I thought we were (as a sports fan society) getting past this?cardsfansince82 wrote:At his peak he was a top 5 QB, but he's not anymore. I have nothing against him personally but I think his skills have been overstated all along and he should have at least one Super Bowl ring out of all the good teams he played on. My opinion of him is irrelevant though.
The pick shouldn't always be the best player. For instance, if the Jets or Colts were picking first, it wouldn't make much sense for them to take Bradford, even if he is the best player.albertmvpujols wrote:The pick should be the best player, not the best quarterback or who you think the best quarterback is. If the Rams think Bradford fits that then I am okay with it even though I don't share the same opinion. With that said, I'd be shocked at this point if the pick wasn't Bradford.
My post had nothing to do with the any team other than the 2010 Rams. And they have holes everywhere, thus should take the player that they think is the BPA, not the best QB available, imo. As I said before if Bradford is the BPA in their minds I'm fine with that.Socnorb11 wrote:The pick shouldn't always be the best player. For instance, if the Jets or Colts were picking first, it wouldn't make much sense for them to take Bradford, even if he is the best player.albertmvpujols wrote:The pick should be the best player, not the best quarterback or who you think the best quarterback is. If the Rams think Bradford fits that then I am okay with it even though I don't share the same opinion. With that said, I'd be shocked at this point if the pick wasn't Bradford.
Every team has to evaluate their own needs, and prioritize them.
The problem I see is that each position needs to have weights attached to it. So you give a S a 9.6 grade, a DT a 9.6 grade, and a LB a 9.6, and a QB a 9.4 grade, you take the QB over those other guys unless you already have one. Especially considering the strength of the DT, S, LB, WR positions in this draft, and the terrible QB class.albertmvpujols wrote:My post had nothing to do with the any team other than the 2010 Rams. And they have holes everywhere, thus should take the player that they think is the BPA, not the best QB available, imo. As I said before if Bradford is the BPA in their minds I'm fine with that.Socnorb11 wrote:The pick shouldn't always be the best player. For instance, if the Jets or Colts were picking first, it wouldn't make much sense for them to take Bradford, even if he is the best player.albertmvpujols wrote:The pick should be the best player, not the best quarterback or who you think the best quarterback is. If the Rams think Bradford fits that then I am okay with it even though I don't share the same opinion. With that said, I'd be shocked at this point if the pick wasn't Bradford.
Every team has to evaluate their own needs, and prioritize them.
This is well put and essentially how I feel as well. The last thing I want the Rams to do is draft Eric Berry even if he grades out the best to them. What it boils down to is that I just don't want the Rams to go into this draft thinking they have to draft a quarterback at that spot just because they need a QB, especially if Bradford/Claussen/etc. grade out to them much further down the list. From everything I hear they like Bradford a lot and if they draft him then I can't really argue much with it as they know a heckuva lot more than I do, even though I don't care for his pro prospects.phinstd wrote:The problem I see is that each position needs to have weights attached to it. So you give a S a 9.6 grade, a DT a 9.6 grade, and a LB a 9.6, and a QB a 9.4 grade, you take the QB over those other guys unless you already have one. Especially considering the strength of the DT, S, LB, WR positions in this draft, and the terrible QB class.
The BPA thing has almost become a cliche term, and used as a crutch. Not saying you're doing that, but the general public and teams overall.
I don't know. Brady was famously a 6th rounder, Favre was a 2nd rounder, Warner was an Arena League guy, Tony Romo was undrafted, Brees was the bottom of round 2, Matt Schaub was a 3rd rounder... If you've got the right people evaluating talent, there have been a lot of really talented QB's taken down there.Fat Strat wrote:I'm not a Rams fan, but I think that the Rams should go for Bradford. Suh/McCoy are going to be great players, but you can find starting DT's in the second or third round. Hard to find a franchise quarterback down there. It's just the nature of the draft. Now, later DT's won't be as good, obviously, but you don't win superbowls and playoff games on the shoulders of a starting DT. Look at the Bears with Tommy Harris, who was probably just as highly rated as Suh when he came out... maybe even higher by some measures (rushing the QB comes to mind).