Originally Posted by
MyManHali
We have had many picks that were not drafted for need. Our offensive line was bad for a long time and it finally took Pioli to upgrade at the RT position (Which wasn't a draft pick) 3 years after he started. The same goes for WR position, his first "starting calibur" WR draft pick was in 2011. He used the third pick in the entire draft in 2009 to draft a 3/4 DE, not exactly an impact position.
In this draft we can kill 2 birds with one stone, draft a franchise qb and fill the biggest need position of them all. This is why you take the qb, not someone who already has a good MLB. Let's not play dumb here and say "well we dont know how they are going to use him." No, enough of that, logic tells us he would go off the field in passing situations, it would be either DJ or him. I personally don't think Te'o would be a big step up from DJ, but I think Geno or Barkley would be a huge step up from quinn. I think that is the reason we go with the QB.