by Pointdexter Wed 14 Jan 2015 - 9:51
Hobson,
I get what you're saying and I don't love the idea of taking Mariota at #6 either. At the end of the day, though, he has the best skills of QB's that will be available to us (arm, athleticism, size, smarts, accuracy, etc). Mariota has the best package of those skills and therefore gives us the best chance to find that franchise guy. At some point you have to take the plunge. If we go OLB at #6 and Vic Beasley (who I love) turns out to be a pass rushing stud, we are still just an "okay" team. If we take White (the WR from WVU) and he turns out to be an all-pro caliber player, we will still just be decent to good as a team. If we take Mariota (who has undeniable tools and upside) and his potential pans out, then we are a legit super bowl contender.
That's the difference of finding that guy at QB. You've got to take the risk to get the reward. No way in hell we are going anywhere as a franchise with Geno Smith as the future signal caller of this team.