Quote:I've said it 100 times, it's about selection not position. Getting the 1st overall pick is great but if you miss on the pick then you're no better off.

 

You can also say this about any pick number. We had the #10 pick and could have selected Jason Pierre-Paul there, but picked a DT who is not nearly as good as JPP. I have criticized Gene Smith for that one since the first time I saw JPP play.

 

Quote:It does matter. You want to be able to pick your highest rated player. Whether the GM is able to evaluate talent is a different question.

 

Let me as you a question: Does that win versus the Titans mean anything in the long run?  Especially for a team with a bunch of guys playing who are fillers and nothing more.  Draft position means a lot more than whatever happens this year.

 

You just contradicted yourself. When a team botches a pick, it does not matter whether he was the first or the seventh pick. We know that because we picked Harvey and Monroe at #8. One was a bust, the other one of our best players.

 

That said, you are right that it is good to know you can get the highest-rated player . . . if he is not overrated.

 

Quote: If we finished 8-0, no one will care about our draft position.

 

7-1, 6-2, I would gladly accept for a drop in draft pick.Anything more than a 2 game win streak to finish the season, I would gladly swap for draft position.

 

Oh yes people will care about our draft position. Every year we worry about missing out on certain players who are expected to be top five picks. That is caring about our pick number.

 

 

Quote:If you think being 5-11 and having the #7 draft pick is better for this franchise than going 2-14 and having the #1 pick then I can't help you. The only... and I do mean... ONLY... only way to get better is to get a franchise QB. If you don't have one of those, you will never be in contention in today's NFL. The best way to get that franchise QB is to draft him. The best way to draft him is to take him before someone else does. If we end up with #5 or whatever it is because we won a few meaningless games then this season was for not.

 

Someone once said you need to be either really good or really bad. Being mediocre is the worst place to be.

 

Nonsense. The only way to improve the quarterback position is get a better quarterback. The only way to improve the outside linebacker position is get a better OLB. Are you that stupid to think improving one position will upgrade all 25 positions?

 

Whoever said mediocre is worse than really bad does not know what those words mean. It is always better to win 8 games than to win 2 games, period.

 

Quote:Aaron Rogers - not talented enough to be a top 10 pick in the draft.

 

The only team that needed a quarterback was San Francisco and they botched the pick.

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