Rank the Most Important Positions

[Fountain City Blues]

And it shoes you every team with a top 10 pick refuse to draft center. But that has nothing to do with their value. Suuuuuuuuure.

Intrinsically no, it doesn't. Correlation does not equal causation and all that business.

 

[Clayton]

He was a Guard.

He was a Guard 'that could play Center' which gave him more value as a prospect. It was considered one of the reasons he was drafted ahead of the popular Chance Warmack IIRC.

I wouldn't be too shocked to see a Center being picked top 10 at some point in the near future.

Forrest Lamp blurb "He's the real deal. If he can snap, you could get away with playing him all up and down the line. Great feet, strong, smart."

Probably wont end up a Center and might not be top 10 but thats somewhat team dependent. Zack Martin might have been a Center at some point and Travis Frederick would almost undoubtedly go top 10 in a redraft.

I dont think Center holds a massive amount of draft value but it could certainly happen.

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

They have gone just outside of the top 10 in recent years is the thing here...

15, 16 and 29 aprox. over the last 1/2 decade. 160 picks, only 3 Centers all at 15 or later.

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

Intrinsically no, it doesn't. Correlation does not equal causation and all that business.

So you're saying it's all just a coincidence. 50 years of no Centers drafted in the top 10 shows no correlation. It's all one big anomaly, right?

 

[Fountain City Blues]

So you're saying it's all just a coincidence. 50 years of no Centers drafted in the top 10 shows no correlation. It's all one big anomaly, right?

Nope. Just implying what the league thinks may not always be reality, precisely. This isn't a crazy thought, the game does change.

 

[Clayton]

So you're saying it's all just a coincidence. 50 years of no Centers drafted in the top 10 shows no correlation. It's all one big anomaly, right?

Every elite offensive lineman is going to get pushed into LT or maybe RT at the college level so they have no snapping experience.

For an elite guy to come out of college as a Center, either someone screwed up OR he was on a great college offensive line (which is pretty rare).

 

[Manster7588]

Well, at least now I know it's not just me.

 

[PDay8810]

Well, at least now I know it's not just me.

Me too

and to think he points a finger at me

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Someone answer this. QB is the highest paid position. DE is 2nd and LT is 3rd. If teams value C sooooooo much why are they one of the lowest paid positions in football. I mean if they're soooo important wouldn't teams be paying big money to land one? Fools!

Top 10 C's make 5.5 mil to almost 10 mil.

 

[SteelersPride]

are we at meltdown level yet or just ignorance

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

are we at meltdown level yet or just ignorance

Wait... I just watched 105 guys get drafted. 3 WR in the top 10. 20 DB's taken all ready. And only one Center drafted and not till the 3rd round for the very best one in the country. What is the ENTIRE NFL doing. Center is like so super important. Right???

 

[SteelersPride]

lmao your STILL GOING!

Lets take this slow so you can understand

DRAFT DOES NOT DICTATE IMPORTANCE........

more DE, and CB got drafted than QB's

therefore DE AND CB are more important than QB

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Wait... I just watched 105 guys get drafted. 3 WR in the top 10. 20 DB's taken all ready. And only one Center drafted and not till the 3rd round for the very best one in the country. What is the ENTIRE NFL doing. Center is like so super important. Right???

it is important. but more so between the ears than the athletic ability.
Drafts are looking for that elite player. (individual) You dont need an elite Athlete to have a top center.
Important of drafting positions(individuals) doesnt necessarily correlate to the importance of position on the actual football field as a system. A weak center makes for an inconsistent line even if you have other beast lineman.
Any team with an inconsistent line is not a championship caliber team. No matter how good the QB, WR, RB etc... are.

 

[SteelersPride]

@PhoenixEagles1 come on at least tell me how DE is more important than QB

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

I love how people try to say draft position has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with importance.

 

[SteelersPride]

I love how people try to say draft position has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with importance.

so your saying DE is more important than QB

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

@PhoenixEagles1 come on at least tell me how DE is more important than QB

DE and QB are prime time positions. Thats why there were tons in the top 15 between the two positions. CB is also a very important position... thats why 20 were taken. Because a DE went #1 this year doesnt mean DE is more important than QB. Your logic is so incredibly flawed. Teams were trading up like crazy and giving up tons of picks to get mediocre QB's... because QB is frigging important. Center on the other hand... is not valued like CB, DE, QB, LT THATS WHY ONLY ONE CENTER WAS TAKEN OUT OF OVER 105 PICKS.

If Center was so important people would be fighting to get the number one Center in the draft.

Your logic of a DE going first somehow relating that to it being more important than QB is mind numbingly assinine.

 

[SteelersPride]

well DE went first, and had more drafted, more drafted, more drafted, thats been your logic.........and more in the first 3 rounds

are you disputing your own logic

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

it is important. but more so between the ears than the athletic ability.
Drafts are looking for that elite player. (individual) You dont need an elite Athlete to have a top center.
Important of drafting positions(individuals) doesnt necessarily correlate to the importance of position on the actual football field as a system. A weak center makes for an inconsistent line even if you have other beast lineman.
Any team with an inconsistent line is not a championship caliber team. No matter how good the QB, WR, RB etc... are.

Can we agree that Special Team players dont get drafted early and Punters dont get drafted early is because they arent of huge importance. Kickers arent very important either and dont get drafted early... correct. But the fact that one Center went in the 3rd all of the sudden people are saying.... well its different for Centers. They are sooooooooo important, but one out of 107 players drafted were Centers. Jesus. Yeah, teams are just fighting to get that important Center. Right??

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

well DE went first, and had more drafted, more drafted, more drafted, thats been your logic.........and more in the first 3 rounds

are you disputing your own logic

Huhh? How am I disputing my own logic. 3 QBs went in the top 12. More QBs went in the top 12 then DEs. Your argument makes absolutely ZERO sense. KC gave up two #1's for the 119th ranked player in my draft guide. Chicago dumped 4 extra picks to move up one spot to get a QB. WTH are you talking about. That makes absolutely no sense. The top of the draft was litered with QBs. Because QB and DE are important... and Center is a lower position, as evident in this draft.