02-25-2016, 10:00 PM
It really depends on the player and the situation. Some are drafted for a spot where there's just a hole there like when AJ Green was drafted, while others come in and they've got 5 veterans ahead of them, like Dennard. Dennard would be starting on at least 25 other clubs in 2015, if not his rookie year.
Remember if you take guy #1 who might be more talented than guy #2 but has to wait behind 5 other veteran guys it might be better to take guy #2 if he's a bigger upgrade for the team at his position. A guy has to make it on the field to help them team on game day. If #2 guy can start and is sufficiently better than the guy he's replacing, then the team will get more bang by drafting him than it would slightly more talented #1 guy who won't see the field much.
I'm not say that you pass on a clearly more talented guy to fill a need either. I'm more referring to two guys who are relatively close in talent but where you can make better use of one than the other.
That's just my 2 cents worth.
In addition, for my 3 cents worth, I'm not a fan of the team taking projects in the first 3 rounds. There were better guys available who could have contributed far more than guys like Hunt, Still and Clarke. If a 2nd round pick isn't getting regular playing time by year two, then I'm willing to bet money that there was someone else available who would have meant more to the team.
Remember if you take guy #1 who might be more talented than guy #2 but has to wait behind 5 other veteran guys it might be better to take guy #2 if he's a bigger upgrade for the team at his position. A guy has to make it on the field to help them team on game day. If #2 guy can start and is sufficiently better than the guy he's replacing, then the team will get more bang by drafting him than it would slightly more talented #1 guy who won't see the field much.
I'm not say that you pass on a clearly more talented guy to fill a need either. I'm more referring to two guys who are relatively close in talent but where you can make better use of one than the other.
That's just my 2 cents worth.
In addition, for my 3 cents worth, I'm not a fan of the team taking projects in the first 3 rounds. There were better guys available who could have contributed far more than guys like Hunt, Still and Clarke. If a 2nd round pick isn't getting regular playing time by year two, then I'm willing to bet money that there was someone else available who would have meant more to the team.
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