Dr. Trooth Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 This is the 2nd draft since the new CBA. Will the media ever get it that even if you muff a top ten pick now it won't bite a franchise's ass like it did before the new CBA? Teams can reach on a top tenner now and it won't cost them anywhere near what it used to. If the pick is muffed, it won't hold the franchise hostage like a Jamarcus Russell or Matt Leinart, or Mark Sanchez. So, you can actually say to hell with the BPA...let's draft at a position of need. The sports scribes are so old school... they just do not seem to realize the whole "draft board" dynamic has changed and they haven't caught up with that.
ProbablyWrong Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 That is a good point, but no. They won't change their tune; it would give them one less thing to go on about before/after the draft.
shibuya Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 they'll catch on. As more teams maneuver and create successes by doing unconventional things more and more sports journalist will pick up on it. Still having a top 10 pick means you get 1st crack at a top 10 player. The new NFL seems to be drafting more and more for fit then overall perceived BPA
Mr. WEO Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Where are they saying that if you whiff on a pick you're screwed? I see them saying exactly what you and everyone else here (except the "draft a guard" guys) are saying.
Dr. Trooth Posted April 25, 2013 Author Posted April 25, 2013 Where are they saying that if you whiff on a pick you're screwed? I see them saying exactly what you and everyone else here (except the "draft a guard" guys) are saying. The media still has this paradigm that you have to take the BPA. They grade the players generically. Strictly on the measureables. You must draft an 89 before you draft an 88... the bible says so. If you don't, you don't get good value. Need seems to be secondary, if that. They also don't host a player for a day or interview him with a half dozen coaches,scouts, GMs in a room, so they miss an extremely important component right there. Most of them don't consider the scheme that a team will run and plug a guy in not even realizing if it is a good fit or not. Missing those components, that guy they thought was a 67 on their board is actually a 94 on the team's board. Come draft day the media gets a surprise when their 67 gets taken way higher than they say he was supposed to. So, now the team is incompetent, got terrible value, etc. But none of the media has ever had to deal with the consequences of drafting a player, so, they can keep on doing what they do.
Mr. WEO Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 The media still has this paradigm that you have to take the BPA. They grade the players generically. Strictly on the measureables. You must draft an 89 before you draft an 88... the bible says so. If you don't, you don't get good value. Need seems to be secondary, if that. They also don't host a player for a day or interview him with a half dozen coaches,scouts, GMs in a room, so they miss an extremely important component right there. Most of them don't consider the scheme that a team will run and plug a guy in not even realizing if it is a good fit or not. Missing those components, that guy they thought was a 67 on their board is actually a 94 on the team's board. Come draft day the media gets a surprise when their 67 gets taken way higher than they say he was supposed to. So, now the team is incompetent, got terrible value, etc. But none of the media has ever had to deal with the consequences of drafting a player, so, they can keep on doing what they do. So when the Bills pick Austin, you will say the media people you are talking about were right?
Chandler#81 Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Good points, but yes, they'll blow it. I also hate their draft 'grades' winners/losers ritual immediately following the draft. Like they -or anybody-know anything at that time.. This said, I'm a sucker and will watch..
QB Bills Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 This is only partially true. Missing on a top 10 pick isn't as bad financially, granted. But, historically speaking, there are a few good players you have missed out on that get drafted within the next handful of picks you now don't have a chance in acquiring.
Dr. Trooth Posted April 25, 2013 Author Posted April 25, 2013 So when the Bills pick Austin, you will say the media people you are talking about were right? No. I'll say a blind squirrel finds nuts. But, if they're wrong, which they will be in this case, I'll say I told you so.
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