Okay, but as you said, how many franchise caliber QBs are available each year?  Not a whole lot.  It's rare that a Matt Ryan, a Matt Stafford, or a Cam Newton comes along in the draft.  And a lot of first round QBs have been phenomenal busts.  I think it's more important to draft and develop a leader on defense, because to me, that's where Super Bowls are won.  John Elway was fortunate that the Broncos had a terrible record in 2010, because in the 2011 draft, he was able to select Von Miller, who has been the leader of Denver's defense.  Elway has done remarkably well drafting defensive players.  And the 2012 Ravens, who won Super Bowl 47, proved that you can win a Super Bowl with a not quite elite QB if your defense is solid.  The Broncos proved that again in Super Bowl 50.  Peyton Manning had a mediocre, injury plagued season in 2015, but Denver went on to win Super Bowl 50 mainly because of their defense.  And most of the Super Bowl winners had great defense.

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