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Philosophy of drafting a raw prospect


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I am hopeful x will turn it around.  He has one glaring negative and since it is his hands it is a doozy. But he has worked on his route running, he has some speed and he has been getting open. 

Hands are fixable ( see Hubbard, chuba) but he has to put in the work. if he actually starts catching the ball and works on his physicality I do legitimately think he can be an 1,100 and 8 td wr. 

Brooks... sigh. I feel bad for the kid and it's not his fault but I do wish he was the cowboys problem not ours. 

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2 hours ago, electro's horse said:

Rounds 1-2: players that can contribute right away

Round 3: player that is definitely contributing this year in some capacity, next year definitely. 

Round 4: special teams/backup db/lb/lineman

rest of the draft: most athletic people left regardless of position and trust your coaches. Bonus points if they dropped for weed. 

I feel like we love projects in the early rounds. It's why we're where we are and other teams are where they are. You can take projects when you already have a well built team. When you have more holes than a block of swiss cheese, you get guys that can plug those spots. 

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5 hours ago, Jmac said:

Putting all your chips on a "raw prospect", seems foolish to me. Having to take the time of training him up and then hoping for the best in the end.

If the move doesn't work out, it's then a waste of a pick and time. This team has been down this road before, and I can't think of one that has worked out. No matter what position.

Stop gambling and playing "magic eight" ball in the draft. Choose players that you are sure have the necessary tools to excel. Pick a player who checks all the boxes, especially with a high pick.

 

You don't, PERIOD!!!! For every diamond in the rough that hits, there are D-O-Z-E-N-S  that fail. It's never worth the risk.  The higher the draft pick crap shoot, the worse you will inevitably look.

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It’s not a coincidence that the successful franchises are always the teams taking the Huddles favorite/prefered players. I feel like every year the Steelers, Eagles, Bills make our dream picks. Our GM’s and scouts overthink/ analyze everything instead of making the logical, smart picks that make the most sense
 

 

 

 

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17 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Risk/reward. When it's an older prospect who is still considered raw that's a serious red flag. When it's a young guy with off the charts physical ability that you seem highly coachable then it's tempting. A lot of raw prospects get drafted in the mid-late rounds. I mean, pretty much all of those guys are either going to be raw or have serious concerns on whether or not their college success can translate to the NFL.

This. DJ Moore was a bit raw as well but he didn’t turn 21 until a couple weeks before the draft. Legette turned 23 a few months before the draft. Moore also contributed as a freshman. Right away. It took 4 years for Legette to have as many yards as Moore did his freshman year.

Raw is OK if you are 21 at the draft and still had some decent college stats. Raw is too risky if you turn 23 before the draft and only have 1 year of college stats.

We’ve taken way too many risks in our recent drafts and we are doing it day 1 and day 2, not day 3 where players with multiple risks go (older, raw and injured).

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