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Thank you for posting this. Your chart points out that 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 were really bad years to find your "franchise QB" in the first round. When I get the time I'm going to take a look at the other QB's in those classes just to see how they panned out or if any are still in the NFL Your data does show that the higher a QB is drafted the more likely he is to have success. Still, QB evaluation is an inexact science. As someone noted at this time Brady, Wilson, Cousins, (and I'd add Dak Prescott to the list) are quality QB's and none of them were drafted before 3rd round. Kurt Warner is in the Hall of Fame. He was undrafted and had to spend time in inferior leagues before he was given a shot. Tony Romo had a respectable career and he was also undrafted. I think that's a reflection on the scouting process and not the players themselves. And sometimes the amount of fight and desire (which is immeasurable) you have inside overcomes any physical limitations a player might have.

I haven't watched enough NCAA football to know who the top LBs are for the 2021 draft so I can't argue with you. I am willing to say that sometimes one guy can make a difference. If this guy turns out to impact games like Jack Lamber or Ray Lewis I think we could all live with that. I admire your willingness to stand by your opinion. Some of us on the forum have experienced some push back when we say we're not sold on any of the QB's in the draft after Lawrence comes off the board at number 1. I know Teddy definitely isn't our franchise QB for the 20's, but I'm not sure Fields, Lance, or Wilson is the answer either. I wouldn't be devastated if they were all gone by the time we're on the clock because I don't think the fate of the franchise rest on getting a QB in the top 8 of this particular draft.

Good points. The Chiefs won the SB last year and may be back in February if they handle the Bills this week. Quick Question...can anyone here name any of their starting linebackers? https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-career-int-by-a-linebacker#:~:text=Don Shinnick has made the,a linebacker%2C with 37 interceptions. The above link takes you to an interesting list of LB's with the most interceptions in NFL history. The first nine of the list recorded 28 or more regular season INT's which is more than the best CB we've drafted (Chris Gamble...he retired with 27). If you could guarantee me that a LB would retire with 30 INT's (something only 6 have ever done) if we took him at 8, then I "might" consider taking him. That's more than Darrell Revis had in his career (29). But, as you pointed out Parsons doesn't excel at that. If a QB isn't there at 8 things could get interesting. I see the logic in trading back to accumulate picks, but that could backfire if we miss out on a guy we're targeting. If we don't trade back I'm assuming we'd take a CB, O-lineman, or pass rusher (interior or edge) to pair with Brown and Burns.

When Brees was in his prime, Saints defense was unable to hold up and it cost them several times in the post season. When the Saints defense got good, Brees wasn't able to make plays down the stretch to win the game. No way would I expect him to lose his final 3 playoff games at home to teams they were favored to beat. After watching that game, Drew clearly can't throw downfield anymore. They were down with less than 5 minutes to play and the Saints were running the ball on first and second down. I don't think he threw a pass more than 20 yards downfield. Now, he walks off the field for probably for the last time...knowing that his last two passes in the NFL were interceptions at home against a team they really should have beat. Without the benefit of the 4 turnover (3 Int's by Brees and a fumble) Tampa would have lost this game. During that 6 year stretch from 2008-2013 you could make an strong argument that he was the best QB in football. He had a great run. I'm sure he'll be ok in retirement.

It would be interesting to see what DJ would do if we had a legit franchise QB on the roster. We know he can get deep, but he's also an excellent runner after the catch. He'd be an all-pro candidate if he had Brady, Brees, Rodgers, or Mahomes throwing the ball to him in stride. Still that ranking isn't terrible. Each team will usually have 2 WR's on the field at all times...some even use 3 for the majority of the snaps. If we multiply 32 x 2 we get 64. The PFF ranking place DJ well above the top 50% in the league (24/64=37.5%) I just hope we can get him a QB before he decides it's time to move on to greener pastures.