I find it strange that first round draft picks are valued so highly in football, but in other sports (e.g. basketball) they are traded all the time. Yes, a first round pick could turn into a gem, but how often does that happen? For most positions according to an archived ESPN story, the bust rate of first round picks is over fifty percent. Can’t-miss prospects like Reggie Bush and Robert Gallery missed. So, why not give what in the worst case is likely to be a middle round first round pick for a proven QB at football’s most valuable position (with apologies to Noah Chestnut who believes that honor goes to the offensive line).