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Originally Posted by pilight

In many cases they're drafted that high because they are QBs rather than because they're good enough to be drafted high. The talking heads and many GMs have bought into the notion that QBs have to be overdrafted with little-to-no evidence to support it.

So that doesn't mean drafting a QB early was wrong. It means assessment of the QB's value was wrong.

You're right, QB's value in the draft is often inflated.

That doesn't mean if you don't have a signal caller, you pass up Stafford or Burrow just because it is too early. And if it was so "doable" to find a QB in the later rounds, why aren't teams hitting on them? Why didn't Jimmy Clausen, Troy Smith, Josh Johnson, Mason Rudolph, or Davis Mills pan out?
And why pick at QB only? Cleveland hasn't won a SB w/Myles Garrett. Washington traded Chase Young. Maybe we shouldn't draft rush ends early. Detroit has yet to make a Super Bowl. Maybe any pick they make in the top 5 should be avoided by the entire league.

Franchises picking in the top 5 are usually there because they are bad organizations. Teams that have been winning SB's like the Pats, Chiefs, Seahawks & Eagles rarely find themselves picking that early. So is picking in the 20's the sweet spot now? Or is that just a reflection of a team that has its crap together? Cause they aren't dependent on one player turning them around. They have an entire system that helps everyone attain success.