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Originally Posted by louie aguiar
I generally don’t like trading up unless it’s for a QB although I like McDuffie. Veach’s record on trade-ups is not great. He traded up for Breeland Speaks, Mecole Hardman, Bopete Keyes (possibly others I’m not thinking of). I think the analytics people don’t like trading up because you are decreasing your chances of hitting on a player. The less picks you have, the less opportunities you have to hit on a later-round gem like Hill (fifth round), Kelce (third round) or Snead (fourth round I think).
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But this assumes that all drafts are created equal.
This draft did not have the top end talent other drafts did for various reasons including the pandemic.
Going up and getting one of the few first round grades was a masterstroke. Then getting another at 30 was sheer luck.
Usually if you're drafting that late in the first you don't have the opportunity to get top shelf guys and that's just normally. In a top end talent depleted draft it's even more unlikely.
Grade: A+