I disagree. Best case scenario for us will be ending the season around where we are now. It took a ton of injuries to get to the third pick. If Howard gets injured and online stays healthy, we have RB depth that can succeed. We're not quite a shit show like a lot of other basement dwellers in the league.
Outside of Howard we have nothing at RB. We have no TE and no No.1 or No.2 WRs, and both tackles are weak spots and Glennon at QB. Look I aint down on Da Bears, but we are years away from being good and 1 key injury away from next years No.1 pick. Just think if Glennon and or Howard gets hurt. Could you imagine Sanches and Langford starting. lol fk me.
You can't bank on them being terrible though. It's why I think they need to get a QB this draft.
I'm not saying we grab a QB with our top pick. I wouldn't mind Watson because I still think he could be great if he had time to learn, but he doesn't have to be the QB we take. We need competition for the position. We need someone who is going to challenge the starter from day 1. The ship has sailed on that for this coming year unless we take one with our top pick. Neither Mark Sanchez or TJ Yates are going to take the position from Glennon unless he gets injured. Getting someone the FO likes will start to foster a competition for the next few years. Look what NE is doing. They took Brissett and Garapolo in 2014 and 2016 drafts even though they have Tom Brady. They look ready for Brady to retire now. Look at Green Bay before Favre left. Everyone remembers Aaron Rodgers falling to them in 2005, but they also drafted Ingle Martin in 06 and Brian Brohm in 08, within three years after drafting Rodgers, and they were taken before Rodgers became full time starter. I am a firm believer that the competition that fostered helped Aaron Rodgers become as good as he is. The bears don't need their Aaron Rodgers from this draft, but they could take the Brian Brohm to Aaron Rodgers this year, and then next year get their Aaron Rodgers. I know one thing, if we don't draft a QB, we will not be any closer to a franchise QB. Even taking a Davis Webb or a Brad Kaaya would start that transition.
Top pick next year is clear and it's at QB. This year there is no clear choice.
What if all the quality QBs are gone by the time we draft next year? Also, wasn't this year's QB class supposed to be awesome at this time last year?
No I'm talking next year there are multiple top QBs to be drafted. I was not talking our first pick or about our team but about the draft. As in no one knows if this years QB are first rounders and next year we know they are.
Ya I was not meaning QB for us next year. I was referring to next year being a stronger QB class coming out and knowing some of them are sure early first rounders. Not a single QB this year is considered first round talent. Many will go in the first because the league is QB starved but none are graded first rounders. Next year will have QBs rated as early first rounders.
I thought they signed TJ Yates for some reason. Either way, those two teams are largely successful because they have an elite QB. As far as personnel go, the rest of their teams are subpar. NE has a HOF coach that helps them succeed, but GB without Rodgers is a sorry ass football team. If the front office thinks one of the first round QBs can be good, they should take him at 3. The rest of the team can be built through the rest of this draft and future drafts. Saying we have to build a good team before taking a shot at QB is dumb IMO.
