Realistic Draft

[FatDT]

Originally Posted by Puck

Every position on this team has needs. Won't matter who Ballard picks. If it's BPA it will fill a need

You have on most occasion talked about taking Chubb at 6 then looking for a guard or OT in the second and then looking for RB in the 4th etc. paraphrasing. But that is completely picking by need which makes you reach.

Let me ask you this. When was the last time a draft went as you hoped?

BPA isn't this brilliant idea you seem to think it is. "Best player" isn't something most teams are going to agree on. It's best player on their own board. When they set up that board, they take their own roster, scheme, and philosophy into account. A team like ours will not value a 340 lb two gap NT the same way a traditional 3-4 team would. Therefore a NT ranked in the 40s by us might be a top 12 player for another team.

Team fit matters. No GM ever sets out to draft a "best player" that doesn't fit their team.