Rumor: Eagles and Rams Finalizing Trade Involving McNabb

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Originally Posted by McD5

You sound like you favor McCoy. I have nothing against him, and apologize if it sounded like I do.

I would just suggest that there are reasons why Bradford is expected to be the first picked, and Colt is lower.

I think there are reasons, mostly with prospective future value to an offense in seasons 4-7 of their career. Which is a decision that needs to be analyzed in this draft, and that's hard to do.

What I was trying to suggest is that "second round talents" productive in the pros or not, end up usually going in the first round. So when you analyze second round prospects as a group, you can see how a guy like Brees isn't like the others. That doesn't mean that future second rounders won't be like Brees, it means that, for organizations that are going to suffer turnover, drafting a QB in the second tends not to save you from your fate. And it ends up being a wasted pick when a new organization comes in. Of course, that's no different from first round draft picks: first round picks that are made with job security in mind are likely poor investments, worse than second rounders.

If a really good quarterback is expected to be available in the second round, then it makes sense to wait and select him. There's really no way that Bradford is going to be the guy who can most help the team at No. 4, considering that there are more than four guys who can help the team immediately -- and in the future. As a future projection, it doesn't really matter whether he's the fourth pick or the thirty seventh, but the type of impact player available at No. 4 simply will not be at 37. Which is the biggest issue.

I don't think a team that takes the best player on their board at No. 4 is forcing itself to draft for need in the second round.