Better days ahead. (Off season part 1 thread)

[mooby]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

I agree with BPA. That being said I hope BPA at our picks are:

1. any stud on defense (preferably on d-line - also hoping we sign another young veteran d-linemen - if we don't get a d-linemen in round 1, every other pick gets pushed down 1 or out for the ST guy)
2. CB/S (either free or strong)
3. TE
4. G/C
5. RB (I'm assuming Morris is gone)
6. ILB
7. Anyone that can contribute on ST

But Scott nailed the last draft, and i'm just a fan with no access to the info he has or the skills to really evaluate the talent, so I trust whatever he does.

Truth. Also, we forget the needs of a team change, occasionally on a day-to-day basis. We might not need a wide receiver today, but could we need one down the road? Absolutely. You take the player you think will be successful. What if you take an ILB in a draft class where all the remaining options are terrible? And 2 years later he's already released. Drafting for need is how you end up wasting draft picks.

Edit: Not to mention, the entire draft is a crapshoot. Look at the first round results of the 2013 NFL draft. Here we are 3 years later and how many of those first rounders became the elite players they are expected to be? You pick the player you expect to be good. Obviously you keep your needs in the back of your mind but with a draft board changing every few minutes you have to make smart, quick decisions.