I would argue that the high draft picks ( rounds 1,2) have been feast or famine.
The Josh pick was a gamble , imo, and I am forever thankful for it but It has bought him as much leeway as it will.
👍Kincaid, Torrence, Cook
🫳🏻Rousseau, Oliver
👎Edmunds, Ford, Epenesa, Basham, Elam
Not including this year( too early) but if I did Coleman/Big No, Bishop/ Yes
what I don’t know is how much did McD have to do with these early picks.
Third rounders have seen a lot of time but none were/are amaziNg.
Fourth and on some good hay was made. Maybe because Beane had more say, I don’t know.
What I do know is Polian( the standard for me of Bill’s GMs.) crushed it with future HOFers as well as crazy good contributors. Apples to Oranges probably but Beane has Josh as the only Gold Star draft pick. Seven years and not one Crazy good, game changing pick??? Some of that could be due to misuse ( Kincaid, Rookie Cook)