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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mradtke66" data-source="post: 476150" data-attributes="member: 4199">I don't see it supporting the "draft for need" argument.  I think part of "drafting for need" is being thrown around too much. When you have the 15th pick and you draft a tight end that your board says is the best tight end but is only the 72nd best player in the draft, because you need a tight end, you have drafted for need and screwed yourself.  If you're drafting 15th, need a corner, and you have 3 choices you'd be happy making at 15 and one of them is a corner, you haven't drafted for need (by my definition).  Minor nit, but important IMHO. Now, I argue that drafting up isn't necessarily 'drafting for need.'  Consider the Heyward pick (pretty sure we traded up for him.)  We got him at #62.  If Thompson put a grade on him of 30th best player, he's crapping his pants because, OMG, he's still there.  Trading up is getting great value for the pick, not necessarily picking to fill a need.</blockquote>

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