Draft Analysis: Waited too long for a QB

Kevin Day, June 25th, 2009

Have you ever found yourself in round 6 or 7 without a quarterback and think to yourself:

“Hey, there’s a few decent QBs left.  I might be able to stock up on a RB or WR now and also sneak a solid QB in the next round. What a steal that would be!”

Well, that’s what I was thinking in this 10-team draft as team #10. At the turn for rounds 5 and 6, I took a gamble that didn’t pay off.

I selected Willie Parker and DeSean Jackson in rounds 5 and 6 with the hope of finding either Romo, Ryan, or McNabb waiting for me in round 7.  Alas, they were all gone.  I resorted to drafting a quarterback in my personal 3rd tier of QBs, Matt Schaub, in round 8.

As this team stands, I’m not that happy with it, but it’s not too bad.  I have tons of depth in RB and WR that could be used as trade bait if needed.

I think this also demonstrates the well-known problem of drafting at the turn.  It’s hard to predict what everyone else will do when you have a long time in between picks.

How about you?  Ever wait too long for a QB in a mock or real draft?  How did it turn out for you?

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5 Responses to “Draft Analysis: Waited too long for a QB”


Last year I thought I waited too long to draft my QB. When I decided to draft my QB some teams had already had their backups drafted. I settled for Aaron Rodgers. It turned out to be a steal at the back end of the draft.

steve holm on June 28th, 2009 at 11:19 pm

Good point, Steve. There definitely are good steals at QB to be had later in the draft. That’s why I wouldn’t be too upset with a team like this.

Kevin Day on June 30th, 2009 at 8:56 pm

My strategy has always been to draft a QB in the 7th or 8th round (depending on my draft position). The problem with going this path is that you really need to nail on your main RB’s and WR’s. If you end up with two first tier RB’s and WR’s and one very good TE, that makes up for you lack of a power QB.

I usually miss on my WRs…

Tar Heels on July 2nd, 2009 at 3:59 pm

Last year I picked Marc Bulger and Kurt Warner both after the 10th round. I think I had picked Warner in the 14th round. While Bulger flopped, Warner was an absolute steal….won the league since rest of my team was quite good, on top of that had picked Slaton as a free agent after the first couple of weeks. 2008 was probably the best year for sleepers.

Andy on July 14th, 2009 at 12:34 am

Wow. Looks like an average 12 teamer. Horrid draft, man.

Bingo on July 20th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
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