If you like the quarterback, take the quarterback. Always.
Yeah, I'm not sure where people started with this "build an elite roster then drop in the QB".... it doesn't really work that way usually. In part, because it's very very very difficult to get a top QB outside of the early draft.
I agree with this. QB is the most important position in sports, and great ones are hard to find but more commonly available at the top of the Draft than anywhere else.
Of course, some will argue, Tom Brady was drafted 199th. And that Brock Purdy was Mr. Irrelevant. And that Dak was taken in the 4th round. And that a few years ago Warren Sharp pointed out that in recent years lots of 1st round QBs have busted (although I have problems with this as a metric):
Only 6 of 38 first-round quarterbacks advanced their team to the conference championships while on their rookie deal.
https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/sharp-the-success-rate-of-first-round-qbs-makes-lamar-jacksons-case-for-him
But look at the Top 8ish NFL teams by record right now:
1) Eagles - Hurts (2nd round)
2) Ravens - Lamar (1st round)
3) Chiefs - Mahomes (1st round)
4) Niners - Purdy (7th round)
5) Jaguars - Lawrence (1st round, #1 overall)
6) Cowboys - Dak (4th round)
7) Lions - Goff (trade for former 1st rounder, #1 overall)
8) Dolphins - Tua (1st round)
So 5 of 8 are 1st round picks, 7 of 8 are with their original team, and that’s not even counting Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, or CJ Stroud or Anthony Richardson who looked good before going down.
Yes, there are other ways to build a good roster. But finding a QB high in the draft remains to me the most straightforward path to sustained success, even though like all paths it is hardly guaranteed to pan out (see: Jones, Mac).