Mad man or genius?

[FormerlyBengalRugby]

I had a discussion with a friend recently, and I wanted confirmation if he is a madman or a genius.

His theory, assume your first round pic is a bust., you miss 100% of the time. He argues it is more accurate than it hits.

Assuming that, the team drafts the perfect picks for rounds 2,3,4, etc.. but one round ahead of time. His theory being, you gave up your first round pick, essentially, for prime picks in every other round.

Had a hard time arguing, and when you plot it out and lock at the picks in the end, it seems somewhat valid...

[The Gooney Rule]

Well, 'f me...what have you been reading? 

(I support the thread, just not quite sure what I'm looking at, if I'm honest...Trading low-end firsts for multiple later round picks? I'm probably down to dabble.)  

[FormerlyBengalRugby]

Assume this is your ideal draft, his idea is basically over drafting and skipping your first rounder, thus this  random ideal draft list would end up ,


Round 1 - Oregon C Jackson Powers-Johnson


Round 2 -Texas TE Ja'Tavion Sanders

Round 3 - Michigan DT Kris Jenkins

Round 4 - Clemson DT Tyler Davis

Round 5 - Washington RB Dillon Johnson


like this

Skip this guy, Oregon C Jackson Powers-Johnson


Round 1 -Texas TE Ja'Tavion Sanders

Round 2 - Michigan DT Kris Jenkins

Round 3 - Clemson DT Tyler Davis

Round 4 - Washington RB Dillon Johnson

and so on.

[BengalFanInCanada]

(03-12-2024, 04:03 PM)FormerlyBengalRugby Wrote: Assume this is your ideal draft, his idea is basically over drafting and skipping your first rounder, thus this  random ideal draft list would end up ,


Round 1 - Oregon C Jackson Powers-Johnson


Round 2 -Texas TE Ja'Tavion Sanders

Round 3 - Michigan DT Kris Jenkins

Round 4 - Clemson DT Tyler Davis

Round 5 - Washington RB Dillon Johnson


like this

Skip this guy, Oregon C Jackson Powers-Johnson


Round 1 -Texas TE Ja'Tavion Sanders

Round 2 - Michigan DT Kris Jenkins

Round 3 - Clemson DT Tyler Davis

Round 4 - Washington RB Dillon Johnson

and so on.

So you reach in every round, punting your first round pick.  How can that ever be a good idea?

So, instead of picking Burrow, we would have punted that pick, selecting Higgins instead?