Medical reasons why Saints may have passed on RB Tyjae Spears

sfidc3 said
This.....all day long.....

But the teams that draft strictly for "perceived need" are typically the ones that are perennial losers....like teams that continue to miss and draft QB's with early picks a few years apart....or teams that reach for a player just because they play a specific position.....I like the Saints draft philosophy with accentuated the RAS numbers, still, it doesn't always work out.....I think, as with many things in the NFL, luck is a much bigger factor than anything else.....injuries have shorted what should have been a lot of good careers....

I will say this. The only time I'd probably never take the BPA would be if he were a Qb and was loaded
at the position. That is very rare though. The only ones I can think of at the moment were the Niners
with Montana starting and Steve Young as the backup. The same with the Packers with Favre and Rodgers.

I also said probably :). It worked with the Oilers when they had Warren Moon and drafted Jim Everett
with their #1 in 86. Injuries at Qb hit the Rams hard and the Oilers were able to get two first round picks
for Everett in a trade.