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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Great. So, you draft a guy #1 overall that can't start in the NFL from Day One and needs a year to sit and learn.
Congratulations! You've not only chosen poorly and overdrafted a player, you now only have three years to find out if he's your future, instead of four.
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Who's the best player in the draft? Let's just say for the sake of argument that it's Luke Joeckel.
In the scenario that the Chiefs take the best player at a valuable position at #1, that player they take either plays guard his rookie year or he sits on the bench.
According to you, the Chiefs overdrafted the best overall player.
Your philosophy sounds great. It really does. The problem is the Chiefs are an entirely unique situation. No pre-packaged franchise-building strategy applies this year to them. They've just got to play it by ear, make one decision at a time, and do the best they can to acquire talent, then see where they're at in 2014.
It's the PERFECT scenario to draft QB at #1. Who the **** is going to blame them? There is no "coulda shoulda woulda" game that the draft guys can play. They can't say, "Oof. Should have taken the tackle and let him go masturbate on the bench for a year. Should have drafted a non-elite player at a non-priority position. Should have taken a pass rusher that would only play on 3rd downs. Should have taken the 4th defensive linemen in the 1st round in 6 years."
By taking the QB, they're STOCKED at options for several years. They can completely check "QB" off the list of needs for many seasons, and possibly an entire decade if Geno or Alex turn out to be phenomenal players.