High Draft Picks Are a Bad Deal

[nick1]

if Ronnie Brown is a really good RB like a predict he will be then you will be singing a different tune

 

[LarryFinFan]

I've been thinking about this for some time. Ultimately, I think the cost benefit from having a high pick makes the pick rarely worthwhile.

The reason is cost. We are about to give a running back who has never played a down in the NFL 20 million in guaranteed money which is more than just about any running back in the league. More than Edge. More than Alexander. More than Holmes.

Why? Why are draft picks compensated higher than others that have proven their worth?

Typically, I wouldn't care. Ronnie can make a ton of money and that's fine even if he has yet to earn anything.

But, here's the downside. That is a huge amount of salary cap space that could be spent on 4 or 5 good players. Maybe more.

Combine that with the going understanding that first round picks are 50-50 propositions.

The only logical conclusion is unless you are certain that this pick is going to be a huge and I do mean huge impact player. A franchise guy. Trade out and spend the money are free agents.

Who doesn't think we would be better off signing some quality players at the OL rather than having a huge price tag for Ronnie?

WIth a 3, we could have had Edge or Alexander and money left over to sign someone who can actually block.

Instead? We have a rookie hold out, no cap space and no guarantees.

That's a bad deal in my book.

While it might be cheaper to trade for a SA or EJ, there is more to it...Those guys you mentioned will get, money wise, about the same as Brown and they have 4 or 5 years of wear and tear on them...I disagree with your analogy completely...the youth, particularly in the RB position is much more of a plus than the money difference...and as I mentioned, and if you look back to some of the threads in April, it was shown that the cap cost of either is about the same...because SA or EJ would have wanted the same big bonus and whatnot that Brown is looking for...

Besides, when Brown is runnign for 150 yards a game, you and I will both forget all about his holdout and signing bonus and every other business related issues with Brown...

 

[tartan y fronts]

brown is a great player, and he'll more than prove that. i'm convinced of that.

but we should never have spent the #2 pick on a RB. i said it before the draft, i say it again now.

if we look at the draft over the first three rounds - the browns picked best. this will be proved over time.