Don’t even take a QB in the first round.

That’s my advice. Everyone gets excited about a ‘franchise’ quarterback, but those quarterbacks only make good on the promise half of the time. If you have the first pick in the draft you had darn well perform better than a 50-50 proposition.

Recent first round QB picks that stunk out the joint (Not counting picks too recent to tell) … Tim Couch, Akili Smith, Cade McNown, Ryan Leaf, Jim Druckenmiller, Heath Shuler, Rick Mirer…

That’s a pretty impressive list of ‘franchise’ quarterbacks. Wouldn’t it make more sense to just sign a free agent, someone who has proven they can play in the league? Seems to me that makes more sense than spending the first pick of the entire draft on a guy who might pan out.

That’s just me though, I don’t get paid for this stuff. If San Francisco takes a QB from either Cal or Utah he might be a bona fide stud. Then again, he might be Ryan Leaf – and nobody wants that.

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