1. Do not take a seriously injured player, even if he is the best athlete available.
2. Do not take the best athlete available period, if we are fairly well set at his position.
3. Do not take a player at a position of critical need, if he appears not ready to contribute immediately.
4. Do not expect your QB of the future to come in a late round grab bag.
The draft is obviously subjective, and we certainly may miss on a player, but adherence to these rules - which are different from the last couple of drafts - will give us a chance to get better, sooner.