What every team in the nfl gave up for it's starter

[Stroupe-a-loop]

We have had some discussions about what a starting quarterback is worth and we all have different opinions. Some on the board believe we should give up whatever it takes to get a quality starter. Others believe that we should build the rest of the team and eventually the right player will come along eventually with a strong team to support him. And of course, a number of people are somewhere in between those two.

I figured it might be kind of fun to look at what every NFL team gave up for their starter. Admittedly, this is not a perfect system as it cannot factor other players that were also traded, the values are kind of skewed at the top, etc. But it does give us common ground to view the transactions. Basically, what cost in draft picks did each team pay for their current starter using the trade value chart as a base http://www.draftcountdown.com/features/Value-Chart.php? (We will obviously skip teams that have no consensus starting quarterback i.e. Bengals, Panthers, 49ers, Vikings, etc.)

AFC North:

Ravens Joe Flacco, 18th pick 2008 draft: 900 points

Browns Colt McCoy, 85th pick 2010 draft: 165 points

Steelers Ben Roethlisberger, 11th pick 2004 draft: 1250 points

AFC South:

Texans Matt Schaub, traded for swap of 8th pick for 10th pick(100), 39th pick 2007 draft(510), 48th pick 2008 draft(420): 1030 points

Colts Peyton Manning, 1st overall pick 1998 draft: 3000 points

Jaguars David Garrard, 108th pick 2002 draft: 78 points

AFC East:

Bills Ryan Fitzpatrick, signed as a free agent: Free

Patriots Tom Brady, 199th pick 2000 draft: 1 point, lucky sonsabitches

Jets Mark Sanchez, 5th pick 2009 draft: 1700 points

AFC West:

Broncos Kyle Orton, included in the Jay Cutler trade: I think you have to say free here too.

Chiefs Matt Cassel, traded for the 34th overall pick in the 2009 draft: 560 points

Raiders Jason Campbell, traded for a 4th round pick in the 2012 draft: we'll say 43 points because the pick is so delayed. 43 points

Chargers Phillip Rivers, drafted 4th overall 2004 draft: 1800 points

NFC North

Bears Jay Cutler, traded for the 18th(900) and 84th(170) picks in the 2009 draft and the 11th pick in the 2010 draft (1250): 2320 points

Lions Mathew Stafford, drafted first overall 2009 draft: 3000 points

Packers Aaron Rodgers, drafted 24th overall in the 2005 draft: 740 points

NFC South

Falcons Matt Ryan, drafted 3rd overall 2008 draft: 2200

Saints Drew Brees, signed as a free agent 2006: Free

Buccaneers Josh Freeman, drafted 17th overall 2009 draft: 950 points

NFC East

Cowboys Tony Romo, signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2003 draft: free

Giants Eli Manning, draft rights traded for the the 5th(1700) and 65th(265) selections in the 2004 draft and the 12th(1200) and 144th(29) selections in the 2005 draft: 2994 points

Eagles Michael Vick, signed as a free agent following release from federal prison in 2009: Free

NFC West

Seahawks Matt Hasselbeck, exchanged for the 10th(1300) and 72nd(230) picks with Greenbay along with the the 17th(950) in the 2001 draft: 580 points

Rams Sam Bradford, drafted 1st overall in 2010: 3000 points

The average value paid was 1096 points, or the equivalent of 14th overall pick. So our teams objective on draft day is clear: trade down to 14 draft the best quarterback available and then don't worry about the position again for another ten years. Somebody tell Hurney as it would kill me to pay over market value for a quarterback in this economy.

[Mother Grabber]

I still can't believe we let Breesus join our division without even taking a look at him.

[Boltergeist]

hell, we got Kaeding, Merriman, and Roman Oben (traded that pick to TB) to go along with our QB

[Sch25]

By this logic, the only way a QB would be worth the number 1 pick would be if every single QB was drafted number 1 overall.

[Mother Grabber]

Rivers and Orton should be negatives, because they got so much else with them for a single player in return.

[ncbobcat]

By this logic, the only way a QB would be worth the number 1 pick would be if every single QB was drafted number 1 overall.

No, I think the point was that only a handful of CURRENT team's starters were former #1's overall. Given that thought process, you don't have to be a top 5 team in the draft to necessarily land a franchise QB.