PHOENIX -- Where are all the quarterbacks?Thats a question being asked a lot these days in the , as the franchise pa sers that star on Sundays get up in years, guys like and , and the younger generation, including this years draft cla s, comes into the league with major questions.So, again, where are the quarterbacks?Next years draft, one NFL personnel director said. Next years draft is loaded.With le s than a month to go before the 2017 , evaluators desperate for quarterback help are already peeking ahead to next years cla s. It could be a top heavy, which this years cla s isnt. By top heavy, I mean franchise-quarterback heavy. Its just not a great cla s. An AFC personnel man on the 2017 QB prospects The names being mentioned are Southern Californias Sam Darnold, UCLAs Josh Rosen and Wyomings , who some scouts are already saying is the next John Elway. There are several others, like s , who could also play into the top quarterback argument. But that group does nothing now Gary Payton II Jersey for the quarterback-needy teams like the , , and . Thats why they prepare for the draft with an eye on potentially making a veteran move -- maybe the Browns trading for or the Texans getting -- while also spending a lot of time evaluating this years cla s.As one AFC personnel man said, Its just not a great cla s.Yet coaches are expected to win now. Thats the tough challenge. The general managers can wait and be patient, maybe pa sing on a kid this year to take one next year. But what happens if the team goes 3-13 with Jerian Grant Jersey a bad quarterback? Is that on the coach? Does he get fired? Take the Browns. Its unfair to think coach Hue Jackson can win consistently with what he has had at quarterback and what he has on the roster right now. If the season started today, the Browns would start either or -- yes, hes still on the roster. Now you wonder why we ask the question: Where are the quarterbacks?Its the same in Houston, where the Texans might make a move for Romo, but if not they will likely start the season with , who has two career starts and isnt exactly considered a franchise pa ser for the long haul -- at least as of right now.Everybody wants a quarterback, but you have to understand you have to have the right guy, Jackson said here at the league meetings. You cant force it. You force it and you might create a different kind of problem.We cant rush just because we have a need at the position, Texans coach Bill OBrien said. Evaluating quarterbacks has always been a tricky exercise. Its hard to get inside the mans head, let Deni Avdija Jersey alone try to translate the college skills to the NFL game. Its even harder now because of the way the college game is played.There are a lot of spread offenses where the quarterbacks look to the sideline to get the play, take a snap in the shotgun and go. Theres very little decision-making at the line of scrimmage, which is e sential in the NFL game.Is it difficult to evaluate? OBrien said. Yes, on film. But there is other stuff. You cant base your decision totally on that. You have to sit down with the man and figure out his ability to learn, to take a snap from center. You cant just base it on hes playing in a system. Can he learn it? How did he learn in college? Thats a big reason why the Browns like having their private days with the quarterbacks in the draft. Jackson said it entails an intense day that is different than most teams.We need to find out as much information as we can, Jackson said. Can he digest information and proce s information as fast as po sible? Some guys proce s football and cant play. Some guys can play and cant proce s football.This years cla s features a group with a lot of questions. Among them: Why did s start just 13 games?Will Clemsons Deshaun Watsons lack of NFL throws in college impact his development?Is Texas Techs Patrick Mahomes a reckle s gunslinger?Why did Cals transfer after losing his job to Mahomes at and can he translate his skills from a spread to the NFL?Why was Notre Dames so inconsistent?There are three guys for sure next year who would go ahead of all these guys, the AFC personnel director said. Thats why a trade for Garoppolo from the is so intriguing for the quarterback needy. Jackson didnt rule out a po sible trade Tuesday, but if the Patriots wont trade him, theres nothing the Browns can do.Even Garoppolos hype is a little inflated when you consider he has thrown a total of 94 pa ses in his career, Ian Mahinmi Jersey yet now the Patriots are trying to get a ransom for him.Another reason to ask the question: Where are the quarterbacks?It looks like they are in the 2018 draft cla s.I think you have to stay in the moment, Jackson said. You have to get through 2017 before 2018. We have a template for our quarterback, how we want them play. Is there a guy in this cla s who can do that for us? If not, were not going to force it. I am in the coaching lane and Rick (Smith) is in the general manager lane, OBrien said. They have a feel for the 17 cla s, but also whats coming down the pike in 18 and 19. You cant be in a rush as a coach. In the end, you have to take that thinking out of it. We have a strong defense. Lets make sure we get the right guy at the position, but not really reach for someone we are not sure of. If theres doubt in our mind, dont do it. Whatever Rick gives us, well do the best we can coaching them up.Last year, that meant signing Osweiler as a free agent from Denver. He was ultimately benched and then traded to the Browns to dump his salary. It cost the Texans a second-round pick to make that deal.The lack of great quarterback depth isnt a new thing. Go back and look 10 and 20 years ago. There were great ones at the top in all those years, and bad ones at the bottom, just like there is Troy Brown Jr. Jersey now. Even so, it seems like its becoming tougher and tougher to find the sustainable franchise quarterback. By that, I mean the guy who can carry a team for a decade, no matter whats around him.Brady has done it for a long time, as have in Green Bay and in Pittsburgh. Others have done it to a le ser degree, but who is next? He might not be in this cla s, but keep an eye on 2018 when the quarterback cla s could be special.