NFL: Don't ever draft a QB in the bottom half of the 1st round

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Interesting research. One thing this does prove is that there are no absolutes in the NFL draft. Teams are desperate for success drafting a QB is the fastest way to achieve that success. Before you argue that remember Jake Long. If that draft was to be done over who do you think the Dolphins would have taken?

The draft is a crap shoot. There is no telling whether a player will succeed or not. There are a lot of factors at play. The Browns have a terrible record for developing QBs then again so did the Falcons before Ryan.

The idea that he played baseball professionally helps him because he has already faced the failure at the top. That is one thing no other draftee has seen. Also being
28 makes him boatloads more mature than most.
Another thing to take into consideration is the rookie wage scale. The browns will.have less invested in their QB position than most other teams and they will have a starter with experience and a first round pick. This means they can absorb a bust in two years and be no worse for it.

Take a look at QBs taken 1-2 in the past. Invariably one will fail and it doesn't matter which one came first.