More than any other, this is the question I'll be looking at in deciding who I want the Rams to draft:
How big is the dropoff from QBs that will be availalbe in Round 1 (Top 10 picks) vs. Round 2 (Picks 33-43)?
If you look at this issue historically, it really does not answer the question. In some years, the best QBs clearly high first rounders. In others, the gap between first rounders and second rounders is not so great.
Right now, the pool appears to be as follows:
Early First Round Picks
Jake Locker
Jimmy Clausen
Sam Bradford
Potential Second Round Picks
Dan LeFevour
Tony Pike
Tim Hiller
Daryll Clark
Jevan Snead
The "Wild Cards"
Colt McCoy
Tim Tebow
I have McCoy and Tebow listed as "wild cards" because it is difficult to project where they will be selected. McCoy could go in the first round based on his college resume, but could drop below the second based on his measurables. Tebow could go in the first round to a team that values his "intangibles," or could be drafted to play a position other than QB.
Thus, the question is, how big is the dropoff from Locker/Clausen/Bradford to LeFevour/Pike/Hiller/Snead (and possibly McCoy/Clausen)?
The answer: Hell if I know.
I do know this...
IF the Rams think that the dropoff is minimal, then they should SERIOUSLY consider taking Suh or G.McCoy in Round 1, and also give some thought to C.J. Spiller, Dez Bryant and maybe Carlos Dunlap (I'm not on board with taking a safety in Round 1).
On the other hand, if the Rams truly belive that there is a big gap between the first rounders and the rest, they really should bite the bullet and take a QB in the first.
How big is the dropoff from QBs that will be availalbe in Round 1 (Top 10 picks) vs. Round 2 (Picks 33-43)?
If you look at this issue historically, it really does not answer the question. In some years, the best QBs clearly high first rounders. In others, the gap between first rounders and second rounders is not so great.
Right now, the pool appears to be as follows:
Early First Round Picks
Jake Locker
Jimmy Clausen
Sam Bradford
Potential Second Round Picks
Dan LeFevour
Tony Pike
Tim Hiller
Daryll Clark
Jevan Snead
The "Wild Cards"
Colt McCoy
Tim Tebow
I have McCoy and Tebow listed as "wild cards" because it is difficult to project where they will be selected. McCoy could go in the first round based on his college resume, but could drop below the second based on his measurables. Tebow could go in the first round to a team that values his "intangibles," or could be drafted to play a position other than QB.
Thus, the question is, how big is the dropoff from Locker/Clausen/Bradford to LeFevour/Pike/Hiller/Snead (and possibly McCoy/Clausen)?
The answer: Hell if I know.
I do know this...
IF the Rams think that the dropoff is minimal, then they should SERIOUSLY consider taking Suh or G.McCoy in Round 1, and also give some thought to C.J. Spiller, Dez Bryant and maybe Carlos Dunlap (I'm not on board with taking a safety in Round 1).
On the other hand, if the Rams truly belive that there is a big gap between the first rounders and the rest, they really should bite the bullet and take a QB in the first.
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