I listened to Lance Zierlein yesterday. He felt like Anderson was their pick at #2 but the decision was made, probably fairly late in the process, that they couldn’t come away without a QB so they paid the price to get both.
The Falcons were also trying to move up to get Anderson at #3, so that pushed the price up. If the Texans had taken Anderson at #2, they’d have been bidding against the Titans for #3 because Tennessee would have been trying to get Stroud. He said the Colts were locked in on Richardson.
As for the actual picks, he thinks Stroud was clearly the best QB available after Young and a great fit for the offense — a highly accurate, rhythm passer who can hit receivers in stride. Anderson brings great leadership in addition to the on-the-field ability and should help set the tone that DeMeco wants in the locker room.
It was a high price but I agree that they got two premium players at premium positions and hopefully they won’t be in as good of a position to do that again anytime soon. If they saw a steep drop off in talent on the board that would also weigh in favor of making the move.
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