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It's hard to compare GMs across the NFL especially if you only say, "Well, look at all these good players we've added through the draft and from random dumpsters!" Perhaps half of the fans around the league claim their GM is the best in the NFL and will attempt to prove it by compiling a list of talent their guy has added to the roster. Rick Spielman of the Vikings has a VERY underrated resume in that regard. The few dozen Charger fans out there will often claim that Telesco is the best because he hits his drafts out of the park. And hey, yeah, he's more of a meme at this point than he is anything else, but Jerry Jones is fully capable of finding talented players. Again, if we're just making lists of great moves, all of these GMs can boast strong resumes.

You're not special if you can find good players in the NFL. You can find good players. Your division opponents can do that, too. So can half the league.

The best GMs are the ones who not only find those players, but they also do so with a cohesive vision and a plan. Bill Belichick isn't that great at drafting, but he wins Super Bowls with weirdly unspectacular rosters because he is always one step ahead of the rest of the league at zigging when everybody else is zagging. Veach has been in a very fortunate environment to begin his career, but he's been VERY active the past couple of offseasons and isn't afraid to challenge conventional wisdom, like when everybody says he's constantly riding too close to the cap limit and he manages to bring just about everybody back for another Super Bowl run.

And sometimes those strategies don't work, or they do work but even the best GMs make too many mistakes in implementing them. But ideally if you're in a supportive environment, your owner will keep you around long enough so you can ride out the cycle of disappointment and try again.