Grade the overall draft

I like CB almost as much as you do... but I think a stout D line with a dominant player (KC-Jones, PHI-Carter- SB Champs) is slightly more important than CB. I'd rank CB a close second.

Would love to see Steelers get a dominant CB like Woodson again. Ike Taylor, Carnell Lake and JPJ were/are really good... but not game changers like Woodson.

Edit: Forgot about Mel Blount... he was great, too.

 

Nope. You are the one missing the point, in part becuase you aren't understanding mine. You are too busy trying to oversimplify things to see them clearly.

No, every position other than quarterback does not have the same value, but there are other factors to consider beyond the value of the position. There is the talent of the prospect, how they would fit in with the team, and how high their floor is as well as their ceiling, and how likely they are to reach those levels.

Sure, an elite tackle is worth more than an elite safety, but how likely is the player to reach that level? Take the first-round options this year. Thieneman is a more advanced prospect. He is more likely to contribute from day one. He is more likely to be a good pro. He is also a better fit for the Steelers' needs because free safety was a huge weakness last season. There is no position switch needed for him to produce. Either Iheanachor or Fautanu will have to move frrom right to left tackle. If you simply say a tackle is more valuable than a safety, you ignore all of those points, which leads you to a poor conclusion.

That is where the evidence i provided fits in. You can try to dismiss it as a small sample all you like, but it clearly demonstrates how it is foolish to dismiss the idea of drafting a safety or inside linebacker in the first round. We have seen it work for the Steelers with championship results. Building through the lines is a valid strategy, but not when you pass on better players at other positions. We can agree in hindsight that passing on Christian Gonzalez and Jackson Smitn-Njigma for Broderick Jones was a mistake, right? (In my case, saying they should have taken Gonzalez isn't hindsight. I wrote that at the time.)

 

Mel was the greatest ever IMO, and the man who made me want to play D.

 

I just leave this here.
Was Ben the 1st or 3rd Qb taken?
Where was Brady taken?
Where was Montana taken?
Where was Brees taken?
Did KC have a losing season to get Mahomes, I believe they went 12-4??
Where was L. Jackson taken?
Where was TJ Watt taken just to name a few of the top of my head??
So... if all of these awesome players (except L. Jackson LoL) were taken either without a losing season, could have been gotten by any team even without a losing record, or weren't even the 2nd player at their position taken, and we know you can't get to a SB without making the playoffs, why on God's great green earth would you want a losing season? Also stop saying people aren't saying it. Because they are.

 

You can't win playoff games if You can't make the playoffs, and yet slow people will tell you making the playoffs mean nothing. That's like saying having no strings on your guitar means nothing.