I’m bringing Kirk back if the demands aren’t too much. I’m not trading up to take anyone. And if someone is available that they like, sure go ahead and draft him. Rookies are still legally allowed to sit the bench for a year or two as far as I’m aware.
There are legitimate reasons to not want Kirk back. Age/coming off injury, money, lack of playoff success. I get it. I think some people have an irrational dislike for the guy that’s not rooted in much, certainly not statistically speaking. Watch the league every week. Even the best qb’s have bad games and bad stretches. I feel like some expect top 5 QB play or else a guy stinks or something.
But surveying the league right now, there are probably a dozen quality quarterbacks any team would want (that includes the guys on IR). Maybe 8 are top tier and another 4-5 are solid. Then you have the other half of the league with average to poor quarterbacks. You could get to the playoffs with some of these mid level guys like mayfield and stafford, but that’s about it. You aren’t winning anything more with half the QBs in the league right now. I just have a hard time punting on a quality QB when you see how bad most of the league is at that position.