Live Ball Sports: 32 thoughts on the NFL draft

[dwmyers]

I like this blog, thoughtful analysis lives here.

http://liveballsports.com/2013/04/29/32-thoughts-on-the-2013-nfl-draft/

I'll give short excerpts on all the four NFCE teams.

Philadelphia:

I think it’s probably safe to start doubting Howie Roseman as compared to his predecessors in Philadelphia.

Giants:

Jerry Reese might have a little bit of a Jerry Angelo/Bears thing going on, because his offensive draft picks have lagged behind his defensive draft picks. This is obscured by the fact that Reese’s offenses have consistently outperformed his defenses, but the Giants find value every single year in the defensive front seven.

Cowboys and Commanders:

The Cowboys and Commanders are trying to recover from consecutive drafts in 2008 and 2009 where each team has one and two players respectively still on the roster from those seasons.

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[dwmyers]

Just went through the article a second time, and one eye popper stands out.

True or not?

Overall the teams that did the worst (Bucs, Commanders, Seahawks) were also the teams that didn’t have first round picks, which means that the NFL Draft is getting closer and closer to an efficient market. As we get some of the old school GMs out of the game, the draft becomes much more of a sure thing early on, and much more of a scouting excursion late.