Bruce Allen draft record, this is bad, no other way to put it

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This is slightly misleading. If he hits on a rookie and gives them another contract, that’s a 5-6 year deal on top of the 4-5 year rookie deal they had. He’s only been GM for 9 years, so there shouldn’t be many guys on multiple post-rookie contracts.

Trent Williams, for instance, is Bruce’s first ever draft pick. He’s still on his first big contract since his rookie one, so he’s an example of a player who apparently ‘failed to get multiple contracts after his rookie deal.’ What a waste of a pick.
 

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Isn't he a 'real football man'?

Yes, according to many on here, we are the only team that does not have a "real football man" leading the team.
Even though that guy knows more about football than a collection of many on here.
 

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This is slightly misleading. If he hits on a rookie and gives them another contract, that’s a 5-6 year deal on top of the 4-5 year rookie deal they had. He’s only been GM for 9 years, so there shouldn’t be many guys on multiple post-rookie contracts.

Trent Williams, for instance, is Bruce’s first ever draft pick. He’s still on his first big contract since his rookie one, so he’s an example of a player who apparently ‘failed to get multiple contracts after his rookie deal.’ What a waste of a pick.
Yea, this is pretty misleading. Especially considering they picks lost after the RGIII trade.
 

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Yea, this is pretty misleading. Especially considering they picks lost after the RGIII trade.
Good point. His draft history is heavily skewed toward later round picks because he's traded a lot of his day 1 and 2's. Those naturally have a lower hit rate.
 

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Am I the one that sees the Commanders as a dangerous team if they can somehow inexplicably stay healthy? That defense is loaded with dudes that can get after the QB and can take the ball away. I think they are well put together, with the biggest question mark being coincidentall the most important position on the field (QB).

People forget that they were in position to run away with the division last season before Smith went down.
 
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This is slightly misleading.

Not actually. The list stops at 2015 which means this would be the 5-year option for anyone drafted that year. There is only one player on the roster going into this year.

Unless I’m looking at this wrong.
 
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if you get 2-3 keepers a year, that's a good draft. our drafts the last few years with mcclay and stephen at the helm rank among the top.
 

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Am I the one that sees the Commanders as a dangerous team if they can somehow inexplicably stay healthy? That defense is loaded with dudes that can get after the QB and can take the ball away. I think they are well put together, with the biggest question mark being coincidentall the most important position on the field (QB).

People forget that they were in position to run away with the division last season before Smith went down.
Who on their defense takes the ball away? What WRs do they have? Basic oline with aging Trent Williams. Yeah, you’re the only one
 

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they seem to be counting more on free agency than the draft to improve their team. good head coach, but meddlesome owner.
 

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Not actually. The list stops at 2015 which means this would be the 5-year option for anyone drafted that year. There is only one player on the roster going into this year.

Unless I’m looking at this wrong.

They list players who got multiple contracts after rookie deal as 1, as if that’s a low number.
 

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Is signing your own draft picks to second contracts the be-all-end-all? They signed Jordan Reed to a huge second contract, which he has not lived up to.
 

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Good point. His draft history is heavily skewed toward later round picks because he's traded a lot of his day 1 and 2's. Those naturally have a lower hit rate.
To the point of the OP trading away your day 1 and day 2 picks is not a good way to build a team.
 
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