Green-Dareus-Peterson & Excitement

[davos]

Addressing this whole idea of excitement and a QB being the only way...

When I honestly ask myself who I want on this team...its one of these three guys: Green, Dareus, or Peterson. Yeah, Cam seems to be the most logical with the number one selection but anyone of these guys can bring as much excitement as a QB if they hit their potential in the league. Just look at what players like Irving, Deoin Sanders, Bailey, Woodson, Moss, Rice, Sapp, etc. have done for teams in the past.

The Cowboys got Irving before Aikman rolled into town, selecting three studs three consecutive seasons once you include Smith. Sapp was the face of the Bucs team that won the Super Bowl, not really Brad Johnson so much. Randy Moss may be an oddball but no doubt he lifted the Vikings franchise a ton...and also, I couldn't imagine what the 49ers would be without Rice being Montana's main guy. Once some of these teams set the ground work, they found their QB and became long term contenders.

So who's to say a Peterson, Green, or Dareus can't do this? If they are for sure prospects as everyone admits, why not grab them?

Again, I'm not necessarily against Cam or Blaine & I want a franchise QB as much as the next guy, but people need to admit finding that exciting QB to watch isn't the only thing that can lift a franchise from the rubble. Its about building an all around exciting team that WINS.

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Now time for my wishful thinking: I personally hope we draft one of these three guys in an unlikely trade-down scenario then just fill our needs (OL, DT, CB, TE, etc.) with the BPA through the remaining draft. An entire organization shouldn't have to adapt to a certain type of QB. There should be a mutual & symbiotic relationship between a QB and team where they meet in the middle between building around a guy...& that QB fusing himself into the team's fabric. Virtually every QB (minus maybe Dalton & Ponder) in this years draft will essentially handcuff a team on what type of squad to build in my honest opinion.

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Don't be hatin' :patriot:

[Grammer]

uh the 49ers were 15-1 and sb champs the year before they drafted rice i believe. just nitpicking haha

but yes i agree, the qb crop this year sucks

[davos]

uh the 49ers were 15-1 and sb champs the year before they drafted rice i believe. just nitpicking haha

but yes i agree, the qb crop this year sucks

Yeah I know :), I was primarily addressing the 90's Cowboys with that statement

[CarolinaCatBrigade]

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[davos]

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nice to know :banghead:

[micnificent28]

I buy what the OP is selling minus dareus. I just can't get excited about a guy whos main job is to clog up running lanes and help other players make plays. he is not the best pass rusher. sacks are not going to be his calling card. So i don't see much excitement around him.

[davos]

I buy what the OP is selling minus dareus. I just can't get excited about a guy whos main job is to clog up running lanes and help other players make plays. he is not the best pass rusher. sacks are not going to be his calling card. So i don't see much excitement around him.

Even though they lost, him and Upshaw were the catalysts for Alabama jumping to that huge lead against Auburn. Dareus just has that commanding presence that I think would fit great with Beason & Chuck on our D. To add on to the Dallas comparison, I would say Russell Maryland actually is an example of this type of DT pick when they were building their 90s juggernaut.

If I had to order them, it would go 1) Green 2) Dareus 3) Peterson

I love that pick :)

[CAVSS]

So you are basically saying that good players will be good after we get a QB.

The Cowboys drafted Johnson, then with their first pick (because after drafting a great WR they were the worst team in the league) They got Aikman he had a down year/ learning year (but much better than the year before). Then they started winning.

I seriously doubt they wish they had gone CB or DT with the Aikman pick.

1.The year before Johnson they picked a DT at 12

2. got a little worse; pick at 11 WR

3. got a lot worse; pick next year at 1 QB

4. got a lot better; pick the year after at 17 RB

I would prefer to start at step three. Being the worst team in the league.

[davos]

I'm basically saying Quarterbacks aren't the only players that generate excitement, it takes time to build an elite team, and you don't always have to start at QB to do so. Real mind blowing stuff.

Edit: And if we do somehow draft Green, I think we can manage better than the 1-15 1989 Cowboys. It was a process of 3 stellar first round picks that eventually made them great.

[CAVSS]

Are you trying to school me by saying we don't need a QB to rebuild with? Like its a new idea? We have been building for over a decade without one. Where has it gotten us? The #1 pick. If we had a QB we wouldn't need to rebuild.

Where did Megatron get the Lions? Last in the NFL just like the Johnson did the Cowboys.

Where did Dan Wilkinson get the Bengals? The #1 pick the following year.

[countryboi]

i love cam but i am very open to the idea of green or peterson not so much Dareus....all of these guys are day one starters but i worry next year we still going to have the same major QB issues..

[davos]

Are you trying to school me by saying we don't need a QB to rebuild with? Like its a new idea? We have been building for over a decade without one. Where has it gotten us? The #1 pick. If we had a QB we wouldn't need to rebuild.

Where did Megatron get the Lions? Last in the NFL just like the Johnson did the Cowboys.

Where did Dan Wilkinson get the Bengals? The #1 pick the following year.

You don't immediately need a QB if you're thinking in the long run imo. I'm not trying to school you or anything, just making my case ;)

The Lions offense has greatly improved because of Calvin Johnson, but they had and still have a poor defense and an injury prone franchise QB they took a gamble on. Us not so much. I was comparing us to teams that used these multi-year strategies and did well because I like looking on the positive side of things.

In the end I think Green can elevate our offense the most out of any player in this draft and Newton straight up puzzles me. You don't believe this and I respect your opinion. Basically, one day I'm cool with Cam being the pick, the next he doesn't even seem like 1st round material. It was only about 2 1/2 months ago when people were saying he was a 2nd-3rd round prospect.

And honestly, I can endure a year with Bulger or hell maybe even Moore. Bottom line is we don't have that sh*tstorm of a situation that went on last year and will no doubt will be able to move the ball more effectively.

[CAVSS]

You don't immediately need a QB if you're thinking in the long run imo. I'm not trying to school you or anything, just making a meaningless argument ;)

The Lions offense has greatly improved because of Calvin Johnson, but they had and still have a poor defense. Us not so much. I was comparing us to teams that used these multi-year strategies and did well because I like looking on the positive side of things.

In the end I think Green can elevate our offense the most out of any player in this draft and Newton straight up puzzles me. You don't believe this and I respect yourn opinion. Basically, oone day I'm cool with Cam being the pick, the next he doesn't even seem like 1st round material. It was only about 2 1/2 months ago when people were saying he was a 2nd-3rd round prospect.

Well said man. Agree to disagree. I go back and forth on Cam myself but im leaning more and more toward him. Perhaps because no one is talking about Gabbert anymore. I dunno.

[davos]

Well said man. Agree to disagree. I go back and forth on Cam myself but im leaning more and more toward him. Perhaps because no one is talking about Gabbert anymore. I dunno.

Yeah. This offense is making me a bipolar over thinking fan haha

Good argument, I see where you're coming from

My deal is I'm crossing my fingers a year or 2 for this guy (even moreso than Luck):

Now I'm probably gonna get ripped apart haha