Calculating Our Draft Needs

[PandaPancake]

I was told there would be no math.

[bababoey]

This thread makes me have to think about math.  I want to give negative pie.

[PandaPancake]

This thread makes me have to think about math. I want to give negative pie.

Don't hate the math, hate the person

[Riverboat Ron]

This is the craziest draft I've ever tried to analyze, I have absolutely no clue who we'll take or who will go where.

[Captain Obvious]

Math makes my hippocampus hurt.

[gettlemanjack]

I'm surprised FS is so high given Boston has 3 years left on his deal and play decently last year.

Tre Boston, Colin Jones, and Kurt Coleman ... Personally, I think we are fine at that position.

Something to consider is that Tre Boston was a good pick because he is a versatile two-way safety that can play FS or SS (he played SS for 3 years at UNC for ex). If there is a FS we really like in this draft (Damarious Randall, Quinten Rollins etc), we could move Boston to SS. Keep in mind that in the modern NFL (a passing league), FS is a priority position. Look at the starting FS of the last six Super Bowl teams:

Saints - Darren Sharper - 6x All-Pro/5x Pro Bowl

Packers - Nick Collins - 3x All-Pro/3x Pro Bowl

Giants - Antrel Rolle - 2x All-Pro/3x Pro Bowl

Ravens - Ed Reed - 8x All-Pro/9x Pro Bowl

Seahawks - Earl Thomas - 4x All-Pro/4x Pro Bowl

Patriots - Devin McCourty - 3x All-Pro/1x Pro Bowl

[L-TownCat]

I could definitely jive with a Super Star FS.  That would make my tits twitch.

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

Something to consider is that Tre Boston was a good pick because he is a versatile two-way safety that can play FS or SS (he played SS for 3 years at UNC for ex). If there is a FS we really like in this draft (Damarious Randall, Quinten Rollins etc), we could move Boston to SS. Keep in mind that in the modern NFL (a passing league), FS is a priority position. Look at the starting FS of the last six Super Bowl teams:

Saints - Darren Sharper - 6x All-Pro/5x Pro Bowl

Packers - Nick Collins - 3x All-Pro/3x Pro Bowl

Giants - Antrel Rolle - 2x All-Pro/3x Pro Bowl

Ravens - Ed Reed - 8x All-Pro/9x Pro Bowl

Seahawks - Earl Thomas - 4x All-Pro/4x Pro Bowl

Patriots - Devin McCourty - 3x All-Pro/1x Pro Bowl

 

That is an amazing, well thought out point that I have not seen being discussed.  

 

Well done sir. 

[Bartin]

McCourty has been an all pro 3 times but only made 1 pro bowl? That's pretty crazy.

 

Should note that his pro bowl and all pro in 2010 were when he played CB.