Well, top ten draft picks involve a minimum of ten teams; take away the two line analysis of the others QB needs and the post is just three short paragraphs:
1) Most other teams drafting in the top ten already spent a high pick on a franchise QB either this year or last, and Cleveland's the only team that thinks taking a QB #3 overall five straight years will turn around a perpetual cellar dweller.
2) I loathe focusing high picks on "needs," for many reasons often stated.
3) IF we insist on going for a QB despite the reasons addressed in #2, our chances of getting a top prospect are far better than usual due to #1.
I still feel Cugel overstates the case against late 1st round QBs (e.g. Brees) but it is true that the only way to get a top QB prospect is to either give away all the other draft picks to move up or have a season like this one. So if we MUST have a top QB prospect NOW, now is precisely when we have the best chance we can hope to get for a while. Because the only way we'll get a better one is to go the route of the Browns and Jets, and I doubt any Broncos fan hopes for THAT.