Aggiepride
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If you go back in time, you will find people questioning Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen, even saying they were not true first-rounders.There arnt any QB's worth drafting in the 1st round.
Shaduer Sanders (overhype supreme), Cam Ward (havent watched him much) , Quinn Ewers (funny throwing motion and might be total product of great coach and overwhelming talent around him), Carson Beck (stock plummeting), Jalen Milroe (no real passing skill whatsoever, just a big guy that runs really fast), Garrett Nussmeier (son of former Cowboys QB coach Doug), somewhat talented but incredibly inconsistent, Drew Allar (reminds me of a couple other highly drafted Penn State QB flops in several ways), Kyle McCord, Miller Moss (I think he might have just been benched), Jaxson Dart (talented and plays in a great system, but has serious accuracy struggles sometimes)
I wouldnt draft any of these guys in the top-20 or so of the 1st rd, and especially not where we will be drafting. Would support them using a day two pick on a QB if the right one was there.
With Josh Allen they said things like he wasn't accurate enough, he had poor mechanics. His footwork was sloppy, and he was raw and they questioned if his raw talent would transfer to the NFL.
With Mahomes they said he was system dependent (Air-raid offense at Texas Tech), that he couldn't read defenses, and that he struggled to stay calm under pressure. They questioned his pocket presence under pressure, meanwhile, he is probably the most calm player under pressure in the NFL.
There were people who questioned Lamar Jackson and wanted to make him a WR. Bill Polian wasn't the only one. He was just the one on TV.
What I like about Sanders is his upside. Players develop. That is what position coaches are for. Of course, a coach can lead a horse to water...the rest is up to the horse. Would Sanders put in the work? I think there is an awful lot of pride in the Sanders household and Prime will not allow his son to fail based on a lack of effort.
We could try to hit in the late rounds. Plenty of examples, but let's try something different for a change. If we wait until 2026 our record might not allow us to get a top rated QB. A new RB, for example, might be just what the doctor ordered to go 10-7 and...nowhere.
But the record would be just good enough to knock us out of contention for a top QB (unless there is a Dan Marino type scenario). I say go after a top QB when you have the chance and don't waste the prime of Lamb, Parsons etc.
Unless you think Dak will have a resurgence.