Didn't we have inside info that Mason Rudolph

[Eddie Spaghetti]

No we don't. Dobbs was drafted to be Jones' replacement not Ben's

no offense ovi, but this is silly

you don't spend a 4th round pick on a QB if you don't see him as a potential starter at some point in his future

[steelerkeylargo]

no offense ovi, but this is silly

you don't spend a 4th round pick on a QB if you don't see him as a potential starter at some point in his future

I can't remember too many 4th round QB's that were counted onto be long term NFL starters.

[feltdizz]

no offense ovi, but this is silly

you don't spend a 4th round pick on a QB if you don't see him as a potential starter at some point in his future

ehhh, don’t most 4th rounder wash out of the NFL quickly?

Pretty sure anyone drafted after the second round that doesn’t see the field in the first year has a real low percentage of being a starter.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

sorry, but I'm not drafting backups in the 4th round. finding starters in that range should be the goal

[feltdizz]

I think the goal is for every draft pick to be a starter at some point. But we all know how it goes. Most don’t make it, a few do.

[Captain Lemming]

no offense ovi, but this is silly

you don't spend a 4th round pick on a QB if you don't see him as a potential starter at some point in his future

You HOPE every pick is good enough to be a starter.
You do not realistically "expect" 4th round QBs to become capable starters.

If you really "project" a QB as a likely legit starter, you would never wait that long to draft him.

[Captain Lemming]

sorry, but I'm not drafting backups in the 4th round. finding starters in that range should be the goal

But QB as a position is notoriously over drafted because of the value of the position.
Anybody deemed a likely starter will be drafted early.

Fourth round QBs who wind up desirable starters are the exception, not close to the rule.

[Slapstick]

Fourth round QBs who wind up desirable starters are the exception, not close to the rule.

I read once that only about 8% of 4th round QBs become starters...

[Ghost]

I read once that only about 8% of 4th round QBs become starters...

So you’re saying this was the best draft ever....

[Captain Lemming]

I read once that only about 8% of 4th round QBs become starters...

To which Ghost replied.

So you’re saying this was the best draft ever....

[feltdizz]

When did we draft Landry?

[RuthlessBurgher]

When did we draft Landry?

2013 4th round.

Interestingly enough, the Giants and Steelers plans for drafting QB's in recent seasons has mirrored each other pretty closely as fellow 2004 1st round picks Eli and Ben have been getting up there in age.

In 2013, we both used a 4th round pick on a QB (Ryan Nassib and Landry Jones).

In the past two drafts, they spent a 3rd and a 4th round pick on QB's (2017 3rd round on Davis Webb and 2018 4th round on Kyle Lauletta).

In the past two drafts, we also spent a 3rd and a 4th round pick on QB's (2017 4th round on Joshua Dobbs and 2018 3rd round on Mason Rudolph).

[D Rock]

no offense ovi, but this is silly

you don't spend a 4th round pick on a QB if you don't see him as a potential starter at some point in his future

You spend a 4th round draft pick on a backup QB because guys like Landry Jones get spot starts when guys like Ben Roethlisberger are injured. Ben has had 8 games since Landry was drafted where he did not start. Ben misses an average of 1 or 2 games a year. Those 1 or 2 games make a ton of difference in getting to the playoffs.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

what round did we draft Bruce gradkowski, Byron leftwich, and charlie batch in?

[Slapstick]

So, instead of drafting a backup in the 4th, you think they should pay significantly more for a free agent?