Grading the 2018 Saints draft class, three years in | USA Today/SaintsWire

AsylumGuido · 03-04-2021, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by gosaints1

The draft is not a crapshoot, it’s nothing like blackjack. That mentality completely invalidates coaching and the entire evaluation processes. If it’s all luck, which it isn’t, then why have coaches? Why have scouting teams? Just roll with what happens, right, it’s all luck, right? No need to develop players bc my binary belief is they are either good or bad, on day one, right?

It’s not like that at all. In any way, shape or form.

Veteran players come with veteran player costs, and the salary cap isn’t unlimited. There is a ceiling, one in which we are struggling to meet. And one in which veteran free agents will have to be cut.

Sorry, but quite a few others beg to differ. There are dozens more beyond this small smattering.

The NFL Draft is More of a Crapshoot Than an Exact Science
By John Fennelly - 04/26/2017

Philadelphia Eagles: The NFL Draft is a total crapshoot
by Jeffrey Powell 10 months ago

Schneider’s comments reveal what a crapshoot the draft really is
Posted by Mike Florio on April 25, 2018

Crapshoot—The NFL Draft: 1967-2017 Kindle Edition
by David V. Gray (Author)

The 2021 NFL draft is a crapshoot: How investing like Warren Buffett means teams should be aggressive in adding more picks
Bill Barnwell
ESPN Staff Writer

The NFL Draft Is Still a Crapshoot
ALLEN BARRA
APRIL 27, 2012

Study: NFL Teams Have No Idea What They're Doing In The Draft
barryap
Barry Petchesky
9/24/13 4:00PM

Drafting quarterbacks is the NFL's biggest crapshoot
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press

It gets more hype than ever, but the NFL draft is still a crapshoot
JOE POSNANSKI APR 22, 2010

For Wharton professor Cade Massey, the NFL Draft is a crapshoot
Massey has come to some surprising conclusions about the event’s methodology and processes
By Daniel Rich 10/14/13 6:15pm

View Poll Results: After three seasons, what grade do you give the Saints for the 2018 Draft Haul?
A	1	7.69%
B	3	23.08%
C	2	15.38%
D	5	38.46%
F	2	15.38%
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,853	Re: Grading the 2018 Saints draft class, three years in \| USA Today/SaintsWire Originally Posted by gosaints1 The draft is not a crapshoot, it’s nothing like blackjack. That mentality completely invalidates coaching and the entire evaluation processes. If it’s all luck, which it isn’t, then why have coaches? Why have scouting teams? Just roll with what happens, right, it’s all luck, right? No need to develop players bc my binary belief is they are either good or bad, on day one, right? It’s not like that at all. In any way, shape or form. Veteran players come with veteran player costs, and the salary cap isn’t unlimited. There is a ceiling, one in which we are struggling to meet. And one in which veteran free agents will have to be cut. Sorry, but quite a few others beg to differ. There are dozens more beyond this small smattering. The NFL Draft is More of a Crapshoot Than an Exact Science By John Fennelly - 04/26/2017 Philadelphia Eagles: The NFL Draft is a total crapshoot by Jeffrey Powell 10 months ago Schneider’s comments reveal what a crapshoot the draft really is Posted by Mike Florio on April 25, 2018 Crapshoot—The NFL Draft: 1967-2017 Kindle Edition by David V. Gray (Author) The 2021 NFL draft is a crapshoot: How investing like Warren Buffett means teams should be aggressive in adding more picks Bill Barnwell ESPN Staff Writer The NFL Draft Is Still a Crapshoot ALLEN BARRA APRIL 27, 2012 Study: NFL Teams Have No Idea What They're Doing In The Draft barryap Barry Petchesky 9/24/13 4:00PM Drafting quarterbacks is the NFL's biggest crapshoot Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press It gets more hype than ever, but the NFL draft is still a crapshoot JOE POSNANSKI APR 22, 2010 For Wharton professor Cade Massey, the NFL Draft is a crapshoot Massey has come to some surprising conclusions about the event’s methodology and processes By Daniel Rich 10/14/13 6:15pm
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