This one's for Matt, Walter or anyone else out there who knows way too much about the draft.
Has there been any analysis on success of drafting, e.g. by position? I was thinking about this while watching the snoozefest in Atlanta last night, Steve Young was talking about how so many high round QB picks don't work out. So, therefore, is there a position that is statistically safer to draft, e.g. more likely to be successful in the NFL?
A very simple definition of success might be if the players 2nd contract (if any) is richer than their 1st, adjusting for the salary cap increases. So therefore might it be possible to play the odds in the draft and try to pick up riskier positions by trades or free agency?
Before anyone flames me, I don't think QB could be that viable here, as if we look at the better QBs in the league, off the top of my head all of them are with their original franchise except Brees.
Has there been any analysis on success of drafting, e.g. by position? I was thinking about this while watching the snoozefest in Atlanta last night, Steve Young was talking about how so many high round QB picks don't work out. So, therefore, is there a position that is statistically safer to draft, e.g. more likely to be successful in the NFL?
A very simple definition of success might be if the players 2nd contract (if any) is richer than their 1st, adjusting for the salary cap increases. So therefore might it be possible to play the odds in the draft and try to pick up riskier positions by trades or free agency?
Before anyone flames me, I don't think QB could be that viable here, as if we look at the better QBs in the league, off the top of my head all of them are with their original franchise except Brees.
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