Shaq breakdown

[beastson]

Moving to S

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Could you translate that into English.

 

The point, my good man, is that you shouldn't make absolute statements when there are exceptions. 

 

guy isn't a native english speaker

[panthers34]

Best video Ive seen of Shaq so far 

[rayzor]

one thing about the shaq pick, i don't see it as a need pick. i absolutely see him as a luxury pick.

 

i can see some teams that don't have as many pieces as we do (esp. in the LB corps) not being interested in him because he's not a meat and potatoes guy that fills a need. he's a guy that you pick because his unique skillset fits or accents what you do and you draft him early because what he brings makes an already dominant defense even more lethal.

 

he was more valuable to us than many other teams because we (well, the coaching staff) know how we want to use him and how dangerous the defense could be with him.

 

the perceived benefit to us was worth the cost. could we have waited until the 2nd to get him? maybe, but he probably wouldn't be there and seeing as how the last OT(or player overall) we were interested in the first was taken just one pick earlier, the time was right to take him because from the team's PoV he was our BPA. It doesn't matter what the all knowing pundits thought was the BPA at that point. it didn't matter if he was other team's BPA at that point. he was ours because of a specific scheme/personnel fit.

 

there are many players who would be valuable to every team in some regard. then there are players who are more valuable to some teams than others because of scheme. like a 34 rushing LB. no matter how good he is at what he does, his value would be different to a team that runs a 34 than us. a 34 team would use a much earlier pick than we would because the fit is better. with each team there are going to be some players that fit specifically more than they would on other teams so the value placed on them will be different. That's the way it was with shaq.

 

 

 

 

[Mr. Scot]

one thing about the shaq pick, i don't see it as a need pick. i absolutely see him as a luxury pick.

 

i can see some teams that don't have as many pieces as we do (esp. in the LB corps) not being interested in him because he's not a meat and potatoes guy that fills a need. he's a guy that you pick because his unique skillset fits or accents what you do and you draft him early because what he brings makes an already dominant defense even more lethal.

 

he was more valuable to us than many other teams because we (well, the coaching staff) know how we want to use him and how dangerous the defense could be with him.

 

the perceived benefit to us was worth the cost. could we have waited until the 2nd to get him? maybe, but he probably wouldn't be there and seeing as how the last OT(or player overall) we were interested in the first was taken just one pick earlier, the time was right to take him because from the team's PoV he was our BPA. It doesn't matter what the all knowing pundits thought was the BPA at that point. it didn't matter if he was other team's BPA at that point. he was ours because of a specific scheme/personnel fit.

 

there are many players who would be valuable to every team in some regard. then there are players who are more valuable to some teams than others because of scheme. like a 34 rushing LB. no matter how good he is at what he does, his value would be different to a team that runs a 34 than us. a 34 team would use a much earlier pick than we would because the fit is better. with each team there are going to be some players that fit specifically more than they would on other teams so the value placed on them will be different. That's the way it was with shaq.

 

Is there such a thing as a need pick on a team that goes BPA, though?

 

Or a luxury pick, honestly?

[rayzor]

Is there such a thing as a need pick on a team that goes BPA, though?

 

Or a luxury pick, honestly?

yes and yes.

 

i think every team's bpa is going to be different because of different traits being valued. bpa could very well be lined up with the needs a team has.

 

and as far as luxury picks are concerned, it depends on your definition of luxury. mine comes from a simplistic life. i have everything classified into needs and wants. needs are the bare necessity things that you have to have. wants are luxury items.

 

now if i looked at a certain thing that i want, for example i want to grill out a lot more this summer. if i want to grill more, then i need to make sure i have enough charcoal and propane to do it. every want requires certain needs to obtain it, but that specific need might not be a real necessity.

 

but that's just getting nitpicky.

[rdog157h]

Good Video. That said, the host tucks his ears into his hat, and wears earrings. Not a big deal but he looks like he is my age. I cant really take him seriously

[uscgamecocks]

Is there such a thing as a need pick on a team that goes BPA, though?

Or a luxury pick, honestly?

I think Best Fit / Best Grade - with needs taken into account - is the way we draft. We aren't going to ignore a player that fits us and is clearly the best available grade to fill a need. But I would guess that we prioritize within the same talent tier based on need (Humphries over Shaq, but not reaching for a 2nd round OT in the first instead of Shaq).

Id also argue that the trade up to draft Funchess was clearly influenced by need. Funchess likely was the BPA on the board but if we didn't need a WR2 we arent making that trade.