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[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by That Guy

you should always try to draft someone who you think can start on the final roster (or at least make the roster), no matter where you draft... plenty of D-linemen moved around in free agency too... but if you got the 25th pick and all the dominant D-linemen are gone, it might not hurt to look at other trouble spots you may have.

By the 25th pick, the odds are about even anyway. Only in the top 10 or 12 do you see most of the sure-fire playmakers already taken. After that, there's usually a big drop-off.

Let's say that linebacker or wide receiver is our second or third biggest need next year. By the 25th pick, you can still 'suck it up' and take your first need -- defensive line -- and chances are, you're going to get about what you wanted either way. For instance, this year, there was no defensive lineman worth taking at #5. Sean Taylor was a playmaker, and still filled a position that many considered to be in relative need of attention. I agree it would have been stupid to choose otherwise.

But near the end of the round, at say, pick #25, what is generally regarded as the "best player available" at that particular spot, wouldn't be that much better than taking a player in a need position, that maybe other teams have ranked a little lower.

There are always exceptions, but I'm just sick and tired of sifting through the garbage piles of other teams looking for washed up, waiver wire, has-been defensive ends or tackles hoping to save our D-line.