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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
What, you don't think Demarcus Robinson was drafted as the clear heir apparent to Jeremy Maclin?
Anything after the 3rd round isn't a 'plan' for anything. It's a hope that a player works out and if he does, you'll go from there.
If you're drafting 4th rounders with the expectation that they're going to knock starters out of the lineup, you have some pretty shitty starters. Aaron Murray was a noble experiment (and, IMO, more of an attempt to find a credible, low-cost backup than a replacement for Smith) who just didn't work out.
Gonna see that a hell of a lot more often than you don't in the 5th round and later...
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A 5th round pick might be a viable plan for some positions
5th round - offensive guard (you might really be planning on him doing something)
5th round - kick returner/punter returner
etc,etc
Not the quarterback position though.
I don't care how often the Patriots say that they knew that Brady was a stud. They got lucky.