Thread: Some Are Blaming the Broncos' "Decline in Talent" on Elway's Drafting. But Is This True?

Originally Posted by Cugel

The problem is that there are usually 1 or 2 QBs in any draft who are franchise QBs and the rest are fish bait. Sometimes it's impossible to tell in advance who that QB will be (ex. Russell Wilson, 3rd round, DAK Prescott, 4th round).

And sometimes in what was thought a motherlode of franchise QBs, they all fail to live up to their promises (e.g., Leinart, RGIII, Cutler).

Originally Posted by topscribe

And sometimes in what was thought a motherlode of franchise QBs, they all fail to live up to their promises (e.g., Leinart, RGIII, Cutler).

True, but if you don't have a franchise QB you can't win, so there's no choice but to try and find one, no matter how hard it is.

Since there is no real sure fire can't miss QB in FA, except Kirk Cousins, and he's very unlikely to come here or leave DC, it's probably down to a veteran bridge QB and draft a guy and try and develop him.

Originally Posted by Cugel

True, but if you don't have a franchise QB you can't win, so there's no choice but to try and find one, no matter how hard it is.

Since there is no real sure fire can't miss QB in FA, except Kirk Cousins, and he's very unlikely to come here or leave DC, it's probably down to a veteran bridge QB and draft a guy and try and develop him.

Very possible. Hard to argue with that . . .