No, you are absolutely right, and the sad part is that this use to be in Madden's franchise 10 years ago.
If a QB was drafted in the 1st round he was given the "QB of the future" trait during his first 3 years. This trait prevented the AI from drafting another QB in the first round and if the user did, he would lose the trait and suffer a huge hit to his morale. The trait also significantly boosted his trade value.