(06-04-2022, 01:16 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(06-04-2022, 12:41 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: You're are helping make my point, Dave was drafting for position, you never do that.  Always take the BPA, we had the wrong guy at GM.  I'd take Fatukasi and Oluakun at 20 mil anyway over Yawn

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Lol, or you 2 could be wrong?  The Vikings, Ravens, and Raiders have helped proven that.   I guess the Colts are the smartest team lol

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I'm talking about Walker, Dave drafted for need, that was his problem.  That will get one fired every time.  Dave was a bad drafter before he traded Yawn

Everybody drafts for need with some of their picks.  Dave just couldn't stop himself from reaching too far to do it. 
Drafting for need is not an issue if you aren't reaching too far down your board to fill the need. 

I bet 30 teams this year passed on higher rated prospects at some point in the first three rounds to take a player they needed. 
Hell, the Jags pretty clearly did it with Walker, Fortner and Snoop Conner.

The larger issue for this topic is Caldwell's (and eventually Coughlin's) inability to retain draft picks they hit on. 
The work isn't done when you land the talent. Players, despite their ego, personality, or misguided agents and advisors, have to be MANAGED. Negotiating their retention can be screwed up a million different ways. We witnessed it with Ngakoue and Ramsey.
Both players were alienated in some way and despite much of (probably most of) the blame falling on those players, the front office failed to get the job done at the end of the day. They share the blame. 

Whatever your wacky takes on the players might be. The team suffered when they walked. Significantly.

Sometimes BPA meets need, so you you are going to draft need and a lot of teams have need at a lot of positions so needs will get filled.  That's said 99% of the time you take the player at the top of your board.  Some teams do draft need and those are the ones that pick at the top, glad it looks like we have finally broke that so hopefully we won't be picking neat the top again any time soon.   Did you see the teams board?  What players did the team have rated higher than Walker?  I think it was pretty clear that Walker was their highest rated player.  I think it's also been pretty clear that Baalke takes the top player on his board passing up players of need multiple times.  He has said it multiple times as well as Doug, stick to their board and take the top player.  Muma was another clear example.

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