I agree with taking Bowers @14 and that the odds are that he's gone, but he is not just a rookie TE. He's the best TE prospect in quite a few yrs. Drafting Bowers would very much have an impact on W/L he opens up so much and would disguise many other things we do at a position that we would not have gotten much production from.
I also disagree with drafting a QB this yr and probably next yr. DC is here for probably 2 more seasons. The advantage to having that prized rookie QB is his salary. If we say drafted a QB this yr then we still have to pay DC for another 2 yrs so by yr 3 if that QB is starting we get only a couple yrs to see if he is THE guy before we have to pay him big $ and eat up a bigger % of the cap. I think the thing to do is build a good OL , shore up some positions on D and add talent to the team in the next 2 yrs while getting down the cap. Then you draft your QB that you think is gonna be the guy. he'll have a strong OL WR's that are reaching their prime. a D with some younger core players. That gives the new franchise QB a strong cast to work with.
Also there is no way I'd trade up for Penix. 1st we would not have to , he'll be there @ 14 , and like I said this is not the yr to draft a QB