Swirly

No my point for posting that is that us tanking for a pick in the top 5 may not fix our situation. I'd much rather not tank this season and pick in the 10-25 range which could still land you a really good/Elite QB, such as Mahomes or Rogers. Now I'm not saying that we will land one of those types in that range, but I'd rather do that then pick in the top 5 for a QB that may not work out. I don't trust Tepper to pick a good HC that would be able to provide a staff that would be able to properly coach a QB to become a franchise player.

That is precisely my point. I have seen no evidence that Tepper will make a good decision when it comes to the next head coach or even if our GM is a good one. I'll give Fitterer a pass because I think Rhule was making most of the decisions. That is why I am saying we don't need to tank this season, even if we end up out of the top 5 picks. I think having this team learn to win when everything is against you, will do more for the future.

A franchise player is one of the best players on the team that you can build around. Most of those QB's aren't. I'm not looking for a solid player in the top 5 picks. I want someone that other teams fear.

Since 2005, it is very rare that you find a franchise QB with 1 of the top 5 picks. 2005 - Alex Smith Pick #1 2006 - Vince Young #3 2007 - Jamarcus Russell #1 2008 - Matt Ryan #3 2009 - Matt Stafford #1, Mark Sanchez #5 2010 - Sam Bradford #1 2011 - Cam Newton #1 2012 - Andrew Luck #1, RGIII #2 2014 - Blake Bortles #3 2015 - Jameis Winston #1, Marcus Mariota #2 2016 - Jared Goff #1, Carson Wentz #2 2017 - Mitch Trubinsky #2 2018 - Baker Mayfield #1, Sam Darnold #3 2019 - Kyler Murray #1 2020 - Joe Burrow #1, Tua Tugovailoa #3 2021 - Trevor Lawrence #1, Zack Wilson #2, Trey Lance #3 If we go by analytics then you don’t pick a QB in the top 5 picks. Lesson is don’t tank for a QB.

Hard to tell because of the field goal, but it looks like Cade Mays #64 stepped on his foot or tripped him up. He couldn't step back like he wanted to as he was blocking.