mansquatch wrote:Jim I do not see this happening. Look at how much the Bears paid Jason Cambell to sit on the bench. Any guy with legit potential is going to get drafted and drafted fairly high.
I'm not necessarily talking about "step in and start as a rookie" potential, just legit potential. In other words, a player with the tools to succeed who needs some grooming. Brad Johnson and Matt Hasselbeck are great example of the kind of QB I'm talking about. I'm not saying it's easy to find one of those guys and actually have the pick turn into a quality starter but draft someone with the tools who needs some development and work with them. QBs with legit starting potential can still be found in R3 and beyond.
Also, we have our back up in Joe Webb. We also have our project in MBT. Unless a BPA situation arises, I do not see them drafting a QB in the first 4 rounds.
They probably won't (I agree with you that it's unlikely) but I think they
should be willing to draft one as high as R3, even R2 if a great prospect drops (as Brees once did).
As I said above, if they truly think Webb has a potential future as a starting QB in the NFL then fine, they have the kind of player I'm talking about. I doubt MBT has that potential.
The main thing is to have a real backup plan. Ponder's clearly not a "can't miss" prospect. If they really believed Joe Webb could be their guy I doubt they would have spent the #12 pick on Ponder in the first place. They can't afford to get caught with their pants down again like they were after 2010. The Seahawks nabbed wilson in R3 last season. if the Vikes have a similar opportunity, they should take it. Start working on Plan B so that it's not a crisis if Plan A doesn't work out.