Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available?

Longtimefan · 03-13-2010, 04:11 PM

I forgot about Jeff Grau and Kelly Lefotu who were both 7th rouders, which means they came very close to not being drafted at all.

Pocket$ $traight · 03-13-2010, 04:25 PM

This could be viewed as a positive or a negative but I think we could pick best available in almost every spot because we need just about every position.

diehard · 03-13-2010, 07:43 PM

I believe that only applies later in round one until the fourth. When prospects start to 'fall' thier value increases. Higher in the draft is moot to say a Clausen is 'better' than an Okung or a Berry

53Fan · 03-14-2010, 12:41 PM

Here's what I think is a very good video of Mike Mayock discussing the risks of drafting a QB in the first round. It shows up to date records of the first QB's taken the last few years and has a small segment on Clausen.

NFL Videos: Risk of drafting a QB

cdskins26 · 03-14-2010, 12:42 PM

First pick (assuming Suh goes) should be about need, either QB or OL. After that, we need linemen in some spots, but we are weak in a lot of other spots so best available could be a good idea as well.

SouperMeister · 03-15-2010, 11:57 AM

It really depends. Detroit went with the best player available and picked 4 WR's with top-10 picks over a 5 year stretch (2003-2007). By that logic, if a TE is the best player available when our 2nd round pick is due, we would draft yet another TE despite having Cooley and Davis. I feel that if the best player available plays a position where depth isn't an issue, then TRADE DOWN, add picks, and draft someone to fill a greater need.

Lotus · 03-15-2010, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SouperMeister

It really depends. Detroit went with the best player available and picked 4 WR's with top-10 picks over a 5 year stretch (2003-2007). By that logic, if a TE is the best player available when our 2nd round pick is due, we would draft yet another TE despite having Cooley and Davis. I feel that if the best player available plays a position where depth isn't an issue, then TRADE DOWN, add picks, and draft someone to fill a greater need.

Well said. We have many positions of need and so it will be easy to draft the BPA at a position of need. Thinking this way also allows us to avoid situations where we come home from the draft with three TE's because they were the BPA's.

CultBrennan59 · 03-17-2010, 12:07 AM

Heres our answer for whom we need to draft from clark judge

'Skins needs: Hogging spotlight now? Start fixing that O-line - NFL - CBSSports.com Football

Monkeydad · 03-17-2010, 08:45 AM

Great article. Refreshing to see the emphasis on O-Line in an article.

SmootSmack · 03-17-2010, 08:48 AM

Articles are always great when they agree with what you think

tryfuhl · 03-17-2010, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Articles are always great when they agree with what you think

If that isn't the truth haha

SBXVII · 03-17-2010, 09:26 AM

I can't see drafting BPA cause I can't see us with a whole team of LB's or a whole team of CB's, Safeties, WR's or QB's. I've been more of the person who thinks you draft for need. If your team has a hole why would you draft everything but what you need? which is what Cerrato always did. So for me I think the team should be drafting BPA at the position the team has a need for. We need:

QB
OL
FS
LB
RB

None in any specific order. If those are the positions we need then take the BPA at anyone of those positions. Then there is all the other factors...

If OL is the position we have the most need for then pick the BPA at that position, but if the position has a large talented draft pool and we have a need elswhere which has a small talented draft pool, ie; QB, then I'd say pick for the position that has the least talent first.

Then there is the issue of whether the HC feels he needs an upgrade at QB. There are a lot of decent QB's. None that I know of went to a SB though. Most of the SB QB's are top tier franchise QB's. Finding a franchise QB late in the draft is like finding a needle in a hay stack or a diamond in the rough. It can be done but it just doesn't happen every year. So if the HC is not sold on any of his QB's he already has then he needs to pick one up as high in the draft as he can get to get the better talent. Otherwise we are trading out one decent QB for another decent QB. We will be just spinning our wheels. Considering we did so poorly last year and how high we are placed in the draft this year, and the fact that there is a lot of OL talent in this years draft, plus the fact the top OL in the draft is rumored to not fit our scheme, plus the fact that the HC will most likely have more wins then last year putting us farther away from the top tier QB talent next year I'd say we need the QB position first. If the QB we wanted is gone and the BPA at OL is gone and the one we want is not projected as a 1st round talent then try to move back and gain more picks. If moving back is not happening then either draft the OL we wanted at a higher cost then he should have gone, pick the next best QB, or pick at another position we need, ie; FS, LB, or RB.

