Now, back to living in the present…  All I want to see is what we have.  I think we’ve got an idea on Whitehurst is, unsure about Jackson and clueless about Portis.  Too many unknowns – Jackson was (wasn’t he?) a ProBowler – of course with an all world Offensive line, ProBowl RB & WR to boot.  What is he with a good but not great RB and an VERY junior line?  Is he playing at his potential or are there way too many other areas that are impairing him?  He looked AWESOME in the Giants game but did the Giants bring it that day?  Instead of a whooping I saw a mistake prone, unenthusiastic team who looked at the Hawks as a ‘W’ who hadn’t won in New York (Jersey) since Madonna close to actually being a Virgin — well, at least a LOT closer to then than now…

We know,  or at least assume – unless Pete Schneider (also intended) does anything crazy, that Whitehurst will be gone, Jackson will remain the starter and Portis will move to QB2 to comPETE with whoever they draft – in whatever round – and heck, they may even bring in a free agent QB for depth.  Now — who do YOU want at QB2 to eventually supplant Jackson?  Barkley or Portis? Jones or Portis? G3 (Griffith the Third)? maybe some of you (I guarantee there’s at least a decent percentage) that would like to see Price come out early and be in Seahawk Neon Green — I mean blue.  I hear about this upcoming QB class being so awesome but this year’s class isn’t really doing as much for me even as last season.  Newton is playing out of his mind, Dalton looks very good, Ponder even looked good often at times but not frequently enough.  I think Locker will be fine and then there’s Gabbert’s potential and I think I’m even missing someone aren’t I?  Excluding Luck, will the next draft produce as many 1st round QB’s that are seeing success early on?  Do you think this success will change teams draft strategies?  Will we see 5-6 QB’s taken in the 1st and this time higher in the round?  Maybe 1,3,5,9,16 – something like that??

Anyway, on to Portis — IMO (and several scouting agencies) he has ALL of the physical tools — the size, speed and arm strength that’s out of this world > which contributed to many of his preseason incomplete passes.  Do you remember the ZIP?  Players needed to adjust from TJ & CW’s softer passes – I couldn’t believe how quick he got passes to the receiver.  Made Brett Favre look like the tortise from those old Bugs Bunny cartoons – ok, slight exaggeration but it is fast..  Like I mentioned in my previous reply, if it weren’t (indirectly) for Tebow, the law and changing schools, he would have been drafted.  Bad decisions cost him and now, hopefully, he’s figured that all out and the world is not his on a silver platter and that he’ll work for this and we’ll be able to see what he can do before the season is out — assuming the Niners run away with the division and the Wild Card will be far off in the distance.  If he stinks it up then so be it, let’s figure it out before investing in a QB early next year.  If he ‘happens’ to light it up then great – we can pick up an ass kicking RB or DE to free up a pick for LB depth in the 2nd or 3rd round, if not then at minimum we’ll have a QB that should be a much better option than Whitehurst as a backup and most likely more ready than anyone we’ll pick up in the 4th round or later next year. 

Give me some reasons why Portis should not be ruled out as the franchise QB?

I bet in Denver last year I would be called an “idiot” too for saying Tebow isn’t a franchise QB. Sometimes just best to avoid an inevitable disaster.

Warren Moon went undrafted based purely on race not because he wasn’t good enough why I didn’t bring him up.

Warner is a good one but also kind of a one in a million shot who was rather fortunate. He landed on a team with great receivers and Faulk so he looked great. Then they got old he looked bad, looked bad in NYG and bad in Arizona. Fitzgerald and Boldin matured and he looked amazing again.

I’m all for giving a guy a chance especially this year. Just tired of fans telling me off when I suggest drafting a QB in the first round. Tired of hearing “Are you dumb? why would you draft a QB when we have Portis who is the future!”.