The NFL Draft is the most anticipated annual NFL event outside of the Super Bowl. It has been called an inexact science and can dramatically alter an NFL team's fortunes. More NFL Draft A fundamental dilemma facing teams is whether to take the best player available, like the did in 2015 when USC defensive lineman fell into their laps at the sixth overall pick, or attempt to fill a pre sing need. There's a tendency to overdraft a quarterback when taking the latter approach since there are more teams than competent quarterbacks. Striking out in the draft can set a team back for several years or accelerate a slide into mediocrity. Hitting a
Skylar Mays Jersey home run with draft picks can lay the foundation for an extended window of opportunity as a contender. Strong drafts at the start of this decade have paid big dividends for the . Beginning in 2010, Seattle selected five-time All-Pro free safety (2010 first round), four-time Pro Bowl strong safety (2010 fifth round), Pro Bowl outside linebacker (2011 fourth round), four-time All-Pro cornerback (2011 fifth round), three-time All-Pro middle linebacker (2012 second round) and three-time Pro Bowl quarterback (2012 third round) in a three-year span, all of whom are still with the team. The Seahawks have made five straight playoff appearances, including a lopsided 43-8 victory over the in Super Bowl XLIII. A heartbreaking close lo s the following year in Super Bowl XLIX kept Seattle from becoming the first franchise to repeat as champions since the 2003 and 2004 . Below is a look at five teams that need to nail the 2017 . Team Needs: QB, DE, CB, STotal Selections: 11Day 1: 1st Round (1st overall, 12th overall)Day 2: 2nd Round
Nathan Knight Jersey (33rd overall, 52nd overall); 3rd Round (65th overall)The have become synonymous with draft futility in recent years, particularly in the first round. Some of Cleveland's biggest mi ses occurred in 2014 when cornerback and quarterback were taken eighth and 22nd overall. The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner quickly imploded and may never throw another pa s in the . Eleven picks give the Browns the flexibility and draft capital to move up to land a desired player or down to accumulate additional selections either for this year or next year. There's a sense of urgency to find a solution at quarterback after bypa sing last year with a trade down in the first round. Although this year's crop of quarterbacks isn't considered on par with Wentz as a prospect, North Carolina's Mitchell Trubisky is reportedly under consideration to be taken first overall. Head coach Hue Jackson, who has a reputation as a quarterback whisperer, has publicly expre sed a preference for Texas A&M defensive end . He is a safer bet than Trubisky. The Browns recently acknowledged that trading picks for a promising young backup veteran quarterback is unlikely. The Patriots seem intent on keeping even though he can leave New England in free agency next year. The aren't going to potentially help solve the quarterback problems of a bitter in-state and AFC
Bruno Fernando Jersey North rival without getting a premium for A.J. McCarron.Cleveland might be able to get both Garrett and Trubisky by being patient. Trubisky could still be available for the Browns at No. 12. Another option is trading up into the top 10 with a team like the Jets, who have the No. 6 pick, that is interested in moving down. Team Needs: Edge rusher, CB, STotal Selections: EightDay 1: 1st Round (28th overall)Day 2: 2nd Round (60th overall); 3rd Round (92nd overall)The tied a franchise record with 13 regular season wins and secured the NFC's top seed in the playoffs in 2016. Whether Dallas can repeat as NFC East champions could depend on the draft because of a ma s exodus in free agency. A lack of salary cap room prevented the Cowboys from keeping together a secondary that was surprisingly the strength of the defense in 2016. Only one starter, free safety , remains. Cornerbacks ( ) and (Jets) and strong safety ( ) all bolted to sign elsewhere as free agents. Dallas also lost reserve safety , who played 52.75 percent of the defensive snaps last year, to the . Dallas hasn't had a strong pa s rush since releasing future Hall of Famer in 2014. . The experiment in 2015 was a failure. Injuries and last season's four-game drug suspension have held back 2014 second round pick . , the Cowboys' 2015 second-round pick, struggled as a rookie and is a repeat offender of the NFL's substance abuse policy. He is currently serving a one-year suspension under this policy. Fortunately for Dallas, this year's draft is deep in pa s rushers and defensive backs so Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will have an opportunity to find a "war daddy" to get after opposing quarterbacks. The Cowboys are hoping to get an additional
Onyeka Okongwu Jersey boost from an already stellar 2016 draft cla s, which produced quarterback , the 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, and running back , a first-team All-Pro. A back injury prevented defensive end , a fourth-round pick, from playing as a rookie. A calculated risk was made by taking , a top-five talent, in the second round. The playmaking linebacker mi sed his rookie season because of the severe knee injury he suffered in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl. If he can overcome the nerve damage from his injury, he should give the defense a big boost and could be one of the steals of that draft. Team Needs: edge rusher, RB, CBTotal Selections: SevenDay 1: 1st Round (15th overall)Day 2: 2nd Round (46th overall); 3rd Round (80th overall)The should have a stranglehold on the AFC South, arguably the NFL's weakest division. Instead, the Colts mi sed the playoffs the last two seasons because former general manager Ryan Grigson squandered an opportunity to ama s talent when quarterback was at his cheapest on his rookie contract. The five-year, $122.97 million extension containing $87 million in guarantees that Luck received last offseason reset the NFL pay scale. After hitting a home run in 2012 with Luck's draft cla s, Grigson whiffed too many times in succe sive drafts. Most notably, he made one of the worst trades in recent history by dealing his 2014 first-round pick to the Browns for running back early in the 2013 season. Grigson didn't fare much better in free agency as he didn't find a true difference maker on the open market. Curiously, he took a short-term approach during
Atlanta Hawks T-Shirts free agency in 2015 opting for players past their prime who were in their 30s. The biggest contribution has come from running back , who topped the 1,000-yard rushing mark last season as a 33-year-old.New general manager Chris Ballard, who came from the , has used free agency to help shore up a defensive unit that ranked 30th in total defense, 27th against the pa s and 25th against the run in 2016 with value signings instead of making a splash.
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