Talk about a safe investment.
You want to use a first-round draft pick on a player who will have an immediate impact on your team? Go with a linebacker.
You want to use a first-round draft pick on a player who will promptly establish himself as a difference-maker? Go with a linebacker.
You want to use a first-round draft pick on a player who will leave you feeling comfortable about your decision (or as comfortable as you can get handing someone a check for millions of guaranteed dollars)? Right. Go with a linebacker.
"Sometimes, when it's a quarterback or a defensive lineman, a player will get forced up in the draft because it's a hard position to fill," former NFL general manager Charley Casserly says. "Other positions always kind of have a way of going in the second round: tight end, guard, safety. But linebacker, I think it just depends on the ability of the player.
"Linebacker doesn't seem to be overvalued or undervalued."
No. It's simply valued.
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