[milkman]

Originally Posted by RustShack

Well then.. I must have you confused with a mizzou homer. But there were very very very few of us who thought he would be a guard.

Here's another one for you.

Originally Posted by milkman

There are a couple of things to consider when talking about the best player available, including need.

If you think that a guy can be a starter at his position for the next 10 years, while another player may never be anymore than a second teamer at his position, then the best player available at that pick is the guy that can start for the nest 10 years.

In the fourth round, Donald Washington is a player selected that may never crack the startig lineup, while Johnathan Luigs would be the starter on opening day, and could very well be a guy that mans that position for a decade.

In the fifth round, Jamon Meredith was a better player than Colin Brown at RT.
It wasn't even close.

The Washington pick is debatable, cause Washington has the athletic ability to possibly be a stud at corner.

The Brown pick isn't.
That guy is never going to take a snap at RT.
He looks like he might eventually be a pretty damn solid guard, but that wasn't the position they were addressing with that pick.

Best player available is the one that has the potential to help your team both now, and over the course of his career.