The following question in another thread got me wondering how most people felt about this. And since I enjoy creating the occasional poll... 
In 1991 we picked Mike Croel with the 4th pick in the draft. He played well for a couple seasons then faded away.
In 1983 we drafted Chris Hinton with the 4th pick in the draft and traded him away for John Elway.
Those are the only two times in the past 30 years that we've had a top 10 pick. I'd say we've done alright without them considering we probably have the best overall record in the entire NFL over that same period, or at least the most winning seasons.
In my opinion, high picks are not worth the risk. You spend a lot more money on them than untested rookies should get paid. Then, even if they perform well, you're still not getting good value for your money. Lower first round picks cost a lot less than the top ones and are still usually very talented but you'll generally get a lot more bang for your buck on their rookie contracts.
If we get a top 5 pick (probably top 10 now, lucky Redskins), then I firmly believe we should trade down for a number of lower first round and second round picks.
Then again, we would not have gotten John Elway without our #4 overall pick to trade for him.
What do you prefer? One very high pick or several lower 1st and 2nd rounders?

Originally posted by lordtrychon
In 1983 we drafted Chris Hinton with the 4th pick in the draft and traded him away for John Elway.

Those are the only two times in the past 30 years that we've had a top 10 pick. I'd say we've done alright without them considering we probably have the best overall record in the entire NFL over that same period, or at least the most winning seasons.
In my opinion, high picks are not worth the risk. You spend a lot more money on them than untested rookies should get paid. Then, even if they perform well, you're still not getting good value for your money. Lower first round picks cost a lot less than the top ones and are still usually very talented but you'll generally get a lot more bang for your buck on their rookie contracts.
If we get a top 5 pick (probably top 10 now, lucky Redskins), then I firmly believe we should trade down for a number of lower first round and second round picks.
Then again, we would not have gotten John Elway without our #4 overall pick to trade for him.
What do you prefer? One very high pick or several lower 1st and 2nd rounders?
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