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Originally Posted by Mecca
Sure it is....
When people say they want to draft defense to be like the Steelers pointing out how they used their picks is totally irrelevant.
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There are various reasons for taking a player or position at different times of the draft. Taking a kicker in the 4th round doesn't mean that you don't care about kickers. It means that you think the best combination of Kicker quality and spent draft pick was in the 4th round.
In recent years, ILBs weren't getting picked much in the first round. As one can tell just from reading this site, guards are usually able to be found in the bottom of round 1 and then down into the lower rounds, so higher picks aren't spent on them because of trends. Furthermore, if you've already got excellent players at a position, you don't need to draft the position high. The Steelers drafted Ben in the first round because they needed a quarterback and they felt Ben offered value at #11 that year.
Of course, you know all this, which is why you must know that you're making a bad argument.