McNair: Texans Open To Trading Down

[Joshua]

Sorry to go off topic but I'm curious about something. Seems like many here don't want us to take a QB or at least would be fine with it if we traded down and got a RT or something like that. Is this because you don't think any of these guys has the potential to develop into a franchise guy? Or is it that you think that we can win without an above average QB if all the other parts are good enough so there's no need to "reach" for a QB?

If it's the first, I'd like to hear your reasoning on each guy. If it's the second, I'm at a loss for how people think you can have sustained success in today's NFL without a really good QB. Take this year's playoffs. With the exception of Alex Smith, the other 11 QBs were all in the top 15 in ESPN's total QBR rankings. The other guys in the top 15 were Romo and Cutler/McCown combo, who missed the playoffs on the last day of the season to a better QB on the list. With rare exceptions, you can basically predict the standings by looking at nothing but QB rankings.