Starting from my absolute uncertainty that Mallett is not capable of leading a team deep into the playoffs (he looked pretty damn good that one game he was healthy) I would be completely against reaching for a quarterback. If there's a guy available that the team loves, fine. But as clearly as I understand that excellent quarterback play is necessary in this league to do anything I also look at the team and realize that improvements can be made at every position group.
So, I guess my answer is that the defense can get a lot better. And the return teams are downright terrible so I would think that there is room for improvement there, too, but that is mostly a function of depth, of which there is very little.
I'm not arguing against drafting a quarterback, you understand. I just don't think the team is in a position where they need to rearrange everything to reach for one.
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