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Originally Posted by htismaqe
The only thing I disagree with is comparing Rapp to Abram. I think a little more highly of Rapp and a little less of Abram. Honestly, I think Abram reminds of Thomas Davis, who ended up being a linebacker in the NFL.
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Yeah, I think Rapp's a little more limited in space than you're giving him credit for, but I can see the attempt at the argument.
In a vacuum, do you see Rapp as a legitimate 1st round talent? I just don't. If I'm gonna see a limitation on a player and still put him in the 1st round, that limitation better not be the most critical one for that position. To me, Rapps is pretty much a pure SS and that coverage limitation makes him a 2nd round talent.
And so I just can't talk myself into taking him in the 1st because I think that's a pure need pick at that point. And I still maintain that over the course of 2+ seasons, every position on your team is going to be a need in some form or fashion. You put a hell of a ceiling on your draft returns if you just keep chasing them.
That's why I love how Dorsey drafted. He knew what his near term needs were but he also looked to what they were going to be in a season or 2. And so if he was on the clock and saw a need now with an okay prospect but a BETTER prospect at a position where there was a likely need in the future, he went with the latter option and hoped to raise the ceiling and overall depth of the team.