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Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, center, looks to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California in Los Angeles, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. Stanford won 56-48 in triple overtime. Luck passed for 325 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a key score. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The Arizona Cardinals, with a current record of 1-6, unfortunately have to be mentioned as a team that could possibly end up with the No. 1 overall pick come draft time in April.

With the first pick comes expectations and millions of people having their idea on who that pick should be.

This year it seems everyone is saying regardless of who has the pick, that team should take Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck.

I disagree.

IF the Arizona Cardinals end up with the No. 1 pick next April they should not take Luck with the pick if they are going to keep Kevin Kolb on the roster.

The team invested way too much money in Kolb this past summer to give up on him after one year.

Yes, if you draft Luck you have given up on Kolb.

A team can't (or shouldn't) trade for a "franchise" QB and give him $21 million guaranteed -- $63.5 overall -- trade a good cornerback (DRC) and a second-round pick and put him on the bench after one year. It's bad business and bad investing.

You gave up -- and gave him -- a whole lot and it's the guy you are stuck with for the foreseeable future.

Another reason not to draft Luck is because your roster is full of holes wider than the Grand Canyon.

I don't think the QB position is one of their biggest needs. I would much rather see a left tackle that could protect and help Kolb's mental state when he drops back or a guy coming off the edge with the speed of a safety and the reach of a power forward.

Left tackles are important and have huge value in this league as teams continue to pass more and more. The Cardinals don't have a left tackle on their roster. They have guys who line up and get beat down after down.

After watching seven games I think this team can succeed with Kolb at QB (I don't see another nine completely changing my mind, not with all the other holes).

I only think Kolb will continue to get better (injury may prevent that for a few weeks). Give him this entire season, plus a full off-season and a full season with that off-season to build off of.

With what the Cardinals did to make it happen this past August plus their other holes, it makes the most sense.

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    NickyPinks wrote...
    Bad idea. Bet u thought it was a good idea ...
    November 3, 2011 1:55 pm
    drafting Levi instead of AP when we had James. Levi's gone next year & that will free up cap room & let us sign a vet LT & RT. Anyone will be an upgrade. Two decent tackles & a #2 WR and the O becomes dangerous. Give Kolb one last shot and, if he doesn't perform, you still have a potential perenial starter on the bench. Worked out for Rodgers, didn't it? Kolb's salary is backloaded for this exact reason. Luck isn't going to cost much per the rookie wage scale. This article follows the same logic the Cards have used forever & it repeatedly fails. Good work.
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    Guyinaz wrote...
    Trade it
    November 3, 2011 2:43 pm
    Get the #1 pick and trade for someone's entire draft - like the Saints did to get Ricky Williams back in the day.
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    DanTheTimid wrote...
    I'm not against trading the pick but...
    November 3, 2011 4:35 pm
    I'm also not against just trying to trade Kolb instead. Honestly I don't think they will get a shot at him (have you seen the colts play?) but if they do, he appears to be the kind of QB that can carry a team (ala warner or manning) and make up for their flaws. If you go for Luck I don't think you just bench kolb, or make luck his under study, I think you try to get some value for him in a trade and maybe start Skelton till Luck is ready, but unless some one is blowing you away with a trade offer for Luck I do think you take him.
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    redjman66 wrote...
    suck for luck?
    November 3, 2011 4:39 pm
    Or suck for draft picks? That's another topic though. I do believe Kolb can be good if he is allowed more than half a second to throw w/out being hit, or if he had someone good to throw to outside of Fitz. If nothing else we invested too much in him to give him up this early. I say trade it for someone else's top 3 or 4 picks. You know Miami or Denver would be willing to. Trade it, make top pick either a wide receiver or a left tackle, and go from there.
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    Stix7 wrote...
    Fully Disagree
    November 4, 2011 12:55 am
    You don't ride a bad investment into the ground simply because it was a big investment. The most successful people are those who can admit their mistake and take advantage of a better opportunity when they see it. I have no doubt Kolb can be good, possibly a top 15 QB. But he is never going to be a top-5 QB, Luck has that potential and you don't pass on that. Get your QB and then build around him, this is common sense.
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    Stix7 wrote...
    Also
    November 4, 2011 12:58 am
    everyone is blaming the offensive line, which is bad, but I have seen him throw terrible passes and interceptions even when he has time. He bails on the play way too quick and simply doesn't make plays. Big Ben does great behind a garbage offensive line, Kurt did just fine too. You can't simply look at the O-line, you need to be able to admit, maybe this guy isnt as good as we all hoped.
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    JW L. wrote...
    So, Are You Saying
    November 5, 2011 9:54 am
    ..that if you make a really bad decision, you should just ride it out to the bitter end? I would rather see a more progressive approach where they say, "Oops, we messed up! But, now that we see the light we are going to fix it asap by going with a bright young star named 'Luck'."
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