Bradford/Clausen now split among Mock Drafts

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Originally Posted by 53Fan

I must admit that as time goes by the thought of drafting Bradford does get me excited. I think he has what it takes to be a very, very good QB. But then with the annoucement of Russ Grimm going into the HOF, I think again of how much we need a good OL. I read somewhere about how amazing it is that JC's numbers went up playing behind possibly one of the worse OL's in history. With the Hogs, it really didn't matter that we didn't have a franchise QB. And behind the Hogs, even someone like Timmy Smith could run for over 200 yards in the Super Bowl. How much better would JC be, or one of our RB's be running behind a great o-line? It would be nice for the first time in a long time, to be strong in the trenches so we could really know how strong our skill positions really are. I'm so tired of our o-line sucking and our QB getting eaten alive. Maybe it's all the talk about the Hogs lately.....I just wish we could be strong up front once again instead of being a joke.

I 100% agree with you. I keep thinking "Man Bradford sure would look good in a Skins uniform, and he looks like the real deal." Then I see fans posts and comments about this guy who say he has a glass shoulder and he played in a QB friendly system offense. Then I, like you, see that a good OL is needed for most NFL teams, except Indy, Pittsburgh, and kind of New Orleans. The reason why those teams have bad OL's and succeed is because they have the right QB back there who knows when to get rid of the ball. Which then makes you wonder, is Bradford the right QB that can get rid of the ball quickly? Who knows/then again why would you want to see if your QB's are getting slammed to the ground and Bradford has a fragile shoulder, then again on another flip side Brees really, really messed up his shoulder and he has been getting hit to the ground, but still seems to be doing just fine to me.

Thats why I think that Shanahan will make the right decision with whatever he and Bruce Allen do. We know Shanahan has been able to get good OLineman throughout the draft, but he's always needed to get a good QB. I think he'll continue this trend, and draft Bradford, then draft OLineman throught the draft and free agency. I don't know if he'll have the patience to develope a guy like Dan LeFeavor or Zac Robinson or Mike Kafka and groom him to be our QB of the future. I honestly don't care who we draft whether its a QB or an OL, just as long as its not a position we don't need.