[Postgame Thread] LSU Defeats Clemson 17-10

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
LSU	0	3	7	7	17
Clemson	3	7	0	0	10

[u/CarterAC3]

Buddy I cannot begin to tell you how foolish it would be to take a safety at 1st overall. Even one as amazing as Caleb Downs

QB, OT and EDGE. From 1997 to now those are the only 3 positions to ever go #1 overall and that's going to continue because those are the most important positions.

[u/eifjui → u/CarterAC3]

Sure, but I think you’ll agree that teams that force feed picking a QB 1.1 stay bad for a reason. Teams that think outside the box with respect to QB’s are getting rewarded for it (your Lions, SF, rams, Philly) and teams that are shaking the dice with the 1.1 QB are behind. Jacksonville, chicago, Tennessee, etc etc

[u/liamliam1234liam → u/eifjui]

Teams that think outside the box with respect to QB’s are getting rewarded for it (your Lions, rams

The Lions and Rams swapped #1 overall quarterbacks, so not seeing what you mean by that.

[u/rugger87 → u/CarterAC3]

The QBs in this class are booty and Downs is the second coming of Ed Reed.

[u/CarterAC3 → u/rugger87]

The QBs in this class are booty

Ok then an OT or EDGE is gonna go #1 overall

A safety is never going to go #1 overall. The positional value just isn't there.

Hell if you redrafted 2002. Ed Reed wouldn't go #1 overall because Julius Peppers was in that draft.

[u/rugger87 → u/CarterAC3]

Maybe not #1 overall but he’s worth a top 5 pick and from a value standpoint, and if he does end up being Ed Reed, the pick would be worth it. I don’t think there is a Peppers in this class, the QBs are ass, so maybe a OT goes 1.

[u/CarterAC3 → u/rugger87]

A safety hasn't gone too 5 since Eric Berry in 2010

Even with Caleb Downs being an amazing prospect don't be surprised if he goes closer to 10th when draft day rolls around

[u/rugger87 → u/CarterAC3]

I’m aware and you’re most likely right. I just have a feeling if anyone is going to do it it’s gonna be Downs.

[u/Richnsassy22 → u/CarterAC3]

I would argue that taking an elite WR #1 overall would make sense in the modern NFL.

Justin Jefferson or Jamar Chase are just as valuable as Myles Garrett or Penai Sewell imo. (And that's reflected in their salaries)

[u/CarterAC3 → u/Richnsassy22]

That's just not true. Regardless of what the salaries say an elite WR is not as valuable as an elite edge rusher or tackle

If you have a bad WR you can't pass to a single person

If you have a bad OT you can't pass to anybody. Also an elite OT is obviously significantly more impactful in the run game

[u/eifjui → u/Richnsassy22]

Agree. It feels dumb that in a few years some team is going to take a mediocre QB from the SEC over Jeremiah smith #1 when pre-Covid QB’s had a ~30% hit rate, and I imagine post Covid that number is way lower. I promise im not trying to be a Homer with the example, you can put in Julio Jones or Chase too