NFL Predictions: Who Goes QB Early In 2017 Draft?
By Erik Lambert
Every year it’s the same question. Which teams should be considered prime options for next crop of top college quarterbacks? These NFL predictions wrestle that topic.
The teams involved in the discussion will be separated by categories. Those who are most likely to consider quarterback early, those who have a strong chance to and those with the right situations to be considered sneaky contenders. For some it’s due to age concerns. Others the unproven names they have under center. All have at least one thing in common. Enough buzz is there for the topic to be discussed.
Locks:
Cleveland Browns
There were too many problems to count this off-season for the Browns to honestly consider bringing in a rookie QB. However, they will have a host of cap space and picks in 2017 to warrant a move. Maybe the Robert Griffin III experiment ends up working out but given what he has to work with, the odds say he won’t make a good enough first impression to prevent it.
San Francisco 49ers
Colin Kaepernick may have scuttled his NFL career with his bold decision to not stand for the national anthem. It’s not like he was playing well enough before that to be ensured a job if and when the San Francisco 49ers decide to cut him. Blaine Gabbert looks like the starter again in 2016, but it’s hard to envision Chip Kelly doing much more with him than anybody else. The coach has never drafted a quarterback of his own choosing high. That should change next year.
New Orleans Saints
The franchise has been very careful not to anger Drew Brees for a long time, and he’s played well enough to prevent any serious thought on the subject up to this point. Still, the man will be 38-years old in 2017. The New Orleans Saints just can’t afford to postpone their plans for finding and developing an heir to the throne any longer. They’ve flirted with the idea a number of times already.
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