JustChip
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A team's draft board is not a ranking of the best football players that particular year in ability alone but a combination of ability and team fit. If a team runs a man heavy scheme in their secondary they are not going to have a zone only CB very high on their board whereas the next team that runs more zone might. They could have the same opinion on his NFL future but one team just doesn't see him as a fit.
So in that sense, yes, your coordinators are influencing the picks. But who hires them? The head coach and the front office. So they ultimately are the guys responsible.
When they chose to retain Rod Marinelli they said no to a guy like Vea in the first round. It's not happening.
Good point. Escobar is a good example - he wasn't a fit for what the Cowboys do on offense, but they took him anyway. Same with Claiborne, but at least they thought they could make him a zone corner.