Quote:Shut up, kid.  I realize I don't know sht about the draft.  You don't realize that you also don't know sht about it.

 

If you think Teddy is your franchise QB, you take him.  Whether that's at 3 or 7 or whatever.  If you think he's a franchise QB, he should be at the top of your list because of how important the position is.  You don't risk trading down for another 3rd round pick and losing out on your guy.  

 

For instance, you may have Jake Matthews rated higher, but that doesn't mean you should select Jake Matthews at 3, nor does it mean you should trade down and expect some other team (who needs a QB btw) to draft Matthews ahead of Bridgewater.

 

Let's just say that you're Dave Caldwell.  Your biggest need is QB.  You have rated Bridgewater as the say 5th best prospect in the draft, and the 1st QB prospect.  You gave Bridgewater a similar grade to Matt Ryan.  You think he will be a similar player.

 

You're sitting at #3 and Bridgewater drops to you.

 

3 out of the top 5 players on your board are left.

 

One is Bridgewater, a Matt Ryan in your opinion.

Another is Matthews, a Joe Thomas type of player.

The third is Khalil Mack, who projects as a versatile all around good defender in the league. 

 

Do you trade back to maximize "value"?  Or do you pick Bridgewater?  Or do you take Matthews, a player graded out as the best player in the draft (left on the board) at a position that's not really an impact position?