What "Best Player Available" means

[Dante84]

BPAFMT

Best Player Available For My Team

I continue to see people post with the mindset that we won't take positional need into account because Dorsey said he only drafts the "Best Player Available."

Well, stop being stupid. You made me start this thread. Best Player Available and Positional Value do not have to be mutually exclusive.

To think that a GM in the NFL would blindly pass on talent at a position of need because he only drafts the most talented person in general is simplistic and you should be embarrassed for thinking that way. He wouldn't keep his job for long. (hi Scott!)

Please see below for a basic example of how a person can account for both positional need AND talent to create a list of the Best Players Available for his team:

You can develop a scoring system that takes into account:

• Roster Need (Go 80 deep by position and depth)
• Positional value (ranking against others of the same position and type)
• Measurables (combine stats, height/weight, hand size)
• Talent (body of work, performance, stats, accomplishments)
• Risk (injury, off the field)
• Intelligence (football IQ, general IQ)
• Intangibles (leadership, personality, work ethic)

Grade each prospect in each area. Update your grades regularly. Compare with those you trust.

When everything is taken into account, assign a score and slot players into your big board.

When I first suggested this, Nightfyre shared his thoughts as well:

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Better yet, you can weight each of those categories as necessary for each position, etc. to further refine the model. For example, you may not care about a CB or RB's football IQ. Because clearly it doesn't matter.

Get it? Do ya? Good. Stop being an asshole and use your brain.

People are debating on here like its ****ing Warpaint Illustrated or something.

[TrebMaxx]

Originally Posted by NightHawk

BPA=Hopefully means best QB available.

BPA=Best Passer Available.

[Chiefshrink]

The fact that you see in the last 2yrs very young, athletic QB guys emerge like Cam, RGIII, Wilson,Kaepernick and even Luck with Johnny Football waiting in the wings who are defying the NFL developmental 'consistent success timeline logic' makes it much much easier for Dorsey/Reid to take Geno at ONE regardless of whether he is a solid No.1 or not especially when you NEED a QB !.

How in the hell, do you not take Geno when you see guys like Cam,RGIII, Wilson, Luck and Kaepernick rise to the top knowing Geno can be every bit as good?

[bowener]

Originally Posted by TrebMaxx

BPA=Best Passer Available.

Ohhh... I was thinking of something else.

BPA=Best Passer Biggest Penis Available.

[Fairplay]

Originally Posted by crossbow

I am tired of waiting for the home coming queen to show up. Just ask one of the nice local girls to dance. I am sure she will have fine reproductive organs. In other words: If we drafted a Trent Green I would be elated. We would have a solid NFL athlete for a decade.

Heh, Trent Green wasn't drafted until the eighth round, if we drafted him in the first the fans would have been turning over cars and burning them like the L.A. riots.

Like Phobia said it took him forever to become a starter.

[lostcause]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

Need has always, is now and will forever be weighed when rating players. Nobody drafts in a vacuum.

You do when you are Mike Martz and you draft Trung Canidate.

[lostcause]

Originally Posted by Phobia

That's a horrible example, FWIW. Green was in the league forever before he became a competent starter.

In fairness to Trent, he looked pretty good in 98 in Washington. Albeit, that was 5 years into his career - but well before he took off with KC.

[CoMoChief]

Here's my criteria for BPA

-Is the guy a badass on the football field?
-Is the guy a not a complete asshole?
-Good work ethic?

[Rambozo]

BPA means the highest rated player imo. At #1, I think that means the BPA out of QBs, OTs, and pass rushers.