Peyton Manning or RGIII your choice

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

The 49ers didn't make it to the NFC championship due to Alex Smith tearing it up. They made it on the back of their defense and their running game while asking Alex Smith not to blow it. Granted, he had a huge playoffs, but that's about it. That team was stacked. They didn't sell the farm for one guy. They've built that team from the draft and supplemented via FA. Which is what good teams do.

They didn't have to sell the farm for one guy because they had the #1 overall pick to nab their QB.

I'm with Quake, the 49ers make a poor example of the point that you are trying to make.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Lotus

They didn't have to sell the farm for one guy because they had the #1 overall pick to nab their QB.

I'm with Quake, the 49ers make a poor example of the point that you are trying to make.

Alex SMith isn't a franchise QB. Which is my point that the team can still contend even with a busted guy at QB. The Chicago Bears made it to the Super Bowl with Rex "i'm going deep" Grossman. Why did they make it that far? Because they had a solid team beyond a QB.

My point is, I rather have a solid team and keep trying at the QB, than to keep rolling the dice and pissing away draft picks just for the mere chance that one day we land on the jackpot. Even if you do manage to land that jackpot one day, you won't have any talent on the team to go beyond because you have been pissing the picks away this whole time after your chase for the golden goose.

Pittsburgh, New England, Green Bay do it the right way. Look at our record and playoff wins the past decade, and look at theirs. Looks like they are doing something right. That is, being patient, building the team smart, and finally finding that QB.