Clayton says financial considerations will supersede tallent evaluations in this 2010 NFL Draft. His argument goes like the following:
- The top pick in the 2010 draft will likely haul down a contract worth $12 million per year
- Defensive linemen in the NFL don't make $12 million per year.
- Applying the franchise tag to a defensive lineman usually costs $7 million
- Ergo the Rams will have to overspend on Ndamukong Suh by some $5 million
- Defensive linemen don't make that large of an impact on your winning percentage
- The Rams can draft Suh and finish with 3 victories next season.
- Ergo there is not much impact on wins and losses from overspending by $5 million to get Ndamukong Suh.
- The correct idea is draft Bradford.
- $12 million can be justified for a QB.
- A QB will impact the Rams' wins and losses more than a DT.
Ah bouy... so many logical fallacies... so little time... where do I begin? John Clayton's argument is predicated on a very large number of logical fallacies. These will be his undoing. Let us take this bastard's argument one step at a time.
- We have established that selecting a QB in the first round is a very high risk proposition
- You have a 66% chance of going bust when you select a QB in the first round
- Selecting a QB at the top of round 1 is an even lower percentage situation.
- The only time it ever really worked out was Troy Aikman; with respect also given to Peyton Manning.
- We have established that this is a poor quarterback year.
- We have established that the Rams have a dogshit offensive line. The Rams cannot protect him, period.
- We have established that the Rams have a poor crop of Wide Receivers. Bradford will have no one to throw too.
- We have established that Sam Bradford is a gracile and fragile QB. He is coming off of shoulder surgery on his passing arm. He does not take a hit well
Ergo sum, John Clayton's argument is absolute bullshit.
- The Rams cannot play Sam Bradford 2010
- If they do, the Rams' OL will get him killed
- Bradford will become a legendary bust in NFL history, rather than what he should become: A franchise QB.
- We will not get $12 million worth of impact out of drafting Sam Bradford
- He will not have that big of an impact on our winning percentage.
- We should not intentionally ruin Sam Bradford's career with malice of forethought.
- We should not intentionally waste our absolute #1 pick, foreseeing that it cannot workout.
- Suh is the correct pick
- Negotiate a cheaper deal with Suh.
It is absolutely shocking to me that John Clayton is so foolish to presume that you simply take a QB and it works out. We all know that this is a very high risk proposition. Is $12 m for a higher risk a better proposition that $12 m for a much lower risk?
Frankly, I am really getting sick and tired and pissed off because all of these so-called experts continue to try to misdirect my Rams towards a high-draft QB in a bad QB year. This is absolute stupidity of the highest order. I understand that the IQ of a lot of these experts is around 70-80 and they scored 6-9 points on their Wonderlic tests. Still, you aught to know better. Shame on you you fucktards.
Incidentally, you can read his bullshit here:
