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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Right, but the major difference is none of these QBs projects as being great. elite QBs. They are all average QB prospects at best, and the Rams are paying the price for a QB they hope becomes top 10. I strongly suspect that first round pick next year will be top 10 (Keenum or a rookie led team, coached by Jeff "Mediocre" Fisher, is going to struggle), so the Titans will probably still end up netting a top 10 pick here. Trading up for RGIII, who some thought was better than the once-in-a-generation Luck, was more understandable (and shows how insane people were to think he could be better than Luck). Trading up for Eli too makes sense, he had a very high ceiling.
The QBs in this draft all are development QBs who will need time before playing. If they were in last years draft they'd go in the bottom of the first round at best. Timing matters. Remember coming into this year Christian Hackenberg was viewed as the likely first QB selected. Now he's probably falling into the mid rounds. This is a very weak QB class, and the Rams are simply desperate for an average QB like so many others.
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Well to be fair, any QB they would have drafted would have been better than Case Keenum....right?!
I get it from LA's viewpoint, they desperately need a QB and need to generate hype around their new home, no better way than drafting a local boy. Something the 49ers failed to do with Rodgers, way back when. Oh and the Titans made out like bandits in this deal, I'm impressed.