Something I saw in the 2020 Draft for Funsies

[Jon Snow]

4 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

I think we've gotten too cute. We're sure we can develop guys faster than we can, and without much proof that we ever could to begin with. Instead of going for the solid players that can contribute right away in the early rounds, we swing for the fences and too often miss. Then we're left relying on guys taken in the later rounds when it's ok to find those home run guys since they shouldn't make up the majority of your team, unless you're the Panthers. 

I hate to say it's not that hard because it obviously is. But it seems like this MB gets it right as often if not more than our GMs when it comes to the success/failure rate of players we draft/like. Certain positions are found in certain rounds with pretty regular frequency. Fitts was horrible at following or even recognizing those trends and found himself on the tail end of a run instead of starting it. It's hard enough finding quality players. Take the ones you can get where you know they're usually found, spend smart in FA on the harder to find positions and the elite FAs when you're only 1 or 2 players away, and take your home run swings on the guys that fall a round below where you have them on the board. 

I think they get roo hung up on looking for a "type" of player or one that fits wherever roles they want them to play instead of just taking the best player. They are always looking for what could be done instead of what can be done with what's available if that makes sense. 

[SmittysLawnGuy]

So you would have passed up a man named Yetur Gross Mater just for a better player. You sick bazztard!