Quote:I'm not saying that you go BAP all of the time. Don't pretend like that's what I'm saying. I'm saying that there are instances where going BAP is the right thing to do. If you think you can get your franchise QB with pick #33, then why not get an elite player at another position at pick #1?

 

If you think Bridgewater + pick #33 makes you a better team than pick #1 + Morris/Fales/other QBs around late 1st/early 2nd value, then you go that route.

 

My point is that the draft has a lot of options.

 

It's very, very rare that a GM thinks a franchise-caliber quarterback will be available at 33, especially in the new CBA where QBs come cheap and aren't cap killers like Bradford. In Cincinnati's case, they clearly weren't enamored with their options at #4 -- Locker, Gabbert, and Ponder -- and I don't blame them one bit for not wanting to trade down and nab one of them. They probably graded Dalton pretty similarly to everyone else.

 

Bridgewater is a much better prospect than all four of those guys. Caldwell will not be eyeing any second-round talent if he's picking first.

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