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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 614902" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>If you believe Thompson always drafts BPA without any regard to position, why in 11 drafts haven't there been occasions when 3 or 4 or 5 consecutive picks been made at the same position which wasn't an immediate or even short-term need?</p><p></p><p>Do you really believe it was just a coincidence that:</p><p>After losing Tramon and House, the “BPA” in the first two rounds of this year’s draft just happened to be CBs?</p><p>After the cluster schtoop on D in 2011, the first 6 picks of the 2012 draft played defense?</p><p>With a glaring need at OT going into the 2011 draft, Sherrod was the first pick of 2011?</p><p>After Clifton played 12 games and Tauscher played 8 in 2009, the first pick of the 2010 draft was Bulaga?</p><p></p><p>I’m sure there are other examples as well. IMO you have to be naïve to believe those were coincidences, and to think the current and short-term needs of the team don’t factor into Thompson’s drafts. He is one of the, if not the most disciplined drafters in the league. But he would be foolish not to factor in his roster and the positions the players he drafts play. Particularly because he uses UFA less than all – or almost all – other GMs to fill positions of need. IMO the Rodgers pick is the most obvious BPA pick he ever made, and although those picks are rare, not the only one. I’m a fan of Thompson’s. I think he’s done a great job and not just with picking Rodgers. Saying he doesn’t pick BPA isn’t a knock on him: Just the opposite is true, if he didn’t consider his roster in evaluating players for the draft and in picking them, that would be a huge knock on him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 614902, member: 4300"] If you believe Thompson always drafts BPA without any regard to position, why in 11 drafts haven't there been occasions when 3 or 4 or 5 consecutive picks been made at the same position which wasn't an immediate or even short-term need? Do you really believe it was just a coincidence that: After losing Tramon and House, the “BPA” in the first two rounds of this year’s draft just happened to be CBs? After the cluster schtoop on D in 2011, the first 6 picks of the 2012 draft played defense? With a glaring need at OT going into the 2011 draft, Sherrod was the first pick of 2011? After Clifton played 12 games and Tauscher played 8 in 2009, the first pick of the 2010 draft was Bulaga? I’m sure there are other examples as well. IMO you have to be naïve to believe those were coincidences, and to think the current and short-term needs of the team don’t factor into Thompson’s drafts. He is one of the, if not the most disciplined drafters in the league. But he would be foolish not to factor in his roster and the positions the players he drafts play. Particularly because he uses UFA less than all – or almost all – other GMs to fill positions of need. IMO the Rodgers pick is the most obvious BPA pick he ever made, and although those picks are rare, not the only one. I’m a fan of Thompson’s. I think he’s done a great job and not just with picking Rodgers. Saying he doesn’t pick BPA isn’t a knock on him: Just the opposite is true, if he didn’t consider his roster in evaluating players for the draft and in picking them, that would be a huge knock on him. [/QUOTE]
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