FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2015, file photo, Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch (12) throws a pass during the first half of the Birmingham Bowl NCAA college football game against Auburn in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
Butch DillRosenblatt says: A franchise quarterback has eluded this team for a long time. Geno Smith is not the answer. Is Lynch? Who knows, but he’s far and away the next-best option on the board, and with his huge frame — 6-7, 245 pounds — he’s worth a shot. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that Lynch becomes the best quarterback (in a weak year) of this draft class.
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Michael Lev, Zack Rosenblatt and Ryan Finley take a guess at how this year will shake out.
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