There's no evidence that EJ or JP were drafted for ticket sales. That's a hindsight argument because they ended up sucking.
This "when a team drafts a first round QB they have to wait" nonsense is just that. There is zero, and I mean ZERO reason to let your decision have consequences like that.
The argument of "waiting" to let a QB fall to us can just as easily result in an EJ/JP/Paxton Lynch/Manziel scenario. You go get your #1 guy, not the 4th or 5th best QB that happens to fall to you because you're too chicken **** to take a chance.