Quote:But your "money" analogy falls apart rather quickly when compared with the draft though. It's more like buying car parts. On my first trip through the parts store, I'm going to buy an engine. Hold on though, there's a really nice set of tires that will make most any engine a lot more effective. Hey! I really need an exhaust system as well. I need to get a good one before they're all gone.

 

Heck, I could draft after a three-day bender if I knew for certain that all players were graded out from 1-255. Sad reality though is that they aren't and they never will be.

 

Wrong.

 

Understand, picks are precious. Picks are assets, not car parts. Picks are converted to player-assets. Draft well and you will maintain the value of the pick which was granted to you. Draft bad and the pick is no longer worth as much. 

 

Maurice Jones-Drew just walked away and Caldwell got nothing back in terms of assets. He completely lost the value of the second round pick.

 

You wonder why we're still not talented? Our GMs fail to understand the basic concepts of assets value.

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