VTBills

Get off this post and go watch it now. I think there may be a little William Wallace in the Beaner. He did get a 3rd for Tyrod.

I don’t know what it will take but it won’t be cheap. Maybe I’m wrong and Beane can negotiate to have it both ways.

There are too many holes on the roster to give three 1st rounders or whatever for one of the top four. If you swing and miss on one of these flawed prospects you set the franchise back years IMO. Build both lines, get some LBs, add WR depth and make your bet with 12 or 22 on a Jackson or Rudolph or other 2nd tier QB. If Beanie swings for the fences and misses on a QB this year his GM tenure will be short. Better to go for singles and doubles. Build the roster around your QB gamble then swing for the fences when you have the cap space to mitigate a mistake.

Duly noted . I understand and kind of agree with the logic of this post. Any 1st rounder is a risk of being a bust (see EJ Manuel, JP Losman, Mike Williams, etc). The top 4 QBs in this draft are no different. The question is how much is Beane willing to bet that Allen, Darnold, Rosen, or Mayfield will be a Manning, Wentz and not a Jamarcus Russell, Tim Couch, Matt Leinhart, Joey Harrington, etc. There are a lot of holes to fill on the roster and giving up a bunch of high draft picks means there won't be many filled in this draft. I think/hope Beane will keep his options open and only move up on draft day if one of his top choices falls past 6. Otherwise, go QB and BPA at 12 and 22 in either order depending on his evaluation of the remaining QBs. IMO, better to take a risk that Rudolph or Jackson becomes the next Rodgers and try to fill holes and depth on your roster than to bet the farm on a QB that doesn't pan out and be forced to fill holes in FA in 2019 and go right back into cap jail.