The Chargers came away with quarterback Justin Herbert with the No. 6 overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Right before Los Angeles made their pick, the Dolphins took QB Tua Tagovailoa, who many fans had wanted throughout the pre-draft process.
What if Miami took Herbert? Would L.A. have taken Tagovailoa, even with the durability concerns? General manager Tom Telesco would have selected Tua, or Joe Burrow had he fallen that far.
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“We felt great about all three quarterbacks that went in the top six,” Telesco said. “All three are going to be really good players in this league. It’s a comforting factor to know — hopefully, we don’t pick six very often. If we do, I won’t be making very many picks here.
If we’re gonna pick this high and there’s a potential down-the-road franchise quarterback there that you like, you have to take him. And we were lucky to have some quarterbacks there in this draft who were really good players.”
Telesco reiterated what I had been saying prior to the draft. The best way to building a championship roster if having a quarterback on a rookie deal with a fifth-year option.
Whenever you’re picking that high and you don’t have your quarterback of the future on the roster, you can’t pass up on that opportunity to get him if he is there.
No matter who the quarterback is, they are nearly always going to boom or bust at the next level, so rather than waiting for the “perfect” signal-caller, you have to seize the moment when you get it.