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Originally Posted by Fonz the Boss
Its easier on the eyes.
I'd be upset because I believe in drafting the best player available in a position of need. A top 15 pick pretty much guarantees an impact player right from the get go (with the exception of QBs and WRs). I think they should just pick at #15 instead of getting additional draft picks that will likely end up getting cut or end up in the practice squad.
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A top fifteen pick only guarantees that you will spend more money. It's easy to fall in love with the "top guys" in the draft, but the chances of getting a good player are pretty close to the same at 25 as they are at 15. The whole draft is a crap shoot and the more chances you have the better your odds of finding quality players. If you can can get a decent return for trading down then you should almost always do it. There's always a chance that you miss out on one of the rare great players, but no one has proved reliable at predicting who those will be so you still have a chance at getting that player later and paying him less.
I'm also not talking about taking a seventh round pick to move back 15 spots either. I'm talking about moving back by swapping first rounders and picking up an extra 3 or fourth round pick...where you still have a pretty good shot at finding quality players (Slaton, Daniels, Winston).