What are you on about?
How many has SEA had? How many has Philly had? How about KC?
So you're OK w/ us drafting obvious busts just because other teams do it?
Half the first round is a bust every year. Acting like it’s some high percentage hit rate is disingenuous. Granted we haven’t drafted as well the last 5 years or so.
Never mention that name. I'm still mad we didn't take Fletcher Cox instead of Mo.
Infuriated.
I don’t make any rules lol. You bring up your cherry picked examples as well. There is no exact science to winning and there are many ways to go about it. Obviously it’s more helpful when you hit on your first round picks, but you also have to hit on some later picks, do well in.free agency, and make some fruitful trades. Along with a little of luck.
And acting like it doesn't matter if we pick obvious busts is even more disingenuous.
Where did I say that. I’d prefer to hit on them. I’m just pointing out that it’s not as easy as you make it seem. There are othe ways to win. Like hitting on draft picks in the other rounds, trades, FA, etc
No, I did not. I looked at the successful teams of recent. Most were built on 1st round picks. Why would you say I cherry picked? I think you're misusing the term. I used models of success.
What? Where in the world did I say it was easy? Looks like you're going strawman here.
This is interesting. Mazi was the 23rd pick in the 2023 draft. From years 2000-2024, there have been 27 DT's picked between picks 21-32. One has made one AP team, three have been a Pro Bowl selection, and six played one year or less. The others fall between JAG's, solid backups, or average starters. At this point, we can assume Mazi is a JAG, nothing more. Team building is hard.
Absolutely, and picking the DT position might be the hardest position to draft.
You’re taking one horrendous pick and making it seem like the norm. Busts happen all the time because it isn’t an exact science. 50% hit rate on first round pivots proves that.
Your last paragraph is pretty spot on. But you didn’t mention first round picks. There are different ways to acquire talent, and it doesn’t have to be always be 1st round picks. The Pats probably wouldn’t have won all those SBs if they hadn’t lucked out on their famous 6th round pick. Parcells said it didn’t matter what rounds the hits come from, as long as you’re hitting on enough of them. I’m not defending the Mazi pick but it’s not like we pick an obvious bust every year. Trystan and Taco come close but not completely obvious.
Another strawman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You must be speaking to another poster, because that's not even in the same realm of what I'm doing.
Dude, quit arguing stuff I'm not saying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blink - Malcolm Gladwell. 35 years of reps allows a person to invoke the eye test. I do look at stats, film reviews, analysis, etc....but I also include the basic eye test. Almost never fails.
Okay, you’re the one stating that you need to hit in first round picks to be successful and not pick obvious busts like Mazi. I’m replying directly to your comment. Am I mixing two different conversions together? If so, I apologize.
You absolutely are.
