Getty and BPA?

[AU-panther]

It's better for them to believe the opposite of what you're actually doing. Doesn't matter which strategy you employ.

I would disagree. I would think other teams would consider you more unpredictable if they thought you were a BPA based drafter. Part of being successful at drafting is having a feel on how the board will fall.

[CatalystNX]

I've often wondered if Gettleman may be serious about BPA, but give scouts instructions to focus on areas of need during the scouting process. That way, we're much more familiar with players at positions of need and can take a player at one of those positions and legitimately call him the BPA based on our board.

[PandaPancake]

Gettleman is a spokesman for the plastic industry. He must be serious about BPA

[TheNewStandard]

I've often wondered if Gettleman may be serious about BPA, but give scouts instructions to focus on areas of need during the scouting process. That way, we're much more familiar with players at positions of need and can take a player at one of those positions and legitimately call him the BPA based on our board.

sure he does, I mean.,.there are hundreds of guys to scout and there has to be some kind of focus on what type of players you are looking for.

I can generally, just by the eye test, see a player which stands out from the others. A professional player just stands out, they really are men among boys and I think those players are where you start. there's men among those men that are the super-studs among those upper echelon prospects. You look at their tape, their background, their smarts, their combine numbers and just watch them when they think nobody is watching, you begin to see their true character and their mental/physical makeup. you look at their family and support structure...these are done for every prospect, not just the obviously elite prospects.

then you have guys that show flashes more often then most of the others and out of those players, you look at who flashes the most.

after you sort out those guys, you look at players who have a certain build and look at their combine numbers and maybe they are better coached or need coaching to put their physical/mental build up to where they might pan out if they get in the program. these guys generally have something sbout them that is a skill that is on an elite level even after you strip them down of all their question marks. whether it be speed, ultra physicality, heart, drive, footwork, fluidity, aggressiveness, their want to, I suppose you could say intangibles. despite all their perceived flaws, they still have that one skill or skills that makes them special...something to build off of that can't be taught but fits a niche at a place of need in your team/coaching philosophy.

it's a lot they have to figure out, but you begin to make a list of those guys that you believe in and covet that fits into what you're trying to do (win.) you get your favorites and build relationships and after all that work, the players you want shake out into a list from most wanted and most skilled to lease skilled...but no matter what, they are all guys that you want.