Quote:Fix needs in FA. Take BAP in the draft (hopefully at a position of need but not necessarily)

 

 

Quote:#12 - Howard (Fournette off the board)

#33 - Mahomes

#35 - Dawkins

#52 - Mixon (may need to trade up)

 

So "fix needs in FA"  -  but then you pick 4 positions of need in the draft?    

 

Your contradiction clearly illustrates the reality of the draft philosophy for most GMs. 

(There will almost certainly be a higher rated prospect at #33 than Mahomes - who may be gone anyway because another team reaches for him in the first)

 

It's about need vs. value for early picks.  No one picks pure "BAP" unless their roster is stacked.  Teams will often take a player with a slightly lower rating that fills a need than one rated slightly higher that is redundant on their roster.  Happens all over the board every year. 

 

Pure BAP drafting is a magic unicorn to all but the best teams with the most complete rosters.

 For the rest of the teams BAP is relegated to the later rounds. 

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