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<blockquote data-quote="Magooch" data-source="post: 1054058" data-attributes="member: 17987"><p>Thank goodness for this. I've said it before but I think we often err WAY too far in the direction of "potential" vs "production" - we will almost always take a "high ceiling, low floor" guy ahead of a "lower ceiling, high floor" player, if that makes sense. </p><p></p><p>And there is certainly some room for those players but when we are constantly spending high draft capital on players who look to be "projects"...it seems like a great way to ensure you're always right there "in the conversation" but rarely enough to push you over the top, so to speak. </p><p></p><p>It's like...say you have two guys coming out of college. Same position, relatively equal "grades" attached to them. </p><p>Player A has been a multi-year starter and had consistent production throughout his college career. He's playing like a "7/10" player right now, but is close to a finished product. With a little more refinement you might get a guy who could be an 8/10 or 9/10 player if you're lucky.</p><p>Player B is perhaps slightly younger, had less of a concrete role in college and overall has far less production to show for his collegiate career. Currently he's only looking like a "5/10" NFL player but has tons of potential and his physical gifts and "raw material" are off the charts. If he gets put in the right situation he might develop into a 9/10 or 10/10 all-Pro type of guy. </p><p></p><p>Anyways, I feel like we often get really enamored with RAS and athleticism and potential to the point that we would almost ALWAYS choose player "B" over "A". And like I said, sometimes there's a place for that, but sometimes it seems like having a lot of "projects" ends up being too many irons in the fire.... I dunno, rambling...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magooch, post: 1054058, member: 17987"] Thank goodness for this. I've said it before but I think we often err WAY too far in the direction of "potential" vs "production" - we will almost always take a "high ceiling, low floor" guy ahead of a "lower ceiling, high floor" player, if that makes sense. And there is certainly some room for those players but when we are constantly spending high draft capital on players who look to be "projects"...it seems like a great way to ensure you're always right there "in the conversation" but rarely enough to push you over the top, so to speak. It's like...say you have two guys coming out of college. Same position, relatively equal "grades" attached to them. Player A has been a multi-year starter and had consistent production throughout his college career. He's playing like a "7/10" player right now, but is close to a finished product. With a little more refinement you might get a guy who could be an 8/10 or 9/10 player if you're lucky. Player B is perhaps slightly younger, had less of a concrete role in college and overall has far less production to show for his collegiate career. Currently he's only looking like a "5/10" NFL player but has tons of potential and his physical gifts and "raw material" are off the charts. If he gets put in the right situation he might develop into a 9/10 or 10/10 all-Pro type of guy. Anyways, I feel like we often get really enamored with RAS and athleticism and potential to the point that we would almost ALWAYS choose player "B" over "A". And like I said, sometimes there's a place for that, but sometimes it seems like having a lot of "projects" ends up being too many irons in the fire.... I dunno, rambling... [/QUOTE]
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