Dr. Who

I was sitting in a little dorm room at UCLA with my roommate from Batavia when the Bills beat the Raiders 51 - 3 in the AFC Championship. We both sat there in stunned silence wondering if this was real life. I think I might feel a similar surprised happiness if we actually get a clue about qb.

Encouraging. I really doubt this is a smokescreen or a tactic to trade down.

Yes, I see. Along with John C., I appear to have a higher opinion of this year's qb draft class. Those who think they are mediocre, over-hyped second rounders will share your view.

Sure thing qbs get taken first overall. If you're waiting for that, you're going to be waiting a long, long time.

Zero chance Watson lasts until the third round. He will go in the first or early second.

Yep. I like Watson as well. I saw a lot of Clemson games -- I live in the South and one of my buds is a Clemson fan -- Watson will trust his receivers to make a play and he rises to the occasion. Folks question his arm strength. I think its strong enough.

Well, this is where I depart from many of my fellow Mahomes' supporters. I also love Watson and would be happy if he were the choice. Your rationale makes sense to me.

My agreement with 1billsfan has more to do with Mahomes' potential upside. I do not have confidence that his floor is Dalton. I love EJ the person and held out hope for him much longer than most. Mahomes' personality does not seem timid in the least. If EJ had Mahomes' talent, he'd have developed into a good qb, imo -- not great, because like Taylor he is risk averse as a player. Drafting the qb position is perhaps the trickiest in sports and I do think there is a chance Mahomes could bust. There are many safer picks, but I believe we need to be more daring.

I agree. I have developed a knee-jerk expectation that OBD is going to disappoint me is all.

His initial post indicates that he thinks his floor is Dalton and his ceiling is Favre. If you think that, you are probably willing to spend a top ten pick on him. Consensus doesn't really matter, though I suspect a number of teams have a higher valuation on Mahomes than they are going to express in public. Getting it right matters. Mahomes is not without risk, but no-risk qbs go first overall. Folks will have different criteria on risk-reward. I roll the dice on the fella.

I hope that someone else is named Mahomes, Watson, or Trubisky. It's probably Kizer.

Well, I agree with you. I hope OBD is on the same page, but I doubt it.

But not everyone is subject to video review by millions.

I draft the qb. My order of preference: Mahomes, Watson, Trubisky. If you think one of the available qbs is a franchise qb, why wouldn't you draft them? It's the most important position in today's NFL. It doesn't matter how strong or weak the 2018 class is in that case. The people who are passing on the qb just don't think highly of any of them. This is not 2013 redux imo. Depth at DB means you can get a good one in the second round, no?

Manziel played for Texas A&M, no?

That's what I meant by "the scrutiny is selective." I don't think he cares.

I think there is a reasonable chance, despite what mock drafts are projecting, that all four top qbs get drafted in the first round. For the business as usual crowd, this is a great opportunity to trade back, get extra picks, and stack the defense. What we ought to do is choose the best qb on the board at #10, hopefully Mahomes.

Completely agree. There are a lot of folks on this board, however, who agree with the standard fill holes strategy and think one is a childish, instant gratification dope for thinking qb this year.

I like Mahomes, Trubisky, and Watson. I suspect Kizer might be EJ 2.0, but if he fell to the second, I might take a chance. Otherwise, I'd just pass on qb.

If they settle on this fella, it's not a good sign.

Well, I didn't think I was making a statement designed to engender such an emotive rejoinder. Prudential judgement is keyed to the specific, particular case, so nothing I said has anything to do with baseball and steroids. There is no self-evident logical necessity in affirming something excessive regarding Thompson's punishment that would require one to dismiss the effect of steroids on performance. But I surmise we have differing criteria for what constitutes thinking and the nature of appeal to emotion.

It was an awkward re-placement, no doubt, but I find it hard to see an appreciable advantage in such a short putt. My main point is the hammer was excessive and the scrutiny selective.

I am one of those who thinks we need to address qb early, so I don't like this strategy. I do believe OBD will probably follow something like this plan. I will give my alternatives following your tactics. If you go with Reddick, I hope you are trading back to take him. #10 is a little rich, I think, though he's an excellent lb choice. For the second round pick, I like Budda Baker or Obi Melifonwu. My under the radar third round choice would be Adam Shaheen te from Ashland.

Obviously nothing, but no one forced you to read the thread.

Not a big fan of the NBA, so I don't watch that show. All I knew about Sage Steele was that she was attractive and seemed articulate. Now that I know she has the courage to go up against the PC mob, I am a fan.