Analysis: What to know from the NFL draft: It’s a 7-on-7 league, and everyone’s chasing the Chiefs
, and this year we need to start with the NFL itself: The league nailed it. Facing unprecedented circumstances and a mountainous tangle of logistical hurdles, it delivered a remote draft during a pandemic that was wholly satisfying.
Look at the first round: Teams selected four quarterbacks, six wide receivers, six cornerbacks and six offensive tackles. That’s 22 of 32 picks who throw passes, catch passes, cover receivers or protect the quarterback. Offenses are putting more speed on the field, and defenses have to find a way to counter it. That was the simple, primary driver of how teams allocated their picks, with the NFL only leaning more heavily into passing.For years, it was conventional wisdom that the NFL was facing a quarterback crisis, that the league could not find 32 players capable of starting-level competence. Teams were desperate for quarterbacks. Those days are over.
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