “And I think the time’s now for us.
“I mean, if a guy’s there — I keep saying that, and there’ll be one out there — if the guy’s there, then I think we’ll target — as I’ve said before — drafting a good quarterback. We need a good, young quarterback, and we’re going to do our best to get him.”
These are the big three QB's that people are focusing on right now so for the sake of argument we will go with that.
Geno Smith
Matt Barkley
Tyler Wilson
To avoid getting one by default the JP Losman treatment (meaning two are drafted before us). Let's look at the projected draft order and where we would have to make our move.
1. KC
2. JAX
3. OAK
4. PHI
5. CAR
6. TEN
7. AZ
8. DET
9. SD
10. BUF
Of this list only 4 teams are "set" at QB (CAR, TEN, DET SD). KC is going to be forced to take a QB at 1 (most likely Smith), and they would also be impossible to trade with.
Jacksonville shouldn't go QB, being only 2 years removed from taking Gabbart but it's Mularkeys show now so he probably has the option to move on.
Oakland is where it gets interesting. Palmer has produced albeit inconstantly, but they need a lot of help and they're without a second rounder. So moving back a few spots and picking up some picks in the process may be intriguing for them. The question is do we have to move up to 3 to get the QB we want? Arizona would be the biggest threat on the clock at 7, and I am not sure we have to jump them 4 picks to make the deal.
I personally am the most interested in Smith, so if KC passes on him and takes another QB or another player all together I think that that OAK trade becomes interesting. If Smith is gone, I would probably be OK with taking whoever is left at 10.
What are your thoughts?
“Let me say this: I think there’s a time that in the era that you’re in and the development of your team, there’s a time when you can move up a round to take a quarterback,” Nix said on WGR, unsolicited (via Tim Graham of the Buffalo News). “And I think the time’s now for us.
“I mean, if a guy’s there — I keep saying that, and there’ll be one out there — if the guy’s there, then I think we’ll target — as I’ve said before — drafting a good quarterback. We need a good, young quarterback, and we’re going to do our best to get him.”
These are the big three QB's that people are focusing on right now so for the sake of argument we will go with that.
Geno Smith
Matt Barkley
Tyler Wilson
To avoid getting one by default the JP Losman treatment (meaning two are drafted before us). Let's look at the projected draft order and where we would have to make our move.
1. KC
2. JAX
3. OAK
4. PHI
5. CAR
6. TEN
7. AZ
8. DET
9. SD
10. BUF
Of this list only 4 teams are "set" at QB (CAR, TEN, DET SD). KC is going to be forced to take a QB at 1 (most likely Smith), and they would also be impossible to trade with.
Jacksonville shouldn't go QB, being only 2 years removed from taking Gabbart but it's Mularkeys show now so he probably has the option to move on.
Oakland is where it gets interesting. Palmer has produced albeit inconstantly, but they need a lot of help and they're without a second rounder. So moving back a few spots and picking up some picks in the process may be intriguing for them. The question is do we have to move up to 3 to get the QB we want? Arizona would be the biggest threat on the clock at 7, and I am not sure we have to jump them 4 picks to make the deal.
I personally am the most interested in Smith, so if KC passes on him and takes another QB or another player all together I think that that OAK trade becomes interesting. If Smith is gone, I would probably be OK with taking whoever is left at 10.
What are your thoughts?