2011 NFL Draft: Philadelphia Eagles Should Focus on Defense in First Round

January 29, 2011   ·   Bob Cunningham   ·   Jump to comments

The draft, as we know, is an art and not a science.

The fact that there are any number of ways to decide why or why not to draft a player gives that part away, but basically there are three ways teams approach the draft.

One is to draft according to need, the second is to draft the best player on the board regardless of position and the third is to draft the best player according to need.

Those are, of course, in no particular order.

Personally, I subscribe to the third philosophy—it's just the one that seems to make the most sense. If you draft according to need, you're likely to reach, and if you draft the best player on the board, you could wind up with 12 right tackles—maybe they're Pro Bowlers, but what do you do with them?

So in order to come away with the best draft possible, teams should list out their needs, prioritize them and draft the highest-rated player on their draft board who plays the position they feel...

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