Quote:Drafting a first round player and sitting him behind two starters is more akin to BAP than needs drafting. The DE's in Dick LeBeau's scheme are not pass rushers, so 7.5 sacks is gravy for them. Your argument is based on the false assumption that QB's are more important than any other position.

 

Wilson and Foles were drafted in the 3rd round, those two were drafted in one and two. Reaching for one of those QBS in round 1 or 2 would have been a reach, not BAP.

 

Well, it's not as if the Steelers didn't have needs along the DL when Heyward was picked. 

 

Brett Kiesel was 33 the year they added Heyward, and Casey hampton was 31.  They needed youth along the DL.

 

My argument was based upon the argument Oklahomie made.

 

Regarding your closing point, do you really think Dalton Or Kaepernick (taken picks 35 and 36 respectively in 2011) represents reaches from the 31st overall pick where heyward was chosen?  If so, why?  What made them reaches at 31 but not at 35 or 36 where they were taken?

 

Regarding whether Wilson or Foles as 3rd round picks represents a reach over Adams, the second round pick, do you deny at this point that at least Russell Wilson is a better player than Adams (irrespective of position)?

 

If not, whether Wilson in the second round might have been considered a reach at the time is immaterial.  The fact is, BAP is supposed to distinguish the true value from true reaches.  If it can't, what makes it any different than needs drafting?

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