No doubt Manning and Rodgers are 1/2. I'll agree that it's a toss up between Brady, Luck, Brees, and Rivers. They are all awesome. Luck (like Brady) has killed it this season behind an atrocious OL. He's on pace for 45 TD, and leads the NFL in points scored during the final 2 minutes of the half. Scariest part is, Luck just turned 25. I'll take any of these guys in a heart beat, but Rodgers and Luck are the only ones I would trade Watt for.
Here's an article on J.J. by the Wall Street Journal. http://m.wsj.com/articles/j-j-watts-low-watt-effect-1413759473?mobile=y
So? They were all still first round picks - switching teams doesn't change the fact that you are far more likely to make the playoffs with a former first round pick at QB than you are with a QB picked in rounds 2-6.
To win a Super Bowl? Yes. To consistently make the playoffs? No. There's far less luck involved in consistently making the playoffs. There's a reason Manning is in the playoffs every year and has a losing postseason record...
Where a player is drafted only really matters to the team drafting them... Once they move on via trade or free agency, it becomes a different evaluation. Those former first round picks were likely let go due to underperformance or injury from the original team that invested the valuable draft commodity to acquire them. My original point was more referring to how best to acquire a franchise QB. I still take the standpoint of not reaching unless you're totally sold on the player.
I wish Schaub would've gotten lucky for ONE primetime regular season game Aside from, his first 2 seasons (which is expectable and acceptable) , Flacco has shown the propensity to be a clutch playoff performer. To completely dismiss his "clutch prowess" as luck is either hating or ignorance.
Most teams who draft a quarterback in a early round are probably sold on him. "Reaching" is usually just the opinion of someone on the outside looking in.
So when they don't draft a QB early (or don't trade up picks to move up)... that means they feel those QB's aren't worth it. Very much like what happened with the Texans this past year.
And looking at how those rookies have played thus far, seems like they were right. Can you imagine the dumpster fire if the Texans had picked Bortles, Manziel, Carr, or Bridgewater?
you're right... clowney, xsf, fiedorowicz, nix, and savage are all meaningful contributors thus far.. :/
Clowney, XSF, and Fiedorowicz are probably going to be starters for the Texans for years to come....better than blowing the pick on a bust QB wouldn't you agree?
Either that or they just couldn't pass up on Clowney. The Texans could have also went after Jimmy G or Carr as well in the 2nd round. But I wasn't answering your question pertaining to the Texans. Draft picks are suspect regardless of the position. Just look at the 1st round picks Seattle invested in since Pete Carroll has been there... Makes Rick Smith look like a genius. D@mn...!!!!
Well, when it comes to being a "bust" it has a lot to do with where you were drafted, if any QB from this class was picked #1 overall, they'd be considered a bust, no question about it. All I've seen is a bunch of Jake Locker caliber QB's from this class but sure, it's possible that one of them could develop into something more than that. Maybe become an Alex Smith caliber QB.
This article just proves how much football is a team game...If the Texans won half of their games last year, the statistics used for this article would be totally off...I would argue that Watt's play is helping keep this team in games...
