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Originally Posted by patteeu
No, that's not right at all. That's what I've been trying to get through to you. The fact that Polian believed he was picking Manning for all the right reasons doesn't mean he wasn't lucky. How many times has he made a pick believing that he was picking the right guy for the right reasons only to be wrong?
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I don't know how many times Polian has made a pick KNOWING it was going to be successful but using the Manning example is just wrong. Certainly when you have the #1 pick you do a hellova lot of research before you go to the podium. Polian scrutinized the hell out of Manning and much of that was due to the fact that Leaf was sitting there too. I will say this again because it doesn't appear to have sunk in with you. Polian could have very well OPTED for Manning knowing full well that he might be wrong and that Leaf might end up being better. That's not luck, that's taking the guy you want regardless of what others think.