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Arians: Drafting for need will get you fired

Mr. Scot

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Arians said he doesn’t believe in drafting for need, saying he’d rather strengthen an already strong position than reach for a player just because of the position he plays.

“You can’t draft for need,” Arians said, via the Tampa Bay Times. “If you draft for need, you get fired. You take the best player. If you got two players, now you’ve got three of them. Just take the best player available. Now if you’ve got four players right there together and one of them is a need? That’s a home run.’’

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2 minutes ago, TheRed said:

Why are we posting Bruce Arians quotes like he's a draft guru?

Are we going to start quoting Gruden too?

Because need vs BPA is an interesting topic, and relevant on draft day.

Plus it contributes more to the discussion than just b-tching and whining about what someone else posts.

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2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Because need vs BPA is an interesting topic, and relevant on draft day.

Plus it contributes more to the discussion than just b-tching and whining about what someone else posts.

Arians is also in the division now, so knowing what our division opponents are thinking is useful.

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Just now, TheRed said:

FYI I've seen countless threads the last several weeks derailed because of this from you.

Nah.

There's a difference between disagreeing with what someone posts and whining that they posted it.

You could at least try to contribute something of substance, you know. I realize that's a lot to ask...

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1 minute ago, trueblade said:

Arians is also in the division now, so knowing what our division opponents are thinking is useful.

Absolutely.

Mind you, in these comments, I think he went a little extreme trying to get his point across. I seriously doubt he'd ever go four deep at one position.

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13 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Because need vs BPA is an interesting topic, and relevant on draft day.

Plus it contributes more to the discussion than just b-tching and whining about what someone else posts.

I think you underestimate just how "off" this board gets by b*tching about other people's comments.

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