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Will six quarterbacks be taken in spherical one for the primary time since 1983? Nicely, seven groups selecting within the high 13 may very well be hoping to draft one.
The Bears at No. 1 (Caleb Williams is a given), the Commanders at No. 2 (Jayden Daniels presumably, however they may have too many cooks within the kitchen to do the plain factor), the Patriots at No. 3, the Giants at No. 6, the Vikings at No. 11, the Broncos at No. 12, and the Raiders at No. 13 are all believed to be eager about taking a quarterback.
For the Bears and Commanders, it’s a no brainer as a result of they don’t have clear options to begin. The Patriots have Jacoby Brissett, who might in concept deal with the job. The Vikings have Sam Darnold, the Broncos have Jarrett Stidham, and the Raiders have Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell.
The one staff that stands out is the Giants. They’ve Daniel Jones, a top-10 decide in 2019 who’s on his second contract. The Giants additionally haven’t any influence gamers at any of the offensive ability positions. It will be odd, to say the least, for them to take a quarterback now.
In previous years, taking a quarterback excessive within the draft might present insurance coverage of kinds for the pinnacle coach and/or G.M. They gained’t be fired till the brand new quarterback will get an opportunity to point out what he can do.
However that didn’t save former Giants coach Pat Shurmur, who was fired a 12 months after Jones was drafted. It additionally didn’t assist the likes of Matt Nagy and Ryan Tempo in Chicago, who have been fired one 12 months after buying and selling as much as decide quarterback Justin Fields.
That’s the stability the 5 groups aside from the Bears and Commanders want to contemplate. Can they make it work with who they’ve, and the way significantly better will the staff be if the first-round decide is used on a special participant? It’s a very essential query for groups which may need to commerce as much as get the man they need.
Regardless, there are at the moment seven groups which can be contemplating quarterbacks. And 6 first-rounders. Somebody gained’t be getting one. What number of will affirmatively select to not attempt?
We’ll discover out in 9 days.
