5th Year Options Picked up/Declined

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(05-04-2020, 11:06 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Did you know 30 teams have made a decision on whether to pick up the 5th year option. Of the 30, 18 said yes and 12 said no. Of the top 10 picks a surprising 50% (%) said no. Ross was not picked up by us. Trubisky was not picked up by the Bears highlighting what Fred always says how hard it is to predict success in the draft, eve in round 1 with a QB

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001111914/article/fifthyear-option-tracker-for-2017-firstround-picks

I know many hated the Ross pick and are jumping for joy he failed to make you look good, but the facts show it was a tough draft to pick a winner, not by us, but many others as well.

I would say that Trubisky is not a very good example of "how hard it is to predict success in the draft" considering pretty much everyone panned the pick immediately...


http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000804541/article/2017-nfl-draft-quicksnap-grades-for-all-32-teams
Bears Day 1: C

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000806670/article/2017-nfl-draft-grades-questions-surround-bears-rams-jets
Bears listed under the 4 "Worst Draft Classes"

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2017/04/29/nfl-draft-team-grades-2017-best-worst-classes-picks/101083944/
Bears: C-

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2017-nfl-draft-grades-for-round-1-picks/
Trubisky Pick Grade: D

https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft/2017/4/29/15485600/2017-nfl-draft-grades-day-3-winners-losers-results

Chicago Bears Draft Grade: C

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2706180-nfl-draft-2017-round-1-grades-for-every-pick
Trubisky Pick Grade: D

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Everyone in the world (besides apparently someone in the Bears FO) saw this as a questionable pick as best from the get-go, no hindsight needed. 

So in this instance it was really easy to predict success (or lack thereof) for this first round QB.