Fencer
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I don't think any GM is a particular genius at trading picks, although BB did have a surprisingly long run of trading picks into future years at very high rates of "interest".
So it's fair to evaluate draft results by:
As we've discussed, the 2nd round has been an odd split, with offensive picks averaging out very well (Johnson/Jackson notwithstanding), while defensive picks haven't been so great.
The 3rd round has been blah, with nobody so far making it past JAG starter level (Hobbs, Kaczur, et al.)
The 4th round has been stellar -- Asante, Ahern (even though he didn't last long), Jarvis Green, Gostowski, Sanders, some JAG RT starters, etc.
The late rounds are super-stellar just because of Brady, but even if you leave him out you get Koppen, Cassell, Dennard, Givens, and a variety of useful JAGs.
UDFAs have gone pretty well too, although rarely above the "weak starter" level. (Unless I'm forgetting somebody, Neal was the best of the bunch.)
Taking that all together, it seems pretty good to me.
So it's fair to evaluate draft results by:
- Looking at all the picks in each range of draft positions, for some reasonable partitioning of same.
- Comparing the return-per-pick to league averages in each range.
As we've discussed, the 2nd round has been an odd split, with offensive picks averaging out very well (Johnson/Jackson notwithstanding), while defensive picks haven't been so great.
The 3rd round has been blah, with nobody so far making it past JAG starter level (Hobbs, Kaczur, et al.)
The 4th round has been stellar -- Asante, Ahern (even though he didn't last long), Jarvis Green, Gostowski, Sanders, some JAG RT starters, etc.
The late rounds are super-stellar just because of Brady, but even if you leave him out you get Koppen, Cassell, Dennard, Givens, and a variety of useful JAGs.
UDFAs have gone pretty well too, although rarely above the "weak starter" level. (Unless I'm forgetting somebody, Neal was the best of the bunch.)
Taking that all together, it seems pretty good to me.