(01-20-2021, 01:56 PM)The Eleventh Doctor Wrote:

(01-20-2021, 01:44 PM)WingerDinger Wrote: To be fair, most of his misses came between the 5th-7th rounds.. Lots of them to be honest, with some 3rds-4ths sprinkled in there. I know everyone wants a GM who can find hidden talent in the deeper rounds, but his drafts look pretty average.

AJ Jenkins and LaMichael James were concerning reaches, considered such even at the time by most (and considered even worse in hindsight).  I think most considered Jenkins a 3rd rounder, and James a 4th.  Yet those were their first and second picks of a draft where they didn't have a lot of draft capital to begin with.

But the very best GMs have their misses.

Jimmy Johnson  spent the first pick of the 2nd round in 1990 on Alexander Wright.

Bill Walsh drafted Larry Roberts.

Belichick missed on any number of WRs.

It concerns me that he takes a lot of chances on guys with torn ACLs.  THAT is more concerning that the mere presence of misses.

That happens with every GM from time to time.

But that a specific risky strategy leads to repeatable misses is what's concerning.

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