Pretty hard to make any sense of Cook failing to get drafted in Round 1. His TD and yards rushing totals match or exceed anyone else. His so-called "off field" issues fade considerably when compared to the Buckey's Conley who was drafted by the Raiders while a rape charge is unresolved. But the Raiders were desperate for a CB, not a RB. All the Mock drafts were pretty certain that KC had a more immediate need for a RB than it did for a QB; except the decision makers in KC turned out to be so desperate for a QB they traded their future to move up just a little to get a QB from a program that has no history of producing franchise QB. But KC looked like spend thrifts compared to what the Bears did to get a QB that started a total of 13 college games and was something like 8-5 
. It is laughable that an organization that has demonstrated for the last decade that it has no idea how to draft or develop QBs decided they should steal their future to take a QB that no one else thinks can be a franchise QB in his first year, if at all. But it again demonstrates that it is their money and they get to make very subjective decisions about what is most important and who is best to meet their conclusions.
Of course this isn't the first draft where one of the best talents in the draft has been passed over by lessor players. Everyone knows about Brady, Marino or the insurance salesman in Green Bay. Of course part of the equation is how several RBs in the recent past have not provided the value they were expected to teams. It is an interesting historical trivia that Dallas has produced 2 of the 3 instances where a RB brought greater value to a team in their rookie season. Tony Dorsett and Eziekel are the exceptions. Even OJ and Payton took a year or 2 longer to make their presence felt. Of course Jim Brown and Cleveland were from another time and game. Too many times recently offensive teams have taken a RB early when they hadn't shown the offensive philosophy and personnel to maximize the RBs talent. Of course GMs never remember that; they think there was something wrong w/ the RB. This could play out again in Carolina. Here's how that pick is being characterized:
Christian McCaffrey, RB Stanford — Carolina Panthers
GRADE: D+
Analysis: McCaffrey will be make the Panthers offense better. Like Darren Sproles, he’ll make an impact on all four downs. But is he worth a No. 8 pick? I’m not so sure. You can get a good running back in the later rounds. Dalvin Cook may end up a better NFL running back and he didn’t even go in the first round.
The round one in '17 was just strange. 3 QBs that the consensus of non-GMs concluded were a fairly weak group and likely round 2 or later were drafted in the Top 12. An historical milestone was set last night when, for the very first time, 3 WR were taken in the Top 10 picks. Pretty clear that the suits that operate the draft are convinced today that offenses must be pass heavy to be successful. Even with the 2 RBs taken in Round 1, McCaffery is expected to be more of a receiver than a traditional RB. The good news there is that Cook is perfectly matched to Aaron Rogers and GB's offense that probably does the best job of combining passing and running. If it turns out that way, I think it will end up being a Godsend to both GB and Dalvin. Might be similar if he goes to Seattle. If Jax had taken DC, it would have been a disaster. Jags don't know how to use Cook's talent effectively and I think that is also true of Carolina, too; although to a much smaller degree.
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. It is laughable that an organization that has demonstrated for the last decade that it has no idea how to draft or develop QBs decided they should steal their future to take a QB that no one else thinks can be a franchise QB in his first year, if at all. But it again demonstrates that it is their money and they get to make very subjective decisions about what is most important and who is best to meet their conclusions. Of course this isn't the first draft where one of the best talents in the draft has been passed over by lessor players. Everyone knows about Brady, Marino or the insurance salesman in Green Bay. Of course part of the equation is how several RBs in the recent past have not provided the value they were expected to teams. It is an interesting historical trivia that Dallas has produced 2 of the 3 instances where a RB brought greater value to a team in their rookie season. Tony Dorsett and Eziekel are the exceptions. Even OJ and Payton took a year or 2 longer to make their presence felt. Of course Jim Brown and Cleveland were from another time and game. Too many times recently offensive teams have taken a RB early when they hadn't shown the offensive philosophy and personnel to maximize the RBs talent. Of course GMs never remember that; they think there was something wrong w/ the RB. This could play out again in Carolina. Here's how that pick is being characterized:
Christian McCaffrey, RB Stanford — Carolina Panthers
GRADE: D+
Analysis: McCaffrey will be make the Panthers offense better. Like Darren Sproles, he’ll make an impact on all four downs. But is he worth a No. 8 pick? I’m not so sure. You can get a good running back in the later rounds. Dalvin Cook may end up a better NFL running back and he didn’t even go in the first round.
The round one in '17 was just strange. 3 QBs that the consensus of non-GMs concluded were a fairly weak group and likely round 2 or later were drafted in the Top 12. An historical milestone was set last night when, for the very first time, 3 WR were taken in the Top 10 picks. Pretty clear that the suits that operate the draft are convinced today that offenses must be pass heavy to be successful. Even with the 2 RBs taken in Round 1, McCaffery is expected to be more of a receiver than a traditional RB. The good news there is that Cook is perfectly matched to Aaron Rogers and GB's offense that probably does the best job of combining passing and running. If it turns out that way, I think it will end up being a Godsend to both GB and Dalvin. Might be similar if he goes to Seattle. If Jax had taken DC, it would have been a disaster. Jags don't know how to use Cook's talent effectively and I think that is also true of Carolina, too; although to a much smaller degree.
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