Spielman Comes In As Roto's 7th Best GM

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https://www.dailynorseman.com/2019/5/21/...ta-vikings

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...puts on waders... cuz it's about to get deep in here.

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I'd put him in the top 5. 

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look out—I see a storm brewing in New Jersey.

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Batten down the hatches---gonna be a real noreastern

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Ok I will bite). I think he has done a good job overall, but the lack of postseason success would put him in the 12-15 range.

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@kmillard said:
Ok I will bite). I think he has done a good job overall, but the lack of postseason success would put him in the 12-15 range.

This would be my take too...Too few post-season wins, bare trophy cupboard.

I'm way beyond winning the North providing me much satisfaction. 

Now the Wilfs? As an ownership group what they've done is pretty fantastic...

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For what it's worth. 7 is my lucky number.

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@kmillard said:
Ok I will bite). I think he has done a good job overall, but the lack of postseason success would put him in the 12-15 range.

I think it's possible to evaluate players, coaches, employees, presidents, etc without using metrics that involve hundreds of other contributing factors. If Zimmer doesn't get out-coached in Philly and Zimmer wins a Super Bowl does that make Spielman a better GM? Not in my opinion. Not as much as, say, hitting on players like TJ Clemmings and Willie Beavers would have, for example. 

Is Eli Manning a better QB than Dan Marino because he won two Super Bowls compared to Marino's zero? No. There is literally no one who would make that argument. Was Jerry Rice a better receiver than Randy Moss because of his wins? No. He just wasn't. Context. Contributing factors. 

Likewise, I think you can evaluate GMs separate from wins and losses. No Super Bowl victory would turn Alex Boone into a good acquisition. No off year is going to turn Xavier Rhodes into a bad acquisition. And based on a balance of hits and misses over the years, he fares pretty well IMO.