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In their minds, yes. It's what THEY see as best player available that matters. Not what OTHERS think is the best player available. Fans are too fixated on incomplete information.

The Dude

Bull ****. BPA is BPA. Different teams may view different players as BPA but it’s going to be the same handful of players. When you have a top 50 pick and you take a player outside the top 100 it’s not BPA, it’s a reach.
Not saying it’s a bad pick but certainly not BPA.

SmashMouth

You're right ... Kamara was a reach !!!

SmashMouth

papz

Still shell shocked with the pick. Not discounting that this young man can outperform expectations and become a contributor this year, but his fit with the roster is puzzling for someone you draft in the second round. We're going to run 3 safeties out there and when we're not, we're going to see CJ drop to nickel.

They must have really liked this young man and I hope it all works out in the long run.

AsylumGuido

I just heard an interview with Mickey Loomis on NFL Radio. When asked about the Alontae Taylor pick in the 2nd round he said that he was a player that they had identified and wanted and that he was at the very top of their board when the pick came up. He said his size and speed were factors, as well as his leadership qualities. He said he can be an immediate contributor on special teams while he perfects his skills at CB. He said he believes that you build into strengths and that the secondary is a strength and Taylor adds to that strength. He also mentioned that insight from new receivers coach, Kodi Burns, who was with Taylor at Tennessee, was a factor, as well.

He also addressed moving up to take Olave. He said Olave was a player that they had also identified and wanted and were concerned that he would not fall to their current slots. He said they felt they had to move up to make sure they got him. It's likely the 11th pick was the only slot they were able to move into.

He also brought up the fact that it was pointed out to him that he has traded up about 25 times and has never traded down in the draft. He said that matches the team philosophy of quality over quantity. He questioned moving back to take a lessor player when you can take a player you desire more with the higher pick.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

K Major

Alontea's game reminds me a little of Chauncey G J.

Elite skillset, fast (4.35) closing skills & versatile.

I think he'll see the field quite a bit as a rookie.

SmashMouth

So who's the odd man out... Robey?

K Major

Naw. I'd say a guy like KeiVarae Russell or Jordan Miller.

AsylumGuido

Something else Loomis mentioned about Taylor was the fact that he was Vice Chair of the SEC Football Leadership Council for two terms in pointing out the leadership abilities they noted.