I say this far too often about our favorite football team, but we are in uncharted waters here.
Plenty of franchises have decided to draft their next franchise quarterback while a veteran starter was already on the roster, from the Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes (who supplanted Alex Smith) to the Packers with both Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love (who replaced Brett Favre and Rodgers, respectively). In the case of the Packers, both Rodgers and Love sat for three seasons before taking over the job, which is a realistic possibility for Michael Penix after the Atlanta Falcons drafted him eighth overall to eventually supplant Kirk Cousins.