It's called the 2018 QB bandwagon. It's for those of us who realized that none of these QBs are worth staking our future on. 2018 has both excellent players waiting in the draft and free agency.

Here's free agency;

Imagine waiting a year and getting Jimmy G without having to pay a first and more and then potentially walk a year later. Where Drew Brees may be a FA and he may actually walk if the Saints do give up Sean Payton. Sam Bradford is an option, as is AJ McCarron. Any of them are better than this year's crop besides Cousins (who'll likely stay in Washington). All of that are just options for free agency.

Here's the draft;

Josh Rosen 'The Rosen One', Lamar Jackson, Jake Browning, Luke Falk, Baker Mayfield, and other players who's names I don't know.

That's quite a list and there will be others.

Here's reality;

For those worrying we might not get a top draft pick next year, sink back to reality that our 30+ ranked offense and defense will both likely not surge after another brand new coaching hire. This will likely be yet again another see what's on the roster year with a new set of eyes governing the ship. You don't throw a brand new QB onto a team and then play the see what's on the roster game. This year will likely be another meat and potatoes year, build the lines, cover up the boo boos, and let the GM/HC take a year to see what this team has and follow through with their vision accordingly.

It's all about big picture folks. If this is in fact a total re-haul situation, which it appears to be, then we need to stop thinking on a year to year basis. Rather, think about the cause and effect of our decisions for 3-5 years from now.

We have the barebones of a roster, free agency and the draft will only help so much, what's the rationale for subjecting a rookie quarterback to all that? If the honest answer is that it's just a need at this point, that any of these players will be better; one year wonder, half field reads, and bad coaching... I think it's just another product of groupthink. A new QB will solve everything. That fallacy is like heroin (ask the Browns). Finding a true franchise QB is challenging, it's why so many teams try and force it. Osweiler, Smith, Tannehill, etc. All these players are deemed franchise QBs, but are they the reason their teams are/were in the playoffs? All of them have top defenses, great OLines, a top back, and outstanding skill players. Like Manning of last year, those QBs are along for the ride (not to the same extent though obviously).

Rather than force an awkward union of rookie QB and first year HC and GM on to each other. Let's build up this roster as much as possible, and then give our 2018 QB a real shot of success because he'll have a team around him.

Imagine if we used this draft and FA to fix the defense. Stopping the run, getting to the QB on pass rushing situations, stopping them on third downs, causing more fumbles, more picks, more game changing turnovers. You cannot quantify the value of making those turnovers. They do so much for morale and momentum.

Or imagine if we used this draft and FA to fix our offense (besides the QB). A team where Jeremy Kerley is not the star #1 receiver on our team. Where we don't have to panic if Hyde goes out a play, where our tight ends cause such a mismatch, that we're seeing major yards after catch. Our receivers winning 50/50 balls, making circus catches, boundary line catches, etc.

I'm not saying it's wrong to take a QB early in the draft. I wanted to throw water on that potential kindling before it sparked. I'm simply saying that I believe it is wrong to take a QB early in THIS draft.

So, 2018 QB bandwagon, leggo.



