Drafting a new QB every 4-5 years

[Ricky Spanish]

Too much of a gamble. You know the commodity of your QB you've been grooming, whose to say these rookies will be better, or even as good. 

[davos]

i would do it as a way to groom backups to become trade bait a la the packers

 

mark brunell, matt hasselbeck, aaron brooks, matt flynn, then aaron rodgers became a starter...

 

I thought this was going to be the thread direction.  

 

I think we started looking this past year and didn't find one but are keeping our eyes open every draft with Gettleman.  He looks for top talent and given how sought of a commodity QBs are, if we can find one to tease the league with as bait and catch something, that'd be a solid move.

[Jesse]

You don't let your (in our case) best player walk.

[iamhubby1]

I can kinda see the reasoning for this. But when you do get that singular talent, like a Cam, you just have to bite the bullet and keep the fugger.

Maybe if you aren't sure of who you have, maybe you can do this. But if you are sure, it is a waste of a draft pick. And you just don't have enough of those to waste.

[TheRed]

Look at teams like the Browns who have been drafting a quarterback just about every year, how's that been working out for them?

[FootballMaestro]

Remember, this is football. You don't have to keep them when they suck. 

 

Of course there is some cap hit. However, there no guaranteed contracts, and smart teams can structure them well, as Frisco recently with Kaep. 

 

So no. You don't plan to draft a new QB every 4-5 years if you're very happy with the one you got. 

 

Not if  you're not; hey!! :phew:  Lol

[micnificent28]

This would be bad for thr nfl as well. You would be turning the face of franchise's into the new running backs. Gone would be the greatest of all time debates because once release other teams would treat them like used goods. No more hall of famers we would just say no one was better than brett farve or payton manning or bart star.

[Cary Kollins]

It's all fun and games until you draft Blain Yo-Gabbert-Gabbert.

[TbTeRRoR]

Yes because every QB drafted in the first round has gone on to great success never been a dud or flamed out  or turned into a walrus

[Lemory]

Realizes thread is dumb...still makes it.

[SOJA]

nah the chances of landing a franchise qb or one who is at least good enough to take you to a Superbowl are not good. you'd be lucky to end up with consecutive Andy Dalton's much less Gabbert and Christian Ponder back to back 

[carolina-chuck]

Unless, you get a Russell Wilson every 4 yr then "no".

[Peppers90 NC]

you would have to really have a stacked roster for this recipe to equal success consistently. 

[Peppers90 NC]

and hope you dont end up with a Russell or Gabbert or Ponder or any other "drafted too high QB's"