(03-30-2018, 02:12 PM)pirkster Wrote: The only way to facilitate "pure BAP" is to:
1. Have a roster with no holes
2. Be willing, flexible, and capable of trading out of any pick

Most teams just reach if they have a player they prefer at a need position, rather than trade or select the better overall player.  Reaching, ironically, rarely works out.

So, if you want to be in position to be able to take and use the BAP in all instances... build a roster without holes, trade out when your card tells you to if you're targeting a player, or select BAP if you can't.

If your roster has no holes, you'll be better off for it.  If you do have holes and you target, you're better off trading to the correct position (up or down) to get your guy.  You'll always lose value reaching, even if you get your guy.

Also, strategy changes with round.

Rounds 1 and 2 is where you find day one starters.  3 and 4 potential starters and contributors.  5 and later are fliers.  So, you're likely to see targets (BAP that fit needs) in 1-4.  5 and later may be BAP, but at this point the pools of candidates with relatively equal grades are very large, so BAP is nearly a moot point by then.  You pick up players who fell who may be higher on your board than others, or you're backfilling depth with wildcard candidates and special teamers (all likely bubble players at best regardless.)

If you have a lot of players making your team in the 5th round and below, you likely have a roster full of holes and/or depth issues.

Fix the O-Line!