The value of qbs is inflated, as we all know. So the reason you pick them where you pick them is scarcity not intrinsic value. If you went by intrinsic value most of the time someone else would have gone #1 instead of a qb.
The one chance the Rams had of getting a potential franchise qb they liked was to trade up to 1. Otherwise they get whoever others had not picked.
I think this whole "went 1 and therefore has this expectation" thing is on paper and made up. It's not a real assessment of the player if he is a qb.
And of course what establishes the worth of "the first pick"? At qb, it's not history.
From 1983-2015 it has been
1983 John Elway
1987 Vinny Testaverde
1989 Troy Aikman
1990 Jeff George
1993 Drew Bledsoe
1998 Peyton Manning
1999 Tim Couch
2001 Michael Vick
2002 David Carr
2003 Carson Palmer
2004 Eli Manning
2005 Alex Smith
2007 JaMarcus Russell
2009 Matthew Stafford
2010 Sam Bradford
2011 Cam Newton QB
2012 Andrew Luck
2015 Jameis Winston
According to
history, if Goff lives up to the level of Testaverde, Bledsoe, Palmer, Eli, Stafford, and Newton, he has done well. If he lives up to the level of Elway, Aikman, and Manning (3 of 18), he has exceeded the norm.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/29/2017 03:33PM by zn.
