Quote:Why is it so hard for some people to understand drafting based on need is the only way to go? People are acting like we automatically sacrifice talent to fill a need. Baloney. Our history of bad picks in the Jack Del Rio era were simply the wrong choices to fill needs and did not mean we should have ignored our needs to pick better players. That was obvious in 2010, when Jason Pierre-Paul was one of the best available players, but Gene Smith thought Tyson Alualu was a better pick at #10. A smart general manager would have picked JPP instead to improve the defensive line.

 

Instead of BAP vs. need we should do it this way: BAP at need. In other words, pick the best available quarterback at #3 because we need a quarterback. It is that simple. Why do people make it seem so complicated?

 

Baloney? Your example of Alualu and JPP is exactly sacrificing talent to fill a need.... Alualu was probably the best DT available, but focusing on 1 position makes you miss a player such as Ryan Mathews, Earl Thomas, Mike Iupati, Maurkice Pouncey, JPP, Jermaine Gresham, Demaryius Thomas, Dez Bryant, etc. When you focus on one position you tend to more often than not reach for a player at a certain spot, passing on better players.

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