03-13-2010, 04:11 PM	#1
Longtimefan Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germantown, Md. Posts: 4,832	Re: Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available? I forgot about Jeff Grau and Kelly Lefotu who were both 7th rouders, which means they came very close to not being drafted at all.

03-13-2010, 04:25 PM	#2
Pocket$ $traight Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Age: 49 Posts: 4,261	Re: Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available? This could be viewed as a positive or a negative but I think we could pick best available in almost every spot because we need just about every position.

03-13-2010, 07:43 PM	#3
diehard The Starter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norfolk, Va (OV) Posts: 1,566	Re: Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available? I believe that only applies later in round one until the fourth. When prospects start to 'fall' thier value increases. Higher in the draft is moot to say a Clausen is 'better' than an Okung or a Berry

03-14-2010, 12:41 PM	#4
53Fan Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Posts: 7,570	Re: Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available? Here's what I think is a very good video of Mike Mayock discussing the risks of drafting a QB in the first round. It shows up to date records of the first QB's taken the last few years and has a small segment on Clausen. NFL Videos: Risk of drafting a QB __________________ Defense wins championships. Bring it!

03-14-2010, 12:42 PM	#5
cdskins26 Special Teams Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 351	Re: Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available? First pick (assuming Suh goes) should be about need, either QB or OL. After that, we need linemen in some spots, but we are weak in a lot of other spots so best available could be a good idea as well.

03-15-2010, 11:57 AM	#6
SouperMeister Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Leesburg, VA Age: 61 Posts: 3,419	Re: Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available? It really depends. Detroit went with the best player available and picked 4 WR's with top-10 picks over a 5 year stretch (2003-2007). By that logic, if a TE is the best player available when our 2nd round pick is due, we would draft yet another TE despite having Cooley and Davis. I feel that if the best player available plays a position where depth isn't an issue, then TRADE DOWN, add picks, and draft someone to fill a greater need.

03-17-2010, 12:07 AM	#8
CultBrennan59 Pro Bowl Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,526	Re: Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available? Heres our answer for whom we need to draft from clark judge 'Skins needs: Hogging spotlight now? Start fixing that O-line - NFL - CBSSports.com Football __________________ "Anyones better than Madieu Williams"

03-17-2010, 08:45 AM	#9
Monkeydad Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 46 Posts: 17,460	Re: Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available? Great article. Refreshing to see the emphasis on O-Line in an article. __________________ Not sent from a Droid, iPhone, Blackberry or toaster

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SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available? Articles are always great when they agree with what you think __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

03-17-2010, 09:26 AM	#12
SBXVII Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,766	Re: Do You Draft for Need or Best Player Available? I can't see drafting BPA cause I can't see us with a whole team of LB's or a whole team of CB's, Safeties, WR's or QB's. I've been more of the person who thinks you draft for need. If your team has a hole why would you draft everything but what you need? which is what Cerrato always did. So for me I think the team should be drafting BPA at the position the team has a need for. We need: QB OL FS LB RB None in any specific order. If those are the positions we need then take the BPA at anyone of those positions. Then there is all the other factors... If OL is the position we have the most need for then pick the BPA at that position, but if the position has a large talented draft pool and we have a need elswhere which has a small talented draft pool, ie; QB, then I'd say pick for the position that has the least talent first. Then there is the issue of whether the HC feels he needs an upgrade at QB. There are a lot of decent QB's. None that I know of went to a SB though. Most of the SB QB's are top tier franchise QB's. Finding a franchise QB late in the draft is like finding a needle in a hay stack or a diamond in the rough. It can be done but it just doesn't happen every year. So if the HC is not sold on any of his QB's he already has then he needs to pick one up as high in the draft as he can get to get the better talent. Otherwise we are trading out one decent QB for another decent QB. We will be just spinning our wheels. Considering we did so poorly last year and how high we are placed in the draft this year, and the fact that there is a lot of OL talent in this years draft, plus the fact the top OL in the draft is rumored to not fit our scheme, plus the fact that the HC will most likely have more wins then last year putting us farther away from the top tier QB talent next year I'd say we need the QB position first. If the QB we wanted is gone and the BPA at OL is gone and the one we want is not projected as a 1st round talent then try to move back and gain more picks. If moving back is not happening then either draft the OL we wanted at a higher cost then he should have gone, pick the next best QB, or pick at another position we need, ie; FS, LB, or RB.

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