As I mentioned much earlier, the local media has pressed the idea of getting Matthew’s replacement with the number eight overall pick. The name most notably associated with this idea is Kyler Murray. Yet it seems very unlikely that Murray will be on the board when the Lions are on the clock.
So it seems reasonable that the Lions will not be selecting Murray and the other top quarterback, Dwayne Haskins from Ohio State, will very likely be gone as well.
This leads me to my question; if the Lions were able to swing a deal to get one of these quarterbacks while weakening their team more in the process, how long would it take the media to critique the Lions failure to win with their shiny new toy?
Talk about a catch-22.
But what if the Lions acquired a talented quarterback who is flying under the radar and allowed him a couple of seasons to get his feet wet and learn the pro game while Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia build the type of talented roster they are envisioning?
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Let’s all be completely honest here; drafting a quarterback, whether it be the first pick in the draft or the last pick, is a crap shoot.
Finding a quarterback who can win is difficult. Many scouts and general managers have been fired over selecting signal-callers that have become busts. It’s the nature of the position. Almost anyone can roll the dice year after year and eventually find one who can play. The problem is that most general managers only get one or two opportunities to do so.
Some don’t pan out because they simply weren’t as good as expected, while others lose their confidence playing on bad teams and become ruined before anyone can ever really find out what they can do. It’s a very difficult problem to combat.
So what if the Lions followed their game plan of trying to build a playoff caliber team and found a capable quarterback that could be groomed while they improve?