Every year it seems like as draft day gets closer, quarterbacks start to move higher and higher on mock drafts, a development that isn't that surprising to new Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor.
In an interview posted on the Bengals' website, Taylor talked about how critical of a position quarterback is, which means teams might take a signal-caller even if they don't have a first-round grade on him.
“I don’t think I’m ever surprised at how high the quarterbacks go,” he said. “There could be a lot of teams that often times don’t have a lot of first-round grades on guys that are going in the first round, and that’s just the nature of the business. It’s a critical position, so that doesn’t ever surprise me. Often times when a guy drops, you think to yourself, ‘Well shoot, I should’ve had him in the second or third round anyway because that’s where he was.’ I shouldn’t say that you’re ever surprised by that stuff.”
One of the prospects who could be a surprise first-round draft pick this year is Duke quarterback Daniel Jones. He was talked about during the season as a guy who could raise his draft stock, but even when his college career ended he was talked about as a second or third-round pick. Just in the last few weeks his draft stock has really seemed to take off, though, and now there is talk of him going earlier – maybe even during the middle of the first round.
As Zac Taylor says, that shouldn't be a surprise, because once again this year there are a ton of teams that desire acquiring a true franchise quarterback.
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