“Mr. Urban. The former Cardinals general manager often stated that when settling on a draft pick, ‘position need plays some part, however it is important to pick the best available player, for the needs today probably won’t be the same as in five years.’ That being said, and with the team having an elite quarterback in Kyler Murray, do you think the Cardinals would have slotted, for example, Bryce Young or C.J. Stroud in their top 31 or even their top 100? Or would they have, say, a second- or third-ranked cornerback or center ahead of those quarterbacks?”
Needs still matter, especially when you are talking about quarterback. I don’t know what they thought of those QBs — and it was moot since those guys were off the board before they picked — but they weren’t taking a QB early. Just like the Chiefs wouldn’t, or the Bills, or the Chargers. Any big board is going to take that into account.
