(05-09-2018, 10:44 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-09-2018, 09:35 AM)Bullseye Wrote: A distinction with little difference, IMO.

FS are draft plentiful, too.

I don't say that to impugn Adams as a player.  I agree with you that Adams is quite the talent, whether you play him at SS, FS, or in a scheme where the Safeties flip.  Heck, at one point I made the argument he should be considered for us at 4 last year

But if we are simply focusing on positional draft value/availability, then how is a S (free or strong) any less plentiful in the typical draft than a RB?  Neither of our safeties on our top three defense were drafted.

I concede to your superior analysis, Bullseye.  Adams was a bad example for the point I was trying to make. He sprang to mind as he was sort of a target on my personal wishlist that year.  RB and S may be on more similar footing draft-value-wise than I indicated, though the undercurrent/agenda of "pass, pass, pass" being pushed by the league could change that over time.

I still cringe at taking a RB that high though! 

Dunno if sarcasm or serious...but I don't think my analysis is "superior" here for the record.  You are among many very knowledgeable and rational fans here who have made very good arguments pro and con.

But your stance begs the question:  Are there ever instances where a player's talent at a "dime a dozen" position justifies a high draft pick in your estimation?

By the way...lots of civility expressed in this thread.  Am I on the right board?  

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