NFL draft watch: Needs that teams should pass on in Round 1
Feb 28, 2015 at 8:40 AM
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It's time to revive the need-vs.-BPA (best player available) debate, with an eye on this year's draft.I was stunned at how many comments, Twitter remarks and emails I got after my post-combine mock draft that were something along the lines of "[insert their favorite team] won't do that … they have bigger needs."Knowing that my mock will be torn to shreds after the first round of free agency, I won't defend the picks — but rather my method.Think of it this way: If you were to go back and do a redraft from three, four, seven, heck, 10 years ago, what are you going to do? You're going to look at the best players and not even think about need.It's not the most scientific way to approach it, but the point is this: Talent trumps all, and need should only be a tiebreaker.[All Draft News, All The Time: Follow Shutdown Draft 365 on Tumblr]So let's take a look at the first-round draft order and examine some teams' big, pressing needs — and implore them to wait on filling them if the right player isn't available.1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: What don't they need? Well, certainly most of the free world believes that Jameis Winston will be their choice at No. 1 overall, so we'll...
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