QB Class gets weaker

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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Bradford does appear to be the best QB in the draft, but isn't 4 a little high for a QB who played two full seasons on a great team, and then...injuries and guesswork? 4 is actually really high for that.

If we're going to run the Shanahan system, I don't see a single advantage that Bradford offers over McCoy. In a more vertically adept system, possibly a future Redskins offense, I could see how Bradford would be more accomplished and more versatile, and offer more long term value over McCoy, but if one guy will be picked in the top fifteen picks, and the other will be picked in the second round, would their not be an advantage to spending the first round pick on talent at a different position?

Perhaps the gap between the No. 2 offensive tackle and No. 6 offensive tackle in this draft is just as small as the differences between McCoy and Bradford, in which case it hardly matters which direction we go. But I'd have to believe we could get a much better player with the 4th overall pick than an Iupati or Bulaga equivelent with the second round pick. At least, that's the assumption this analysis is operating on.

If the Redskins feel that McCoy and Bradford are on the same level then I'll be all for them drafting McCoy. It's just that Shannahn seems to have a desire to throw the ball down field a little more then the traditional WCO and Bradford is good at getting the ball downfield. I've said this before but I think with Shannahan's coaching Bradford can be on par with Phillip Rivers.

Anyway yeah, lot of time between now and the draft for the front office to figure this out, but for the first time in a while I'm going to be able to sit back and not worry so much about what the front office does. So if they draft Okung first I'll be happy, Bradford - happy, trade down - happy.

In the meantime I got to look into this Bulaga guy. Your post is about the fourth or fifth time I've heard him mentioned on the forum.