do we really need to draft a qb this year?
No. Unless, it's a late round flyer. Definitely not a priority in the first 3 rounds, minimum.
We roll with Sanders. If he and Monk can hit it off, then we have our way out of the Watson contract. We have franchise QB money on the payroll, and back up money on the payroll.
Only for us, it just happens the QB2 money, is the starter. And the QB1 money, is the back up.
On paper, we're just like other team, financially, with a well paid veteran QB.
Here, to me, are our the three scenarios
Option 1: Sanders and Monken groove, and we've found our HC/QB combo
Option 2: Sanders flames out, and we draft a top QB next year
Option 3: Sanders and Monken do mediumly, and we have to make a mid-first round decision if there is a QB we want in the deep 2027 QB draft class.
The reassuring thing is, Monken has succeeded with a wide variety of QB's. Old Brandon Weeden, short Stetson Bennett, mega-talented but eccentric Lamar. He's been good with outside-the-box players.