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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Chiefs have, what, a 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th?
In the 6th I'd take him in a heartbeat. I'd honestly consider him in the 4th. We have a tendency to overvalue the success rate of late round picks and if you can get an unquestioned starter who saves you a few million/season in cap space while simultaneously getting you probably a 20 yd/gm advantage, I'd think that's a nice use of the pick.
It may be too cute by half, but there's genuine cost savings there that can then be plowed into getting a little more surefire contributor at positions that are harder to project in the draft. Let's just say for instance that the money saved by taking this guy in the 4th is directly allocated to re-signing Albert Wilson, haven't you effectively used that 4th on Wilson?
Like I said, it's maybe a little too cute but I think it's a smarter way to look at things in an era where front offices are getting progressively more crafty with the cap. Just saying "don't use picks on specialists" is a little too basic, IMO.
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If you want to think about cost effectiveness I can't think of a better value than drafting what will probably be the best punter in the NFL and paying hima punters salary with 3rd round money for the next 15 years because if you don't take him in the 3rd he won't be there.
bet dorsey picks him up at the top of the 3rd in fact.