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Originally Posted by SNR
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.
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I don't care who the Chiefs pick at #1 overall. I really don't. I hope they can find a trade partner but if they can't, whomever they choose must be ready to start Day One, Game One.
Guys must contribute immediately. You can't draft them with the notion of sitting first rounders for a year because then, you've only got them for three more years. First round draft picks receive four year contracts, with a fifth year as a team option. The option year has to be exercised by the team after the end of year three, but before the start of year four. Draftees taken in rounds 2 through 7 receive four year contracts, period. Undrafted free agents get three year contracts, period.
So if you draft a QB #1 overall and sit him for a year, you're giving yourself two years in which to determine if he's the future of the franchise.
That is extremely risky, IMO.