First, lanky, i think you're on to something when you say we should trust shanahan. As fans i think we're accustomed to second guessing every personnel move because we're so used to them blowing up.
Second, it was a fourth round pick. For all we know shanahan tried to trade out of it, couldn't, and went with the best player on their board; it happened to be a QB.
We have so many options going forward, to try and predict which way it's going to turn out is just a joke. We might wind up trading him for a new CB/Safety (not every trade involves picks), maybe we do get a pick back? Maybe he becomes the backup for the next 4-5 years and we finally get out of the rex grossman business. Maybe he never see's the field, and goes away after his contract is up.
Bottom line is this:
Good organizations draft QB's in the later rounds on a yearly basis, constantly improving their backup position. We're going to be taking a QB
every year regardless of how well, or how healthy, griffin is.
So... instead of making it a giant controversy, let's just accept it. We finally have a FO and coaching staff that will put the best player on the field, and not base who starts on other decisions. Lets hope and pray whoever our backups are going forward, they only see the field in garbage time at the end of the year when we've locked up home field advantage (
).
I'm going to get really upset and start yelling at people if we have to have this discussion every time we sign or draft a back up QB. It's going to happen a lot over the next 10 years. Griffin is our QB, and anyone we sign/draft for the next 10 years is a move to improve our backup situation, provide camp fodder, and create competition at the backu position. Get used to it.