Has to be tough for Carolina.....

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@medaille said:
This is why you don’t go all in and trade a bunch of picks
for one guy.  Drafting is an inaccurate
science at best.  Even the best drafting
teams are wrong a lot of the time. 
Spending a lot of draft capital in one player puts a tremendous amount
of pressure on that pick being right, because you’re going to have a hard time
surrounding them with a talented supporting cast, because draft picks are the
fundamental method of building a roster.


I would much rather draft the 4th best QBs 3
years in a row, than spend those same 3 draft picks getting the “best” guy in
one draft.  I’m all for trading up, but
only small or moderate trades that you can afford to be wrong on.

If you look at the analytics, it will tell you the best thing to do, every year, is to trade down. I think QBs are different though. If you need a QB and there's one who fits what you're trying to do, you have to go get him and just trust the process, for better or worse. 

Still, the best QB from each draft is rarely the 1st one taken. Herbert was 3rd, Love 4th, Hurts 5th, Allen 3rd, Mahomes 2nd, Prescott 8th, etc. 

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@supafreak84 said:
Still blows my mind there was even a conversation between Stroud and Bryce Young. All you had to do was watch Stroud play Georgia to be like, "yeah, that's the guy." It was that obvious IMO 

Exactly! It’s no shock that Stroud is great. He was by far the superior QB. I didn’t consider it close. I saw/see Young as boom or bust. It’s not looking good for boom. 

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@supafreak84 said:
Still blows my mind there was even a conversation between Stroud and Bryce Young. All you had to do was watch Stroud play Georgia to be like, "yeah, that's the guy." It was that obvious IMO 

Agreed, I only wish we had someone close to seeing talent then I wouldn't be so terrified on draft day.

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Carolina brass watching CJ Stroud last night:

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@MaroonBells said:

@medaille said:
This is why you don’t go all in and trade a bunch of picks
for one guy.  Drafting is an inaccurate
science at best.  Even the best drafting
teams are wrong a lot of the time. 
Spending a lot of draft capital in one player puts a tremendous amount
of pressure on that pick being right, because you’re going to have a hard time
surrounding them with a talented supporting cast, because draft picks are the
fundamental method of building a roster.


I would much rather draft the 4th best QBs 3
years in a row, than spend those same 3 draft picks getting the “best” guy in
one draft.  I’m all for trading up, but
only small or moderate trades that you can afford to be wrong on.

If you look at the analytics, it will tell you the best thing to do, every year, is to trade down. I think QBs are different though. If you need a QB and there's one who fits what you're trying to do, you have to go get him and just trust the process, for better or worse. 

Still, the best QB from each draft is rarely the 1st one taken. Herbert was 3rd, Love 4th, Hurts 5th, Allen 3rd, Mahomes 2nd, Prescott 8th, etc. 

I see Love is now being mentioned as “best” in a draft. My nightmare is becoming coming real