No idea where you are trying to go with the "we don't have enough CB's, DL, or ILB to field a defense" that's not even a slightly realistic scenario and has absolutely no relevance to who we spent a 1st round pick on this year.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

I don't really care about history, those are other picks made by other teams with a 100% different talent pool. RBs drafted in 2011 have 0 relevance to this years draft class. 1st round Cs have worked out in the past? That's nice but that doesn't mean there are good ones this year, completely irrelevant. All that shows is those teams were particularly good/bad at evaluating those specific players/positions in those specific draft classes. It means nothing to how or who Ted Thompson should draft in 2014.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana

The question is whether smart people like TT, Schneider and others feel it is relevant. It appears that smart people have realized that you don't need to spend 1st rd picks on RB's. They are seeing the need to use them on core players such as OL, DL, CB and QB. But that is smart people that know what they are doing. Feel free to disagree.

Originally Posted by: QCHuskerFan 

Our roster currently has Shields, Heyward and Goodson. 3 CB's. Goodson has played in a total of 6 games. Is there a team that has a roster of 3 CB's on game day? How do we get more CB's on the roster? Free Agency and draft, right? So for every excess RB we use a high draft pick on, it is one less to address a position of real need.

Packers play a 3-4, right? So we need at least 2 ILB's, right? I believe Barrington is the only one on the roster. I may be missing one of the recently signed free agents. But if the defense needs 2 and we only have one, then I believe that we don't have enough. Kindergarten math skills! So, again, if they choose to use a high draft pick on Gordon, it is one less that they have to address a position of need.

As far as relevance, what was arguably the position of greatest need last spring? Safety? Who was our 1st rd pick? 2 yrs ago, position of greatest need? DL or RB? (DL= Nearly every year...) Pick? A team's need is absolutely of relevance to who they pick.

Could Gordon be of use? Yes. So could Peyton Manning, Percy Harvin, Demarco Murray, Dwayne Bowe, and nearly every player in the draft. But there is a cost to acquiring every player. Gordon with a 1st rd pick is too high for what little he would contribute.

Originally Posted by: QCHuskerFan 

Shields, Hayward, Hyde, Goodson. 3 players with starting experience and a 2nd year player as a back up. More depth would be good for back up but it's not a desperate situation. Either way a 1st round pick probably doesn't even start next year, certainly not a position where you should pass on a more talented player in the draft.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

Shields- good/ great player when healthy
Hayward- Injury prone, has not played outside CB
Hyde- such a great CB that he was moved to S. Played some slot CB last year.
Goodson- Not sure he has ever played a down on Defense in NFL

I would rather not have a backup QB or RB on the roster than go into the season with that as CB roster. If we ignore that we don't have 2 CB's that have played outside, and we ignore that one of them has had health issues, and if we ignore that Hyde played S last year, we're good! Maybe we can ignore the other team as well.

I think if Ted Thompson drafts a player he has rated as mediocre at #30, it would be startling. I bet he drafts someone he has rated highly at #30. Whether you and I do or not probably doesn't matter to him.

Originally Posted by: QCHuskerFan