CrimsonCrew wrote:The win against the Cards cost us three spots in draft order. If only the Cowboys and Broncos had managed wins....
At 12th, I think there's a chance one of the top-four QBs falls to us, but it's a bit of a longshot. I figure the Jags and Jets are both very likely to take a QB. Dolphins and Bengals pretty unlikely to, though both could be looking to move back. Eagles and Panthers are both pretty likely to be in the QB market. Then you've got teams like the Giants and Broncos with recent high picks who haven't really panned out to date, and teams like the Falcons and Lions who might be looking to move on from older starters.
I can't see us making a really aggressive move up for a QB, so my money is on us taking a player at another position. I'd love to see some of that Shanahan QB-whisperer magic one of these days. The Mullens and Beathard experiences have me wary of really buying into that. It's a huge strike against Shanahan that he a) traded up to get Beathard about two rounds earlier than anyone else was considering him in a draft in which he passed on two pro bowl QBs (actually, apparently he passed on three as Trubisky made a pro bowl; now that's just a joke, alternates shouldn't be considered pro bowl players), and b) stuck with both Beathard and Mullens and neglected to look elsewhere for a viable challenger at the position.
Matt Maiocco wrote a piece a few days ago about Jimmy G. I think Matt Maiocco has a good connection to the FO and if he reports something I tend believe there is a good amount of truth to it. In the article he basically said the FO doesn't see the Free Agent class as a real upgrade over Jimmy G and it doesn't appear that there is anything going on there. Doesn't mean something couldn't happen but it looks more likely Jimmy G is back starting next year. They are also looking at upgrading the backup QB positions