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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 552747" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>We are in agreement about this topic much more than in disagreement. For example, I believe I introduced the term “best value available” to this board (although I didn’t invent it) in refuting the idea that Thompson uses BPA. Thomson has blatantly said need is a factor in the draft and I remember reading an interview with Thompson in which he said something like part of the evaluation process for potential draftees is where they fit with players at their positions already on the roster, a more specific admission that need plays a part. (Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find the article with that specific quote.) That reinforced the idea that Thompson builds need into his draft board, like other GMs, but I think he is more disciplined in sticking to it than most GMs. So after factoring in need, if a player at a position of strength is available he has the discipline to pick that player. That’s what I believe happened with Rodgers. The 2012 draft was certainly one that skewed toward need more than perhaps any other Thompson draft. IMO the trade up for Worthy is more evidence of that than the Perry pick because, once again, Thompson watched players coming off his board and just exercised the Packers pick at #28. So I have no problem believing the needs on defense elevated Perry to BVA at #28, whereas with Worthy he spent their fourth round pick to move up 8 spots in the second round.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 552747, member: 4300"] We are in agreement about this topic much more than in disagreement. For example, I believe I introduced the term “best value available” to this board (although I didn’t invent it) in refuting the idea that Thompson uses BPA. Thomson has blatantly said need is a factor in the draft and I remember reading an interview with Thompson in which he said something like part of the evaluation process for potential draftees is where they fit with players at their positions already on the roster, a more specific admission that need plays a part. (Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find the article with that specific quote.) That reinforced the idea that Thompson builds need into his draft board, like other GMs, but I think he is more disciplined in sticking to it than most GMs. So after factoring in need, if a player at a position of strength is available he has the discipline to pick that player. That’s what I believe happened with Rodgers. The 2012 draft was certainly one that skewed toward need more than perhaps any other Thompson draft. IMO the trade up for Worthy is more evidence of that than the Perry pick because, once again, Thompson watched players coming off his board and just exercised the Packers pick at #28. So I have no problem believing the needs on defense elevated Perry to BVA at #28, whereas with Worthy he spent their fourth round pick to move up 8 spots in the second round. [/QUOTE]
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