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Originally Posted by SNR
Teams were scared to death of Cam Newton for the longest time.
Lots of scouts didn't think the Rams should draft Sam Bradford at 1 because he wasn't worth it. He was far from the consensus "Yep, top 5 QB. Definitely" kind of player you speak of.
The ESPN crew hemmed and hawed when the Falcons picked Matt Ryan at 3.
Recent history suggests that those kind of draft years are far more rare than you might think. And in those cases, what are teams supposed to do? I guess the expectation is that they keep on being doormats of the league, but by golly they will be doormats with fantastic left tackle play!
When you bottom out, there's only one way to go. Up. Take the QB. Grow some balls and roll the ****ing dice. Again, if your risk pays off, your team becomes an INSTANT contender with the way the league favors the QB position.
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Funny you mention Cam.
All of these media-scouts supposedly think Smith is garbage, yet Scouts, INC - who is run by Kiper and/or McShay, IIRC - graded Cam a 92 and Geno a 91, if memory serves.
BTW, great post.