BobDigital
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When will they pick the future guy and how likely is it they get one without having the mortgage everything? It's looking more likely after last draft. When a team drafts a guy in round 1 the general rule is generally for at least the next 2 drafts they don't try again after investing so much. Even longer if they sit him for a year.
CLV, NYJ, BUF AZ and BLT got their guys in round 1 so they are out the QB business for the next 2 years.
Counting trades and other QBs who will be getting their shot with teams or who have established themselves the teams who I believe are solid or stay with what they got at the spot the next 2 drafts are...
AFCE - NYJ, Buf
AFCN - Balt, Clv, Cin? Pit? (Pit may believe Mason is worth developing & I think Cinci likes Dalton)
AFCS - Ind, Ten, Hou Jax? (Lots of talk about Bortles but maybe they think he is worth keeping)
AFCW - KC, Oak
NFCE - Phi, Dal, Wash? (Maybe they are okay with Smith for a while)
NFCN - Min, Det, GB (Chicigo invested high in Trubisky but i think he's out in the next 2 years)
NFCS - Car, Atl, TB
NFCW - LAR SF AZ SEA
Pats, Mia, Cin? Pit?, Jax?, LAC, Den, NYG, Wash?, Chi., NO. So 7-10 teams will be looking in the next 2 years. Alot depends how teams feel about guys like Bortles, Smith, Rudolph and Tannehill as well how the Chargers sense of urgency when it comes to Rivers. If he plays to play to 40 they have 4 years to make a move. If not it's much sooner. Also with AZ I imagine they will look to trade Bradford to a QB needy team after this year. Maybe that takes 1 more off the list for a while.
All in all it be reasonable to assume only 8 teams will be looking for QB in the draft next 2 seasons.
Of those potential QB needy teams a few of them besides the Pats shouldn't be picking in the top 10 (Pit, NO, Jax, LAC). This makes trading up if they choose a lot less expensive and other teams may not feel the pressure to draft their guy in round 1 if they are okay with their situation that year and feel they are can a more developmental prospect.
While predicting the future is hard particularly in football the Patriots will probably in the next 2 drafts find themselves in a situation where higher rated QB prospects are falling late into round 1 and into round 2.
Overall I am hopeful a target we may want falls in our range over the next 2 drafts.
CLV, NYJ, BUF AZ and BLT got their guys in round 1 so they are out the QB business for the next 2 years.
Counting trades and other QBs who will be getting their shot with teams or who have established themselves the teams who I believe are solid or stay with what they got at the spot the next 2 drafts are...
AFCE - NYJ, Buf
AFCN - Balt, Clv, Cin? Pit? (Pit may believe Mason is worth developing & I think Cinci likes Dalton)
AFCS - Ind, Ten, Hou Jax? (Lots of talk about Bortles but maybe they think he is worth keeping)
AFCW - KC, Oak
NFCE - Phi, Dal, Wash? (Maybe they are okay with Smith for a while)
NFCN - Min, Det, GB (Chicigo invested high in Trubisky but i think he's out in the next 2 years)
NFCS - Car, Atl, TB
NFCW - LAR SF AZ SEA
Pats, Mia, Cin? Pit?, Jax?, LAC, Den, NYG, Wash?, Chi., NO. So 7-10 teams will be looking in the next 2 years. Alot depends how teams feel about guys like Bortles, Smith, Rudolph and Tannehill as well how the Chargers sense of urgency when it comes to Rivers. If he plays to play to 40 they have 4 years to make a move. If not it's much sooner. Also with AZ I imagine they will look to trade Bradford to a QB needy team after this year. Maybe that takes 1 more off the list for a while.
All in all it be reasonable to assume only 8 teams will be looking for QB in the draft next 2 seasons.
Of those potential QB needy teams a few of them besides the Pats shouldn't be picking in the top 10 (Pit, NO, Jax, LAC). This makes trading up if they choose a lot less expensive and other teams may not feel the pressure to draft their guy in round 1 if they are okay with their situation that year and feel they are can a more developmental prospect.
While predicting the future is hard particularly in football the Patriots will probably in the next 2 drafts find themselves in a situation where higher rated QB prospects are falling late into round 1 and into round 2.
Overall I am hopeful a target we may want falls in our range over the next 2 drafts.