With the 5th pick in the draft the Washington Redskins select...

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Now you're talking out of both sides of your mouth. If your boy is truly a Top 5 prospect and probably the BPA at #5, don't you want SM to draft him in accordance with your draft philosophy? If he trades down because WR isn't a position of need then he is essentially drafting for need when he picks the OT. N'est ce pas?

Nope, not even close. If we are stuck at 5 (which, given the thread's title, was my assumption), we pick BPA - which to will likely be Cooper, if it's Williams or Williams/Cooper, pick Williams b/c he is fills the more immediate need.

If (1) Williams is gone, and (2) someone gives us "value for our pick equivalent to picking" Cooper, then a trade is just as good as a BPA pick because we don't have an immediate need at WR. At the same time, you don't take just any trade out of the spot simply b/c your not sold on the guys at your immediate need position.

It's all very subjective but - very simply - don't trade out of a high value spot just to make a trade and, if you can't make the trade you want, don't pick a lesser value guy when you think a better player is still on the board.

BPA or what you judge the BPA's value to be. Always. Every day.