Redskins GM Scot McCloughan won’t rule out taking a quarterback in the first round

[countryroads316]

Redskins GM Scot McCloughan won’t rule out taking a quarterback in the first round - The Washington Post


This gives me faith we could be damn good very soon



Quarterbacks are “so hard to find, and he’s still young,” McCloughan said on ESPN 980. “Give him the benefit of the doubt, he’s been banged up. You can say, ‘Yeah, the grass is greener,’ but who can we go get? If all of a sudden he goes somewhere and starts lighting it up, you know? And Jay’s system, that’s a tough system the first year for to learn, you know? So, I’m very curious to see how his second year [with Gruden] goes. Very curious.”

“The key thing with me, the same thing we did with Alex Smith when we drafted him in San Fran was, build around him,” McCloughan said on 106.7 The Fan. “Don’t make the quarterback have to win and lose the game for you. Let’s get him some stud offensive linemen, let’s get a damn good running game, let’s get a tight end that can stretch the field, a couple of receivers to make plays. Then all of a sudden that one guy becomes much better.”

 

[HammerDown]

The price for Mariota just dropped.

 

[countryroads316]

The price for Mariota just dropped.

Don't want him we need to start building in the trenches

 

[HammerDown]

Don't want him we need to start building in the trenches

I understand but based on the subject of the thread, I thought we were talking about a QB.

 

[Buffalo_Nickel_1]

Of'course you say you might draft a qb because if there is a qb left on the draftboard when youpick a team might trade up to are 5 spots

 

[j_y19]

Redskins GM Scot McCloughan won’t rule out taking a quarterback in the first round - The Washington Post


This gives me faith we could be damn good very soon



Quarterbacks are “so hard to find, and he’s still young,” McCloughan said on ESPN 980. “Give him the benefit of the doubt, he’s been banged up. You can say, ‘Yeah, the grass is greener,’ but who can we go get? If all of a sudden he goes somewhere and starts lighting it up, you know? And Jay’s system, that’s a tough system the first year for to learn, you know? So, I’m very curious to see how his second year [with Gruden] goes. Very curious.”

“The key thing with me, the same thing we did with Alex Smith when we drafted him in San Fran was, build around him,” McCloughan said on 106.7 The Fan. “Don’t make the quarterback have to win and lose the game for you. Let’s get him some stud offensive linemen, let’s get a damn good running game, let’s get a tight end that can stretch the field, a couple of receivers to make plays. Then all of a sudden that one guy becomes much better.”

Sounds very familiar to what Jay Gruden said about a year ago when he was hired. That changed quickly. We'll see if he still feels that way in August.

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

Headline said one thing, article quotes said something completely different. WTF? As spurrier said you always answer that question that way, especially this early.