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Is 3 first rounders too much?

ericr0319

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so we dont trade for Watson - we aren't likely landing a QB at 8 unless we are going to be the team that falls in love w/ Lance. or we trade back select some good players, win 6 games next year and be in the same position with an even worse draft class for QB. 

this appears to be the year to get a QB either through the draft or draft. 

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6 hours ago, ericr0319 said:

Is 3 first rounders too much for Watson? Building through the draft is key because you keep high salaries off the books. 

No top picks forces you to overpay in FA - see LA Rams. Yes, they went to a Super Bowl but they lost. The Eagles went and won. Both paid high prices to get their QB, but they paid the price and are in cap hell. 

To answer your question regarding 3 1st rounders for Watson... No I think that's a fair trade. Yes you're not going to have 1st rounders for at least 3 years but by that time Watson will be 28. You can still draft good players after the first. It has happened before and with Fitterer, I believe it will happen a lot more often. 

You also have to look at the foundation we have already. What does the QB need? A good offense line and weapons. What do we have? Weapons for sure, offensive line is suspect but isn't the WORST in the NFL. You plug in Watson in this offense and you can get away with not having an Elite O line, he's that good. This doesn't mean that they are not going to try and get O linemen to make the Oline better either. 

 

People will argue that the Defense is poo. There's also a foundation being built there. Burns, Brown, Matos, Chinn, Jackson are a great starting point. You just need a MLB and maybe another CB to make it better. 

 

This team is pieces away but I don't believe it's that off from being a contender IF you get Watson. 

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