According to recent reports, the Giants were livid that the Eagles jumped ahead of them to take Devonta Smith.
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Originally posted by revo View PostAccording to recent reports, the Giants were livid that the Eagles jumped ahead of them to take Devonta Smith.
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
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at first, I was stumped as to how the Cowboys - who, admittedly, are one of the dumbest franchises in the NFL - would enable the Eagles to move up and take a Heisman Trophy-winning WR who may be stomping on the 50-yard line Cowboys logo in Dallas for the next decade.
then I saw the draft order and - well, it's going to happen with an NFC East rival anyway, so might as well gain some draft capital out of it.
that said, seems like the Giants rebounded well with the trade with the Bears (unless Fields is a stud and Jones is a bust).finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
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Why are wide receivers "worth it" when it comes to spending big draft capital? They are involved so relatively infrequently. Plus, they appear to be very risky picks to begin with: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-the-nfl-draftMore American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.
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interesting study.finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
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Originally posted by Bene Futuis View PostWhy are wide receivers "worth it" when it comes to spending big draft capital? They are involved so relatively infrequently. Plus, they appear to be very risky picks to begin with: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-the-nfl-draft
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Originally posted by Ken View Post86-2010? Seems like the league has changed too much in the last 11 years to use that data, passing is so much more important than running now right?
More American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.
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Originally posted by Bene Futuis View PostWhy are wide receivers "worth it" when it comes to spending big draft capital? They are involved so relatively infrequently. Plus, they appear to be very risky picks to begin with: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-the-nfl-draft
I don't have a subscription plan to Sports Reference so I don't have access to their Draft Finder, but sorting recent drafts by CareerAV shows that WRs are routinely in the Top 12 of all players drafted:
WRs in Top 12 Career AV so far
2020 - 2
2019 - 3
2018 - 2
2017 - 0
2016 - 2
2015 - 3
2014 - 5
2013 - 3
Just eyeballing it shows they're in the Top 12 more frequently than any other position, at least over this short timeframe. But since I don't have the subscription, I'm not checking the bottom of the sorted list, and they may indeed have a very high failure rate. In fact, many 1st rd WRs have been major busts as determined by Career AV. In 2016 alone, 3 of the top 4 drafted WRs were major busts (Corey Coleman, Josh Doctson, Laquon Treadwell).
That said, the standard was always that WRs were late-bloomers, often needing 3-4 years to hit their stride, due to the perils of the position. Obviously with the NFL as it is today, keeping cheap, talented players benched no longer makes any sense. WRs are expected to be contributors immediately, but yet there are many who still need that 3-4 year timeframe, with good recent examples being Corey Davis & Breshad Perriman.
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The chart I posted above did not note which round the WR was taken, so that might be true. But the question was how much of a team's draft capital should go towards a WR, and I think my chart shows how important they really are, no matter where they were taken. So by that token, if the position is indeed valuable, it stands to reason a team would use high draft capital on it.
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