Big Tyme D
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Depending on your school of thought... the Bears currently may or may not be desperate for a QB. Many feel that Glennon may provide the answer if not long term, for at least the short term as to eliminate the desperate need to draft a QB early this year. Others feel that he is complete garbage and changes nothing... the team is still in desperate need of a QB.
Which brings me to this...
For years following the draft... I've always heard this term used in a negative sense. Most of the time when a team drafts a player to fill a position out of desperation.... they may tend to over draft and more often than not... the player fails to meet up to expectations. I've heard this term used in regards to many teams , including the Bears, and regardless of position being drafted.
So my question is... why is this general rule seemingly being ignored this year by much of the fan base?
I look at this draft class... and I compare it to the draft classes of the past ten years... and the trend typically is to not over draft period, even if looking for a QB. Most GMs will take the BPA even if the team needs a QB... esp in the top five. The top QBs taken every year for the past decade, with few exceptions, have seldom been top five picks unless they were genuinely rated top five talent. Other wise they fell and was drafted accordingly.... later in the first or even drifting into the second or later rounds.
People keep saying we'll never pick #3 again... we need to get the that franchise QB now! But if the talent at QB really isn't worth a top five pick.. wouldn't it be better for the team to actually get a probable deference maker on defense rather than a project QB at #3?
2016.. both Goff and Wentz were top 10 talent and went 1, 2
2015.. Winston and Mariotta both top five went 1, 2
2014.. Bortels only top five ranked went 3
2013.. No one was ranked top ten.... no one went top ten
2012.. Luck, Griffith and Tannehill ranked 1, 2 and 8..... went 1, 2 and 8
Do we see a trend...? And yes it continues in that fashion year after year. and yes every year there are teams in desperate need of QB at the top... else they likely wouldn't be at the top. If they had reached for the QBs ranked below the ones mentioned who went in the bottom of the first or later rounds as many here are suggesting the Bears do... for every Derek Carr there are five Manziels or Geno Smiths or Brandon Weedens the teams would have likely drafted.......... i.e. the talent range of the top QBs this year and why it would be foolish for the Bears to draft a QB out of a perceived desperation at #3 when none are worthy of being picked that high. This year the Browns and 49ers are in worst shape QB wise than the Bears... but no one think they will pass or Garrett or Thomas...genuine top five talent.... but they think the Bears should?
2017... no QBs ranked top ten, three QBs ranked top 30..... yet people want us to draft one at #3
Which brings me to this...
For years following the draft... I've always heard this term used in a negative sense. Most of the time when a team drafts a player to fill a position out of desperation.... they may tend to over draft and more often than not... the player fails to meet up to expectations. I've heard this term used in regards to many teams , including the Bears, and regardless of position being drafted.
So my question is... why is this general rule seemingly being ignored this year by much of the fan base?
I look at this draft class... and I compare it to the draft classes of the past ten years... and the trend typically is to not over draft period, even if looking for a QB. Most GMs will take the BPA even if the team needs a QB... esp in the top five. The top QBs taken every year for the past decade, with few exceptions, have seldom been top five picks unless they were genuinely rated top five talent. Other wise they fell and was drafted accordingly.... later in the first or even drifting into the second or later rounds.
People keep saying we'll never pick #3 again... we need to get the that franchise QB now! But if the talent at QB really isn't worth a top five pick.. wouldn't it be better for the team to actually get a probable deference maker on defense rather than a project QB at #3?
2016.. both Goff and Wentz were top 10 talent and went 1, 2
2015.. Winston and Mariotta both top five went 1, 2
2014.. Bortels only top five ranked went 3
2013.. No one was ranked top ten.... no one went top ten
2012.. Luck, Griffith and Tannehill ranked 1, 2 and 8..... went 1, 2 and 8
Do we see a trend...? And yes it continues in that fashion year after year. and yes every year there are teams in desperate need of QB at the top... else they likely wouldn't be at the top. If they had reached for the QBs ranked below the ones mentioned who went in the bottom of the first or later rounds as many here are suggesting the Bears do... for every Derek Carr there are five Manziels or Geno Smiths or Brandon Weedens the teams would have likely drafted.......... i.e. the talent range of the top QBs this year and why it would be foolish for the Bears to draft a QB out of a perceived desperation at #3 when none are worthy of being picked that high. This year the Browns and 49ers are in worst shape QB wise than the Bears... but no one think they will pass or Garrett or Thomas...genuine top five talent.... but they think the Bears should?
2017... no QBs ranked top ten, three QBs ranked top 30..... yet people want us to draft one at #3