A QB idea to entertain

[biju]

With the high number of QBs drafted early in the 2011 draft there is significant pressure to get them onto the playfield and have not "wasted" a high pick on a bench player. QBs drafted in the first two rounds of the draft are:

Cam Newton (CAR)
Jake Locker (TEN)
Blaine Gabbert (JAC)
Christian Ponder (MIN)
Andy Dalton (CIN)
Colin Kaepernick (SF)

Teams in definitive need of a QB this year and toward the future are:
Seattle
Arizona
Buffalo
Miami
Oakland
Washington

Per some of the reading I've done it sounds like Arizona is going to trade for Kolb. This effectively puts us in competition with 5 other teams for only a few starter worthy quarterbacks (Hasselbeck, Bulger?, Collins?). What is the likelihood of starting Whitehurst throughout the entire 2011 season instead of trying to go out and get one of these "talents"? It does two things for us: (1) Allows us to understand if Charlie is the answer or not, and (2) if he's clearly not it gives us a good leg up on landing one of the top spots in the 2012 draft where by we select Andrew Luck and solve our QB problem.

Thoughts?

[SeaWolf]

This is what I've been reading about.

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=275&sid=473010

In a nut shell, The Bengals have already agreed to trade Carson Palmer to Seattle. They can't execute the trade with out a CBA.

[biju]

This is what I've been reading about.

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=275&sid=473010

In a nut shell, The Bengals have already agreed to trade Carson Palmer to Seattle. They can't execute the trade with out a CBA.

Interesting, but it all just sounds like conjecture. Besides, are we really to believe:

1. That the Bengals owner Mike Brown is really going to cave to a player's demands? He has a history of stubbornness here.
2. That the Seahawks brass are will to trade away a high 2012 pick for a 31 year old QB with declining numbers?
3. If we were investing heavily in a QB (Palmer will command a 1st round pick likely) why did we draft run-blocking O-linemen? The recipe for "new" QBs is have a solid run attack and let them focus on play action passes to big WRs and TEs. It kind of sounds more like we're looking for a backup to Whitehurst and gearing for a 1st round QB pick in 2012 than a veteran player.

I could, and likely am, completely wrong though. I haven't been able to guess any of the Seahawks moves (with the exception of Okung last year) with any success. That's probably a good thing.