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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 434700" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">IMO no GM in the NFL drafts <em><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">purely</span></em> BPA. But Thompson does so more than most and as much as any - again just my opinion. And we are lucky he does otherwise Aaron Rodgers would be playing football somewhere else. Now, that's just the most blatant example of how GMs screw up by going for "the best available player for the spot you're looking to upgrade", but it's not the only one. Luckily some GMs picking ahead of the Packers grabbed players for need rather than a QB who was talked about as being a possible first pick in the draft. One who was clearly in the top talent tier in that draft. It would be an error for Thompson to look exclusively at LBs at pick 28 because if he did, there could be a DB who they grade as a top 15 player in the draft available. Or a DE. Or an OT. IMO more mistakes are made reaching for needs than by anything else and that's exactly what you are advocating. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 434700, member: 4300"] [FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]IMO no GM in the NFL drafts [I][FONT=Tahoma]purely[/FONT][/I] BPA. But Thompson does so more than most and as much as any - again just my opinion. And we are lucky he does otherwise Aaron Rodgers would be playing football somewhere else. Now, that's just the most blatant example of how GMs screw up by going for "the best available player for the spot you're looking to upgrade", but it's not the only one. Luckily some GMs picking ahead of the Packers grabbed players for need rather than a QB who was talked about as being a possible first pick in the draft. One who was clearly in the top talent tier in that draft. It would be an error for Thompson to look exclusively at LBs at pick 28 because if he did, there could be a DB who they grade as a top 15 player in the draft available. Or a DE. Or an OT. IMO more mistakes are made reaching for needs than by anything else and that's exactly what you are advocating. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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