Drafting WR is like gambling in Vegas, except MUCH worse odds. Just ask the Lions - or ask US (Rod Gardner, Mike Westbrook). We wasted TWO 1st rounders. I think getting good and *young* talent by free agency makes sense if you only have a 50% chance of drafting a gem. Santana Moss was a prime example, and I think most ppl like that trade.
Here's a great article about the bust-rate of draft picks:
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First-Round Bust Percentages
QB -- 53 percent
RB -- 49 percent
WR -- 45 percent
DT -- 33 percent
OL -- 31 percent
DE -- 31 percent
CB -- 29 percent
LB -- 16 percent
S -- 11 percent
sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=kluck/wrapup/070425&sportCat=nfl
Crunching the Numbers: First-Round WRs, 1989-2003
Number of WRs drafted: 51
Notable busts: J.J. Stokes, Ike Hilliard, Reidel Anthony, R. Jay Soward, Marcus Nash, David Terrell, Charles Rogers
Number of busts: 23
Bust percentage: 45 percent
Number of wideouts with at least one Pro Bowl appearance: 16
Pro Bowl percentage: 31 percent
Teams with multiple busts: Broncos, Redskins
sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=kluck/receivers/070425
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