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Originally Posted by MahiMike
Never understand why folks put such a high emphasis on draft picks. What's the percentage the pick works out? 50? 70?
Why not get the guy with 100 percent chance of being a stud. Trade that pick!
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Because you build rosters through the draft.
Draft picks are NFL capital. The more picks you have, the more flexibility you have. The more flexibility you have, the stronger your opportunity to GO GET the guys you want instead of waiting and crossing your fingers hoping the guy you want falls in your lap.
If you're going after the guys you believe in, they're more likely to work out.
One of those second round picks could allow us the mobility to move up in the first round to take a player that the staff covets.
I'm not saying yay or nay on Thomas, just explaining why picks are valuable. People can talk 'BPA', but I've always thought you take the Walsh approach. Target specific players and GO GET THEM. You need flexibility to do that.