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<blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1058610" data-attributes="member: 7261"><p>I guess for me, the whole purpose of the draft, is for teams to obtain the rights to employ a pool of players for 4-5 seasons. A pool that consists roughly of 200+ players. The first 180+ players selected are pretty much guaranteed to be drafted and get their shot in the NFL, it is just a matter of which team that shot is with. Each team is initially given 7 draft picks and each pick has a certain value to it for what it represents. So it is the job of a GM to invest those limited resources in players that will better their team and ultimately give them a positive return on their investment. GM's aren't trying to find talent in an endless pool of bodies , they are picking talent from a known pool of players and trying to find those players that best fit their teams future needs.</p><p></p><p>To give a GM credit for investing resources in a player that doesn't end up being a good investment for the team, but later goes somewhere else and flourishes is like a participation trophy to me. "Hey good job buddy, you were the one that picked him, he just didn't work out for your team, but hey, look what he's doing for the other team, he's awesome!"</p><p></p><p>Your example of Favre is actually a good one to prove this point. Falcons GM Ken Herock invested the 33rd pick in the 1991 draft in Favre. Smart GM, smart pick? It may have been, but for the Falcons, we will never know. Jerry Glanville was dead set against drafting Favre and basically put him on ice because of it. So Herock decides he isn't going to fight with Glanville and trades Favre to GM Ron Wolf. Which GM was the smarter one in this situation? Which GM should receive credit for knowing the value of Favre?</p><p></p><p>Evaluate a player, for what he does for his whole career. Evaluate a GM for what he does for his/her team, with the resources that he has at his disposal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pokerbrat2000, post: 1058610, member: 7261"] I guess for me, the whole purpose of the draft, is for teams to obtain the rights to employ a pool of players for 4-5 seasons. A pool that consists roughly of 200+ players. The first 180+ players selected are pretty much guaranteed to be drafted and get their shot in the NFL, it is just a matter of which team that shot is with. Each team is initially given 7 draft picks and each pick has a certain value to it for what it represents. So it is the job of a GM to invest those limited resources in players that will better their team and ultimately give them a positive return on their investment. GM's aren't trying to find talent in an endless pool of bodies , they are picking talent from a known pool of players and trying to find those players that best fit their teams future needs. To give a GM credit for investing resources in a player that doesn't end up being a good investment for the team, but later goes somewhere else and flourishes is like a participation trophy to me. "Hey good job buddy, you were the one that picked him, he just didn't work out for your team, but hey, look what he's doing for the other team, he's awesome!" Your example of Favre is actually a good one to prove this point. Falcons GM Ken Herock invested the 33rd pick in the 1991 draft in Favre. Smart GM, smart pick? It may have been, but for the Falcons, we will never know. Jerry Glanville was dead set against drafting Favre and basically put him on ice because of it. So Herock decides he isn't going to fight with Glanville and trades Favre to GM Ron Wolf. Which GM was the smarter one in this situation? Which GM should receive credit for knowing the value of Favre? Evaluate a player, for what he does for his whole career. Evaluate a GM for what he does for his/her team, with the resources that he has at his disposal. [/QUOTE]
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