Draft: Need vs. Best Player

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After reading some of these posts, I think what it comes down to is that it depends what situation the team is in and what is available. To me, this year's decision wasn't so obvious. There appeared to be some big concerns that needed to be addressed. One of these concerns would hopefully be resolved by the sixth overall draft pick.

I think there was an agreement that the biggest need for the redskins was defensive end (pash rush). But there wasn't an agreement for a draft prospect that clearly was the best, which to me meant that there wasn't an elite, sure-fire impact player at de.

At wr (Calvin Johnson) and safety (Landry and maybe a couple of others), there are elite players that appear to have the talent to make an immediate impact.

I think what matters the most is what you think would give you the most wins for the up and coming season (unless you were looking for a qb or olineman, which I think takes more time and investment).

Even considering all of this, since the redskins have so much going on, I think that they should just try to simplify things as much as they can - which is picking the best defensive end in the draft.

But that would be my approach to the draft, it is not basing everything on need and not basing everything on the best available player (regardless of position) - but to look at everything involved and pick based on what would give the team the most wins next season.