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Week 18 Game Thread: Cats vs Birds

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6 minutes ago, Seamonk said:

the draft is both predictable and unpredictable. a lot can change from now until april. undisclosed injuries discovered, measurables not living up, deeper tape study on these prospects. Every year some guys move up the ladder and go down. so anything is possible! 

Nobody expected Star Lotulelei to make it to the Panthers in '13. At the end of the '12 college season, every mock had him top-3.

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5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Falling from #6 to #8 is the equivalent of losing a mid-3rd round pick.

Who cares. If you can’t find a good player because you’re picking two spots worse you shouldn’t be a GM.

 Culture is far more important.

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Just now, MGH1989 said:

Who cares. If you can’t find a good player because you’re picking two spots worse you shouldn’t be a GM.

 Culture is far more important.

That's what I've heard several times during late season wins during the Tepper era. Draft capital is real and measurable. Moral victories are fleeting. That's just reality.

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Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

That's what I've heard several times during late season wins during the Tepper era. 

And I bet you can’t even remember what spots the Panthers were supposed to be picking in had they not won.

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3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

That's what I've heard several times during late season wins during the Tepper era. 

And we've seen year after year good teams picking great players late and bad teams taking bad players early.

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