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Claiborne / Floyd Vs. Blackmon / Kirkpatrick Vs. ?

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  • nah...not really missing it. it boils down to semantics.

    im only saying the value, as in the trade chart, isnt affected. the perception, or desirability, has seen a great ascent. as in your example....

    that number 2 pick in the draft looks a lot more favorable (desirable) for the Redskins because that pick doesnt take as much money away from the salary cap as it used to..

    that is certainly true...and not a point of contention. what im saying is while that the pick is much more desirable pick (less money in the pick, less risk), this doesn't affect the actual value of the pick as is reported on the trade chart. what it does affect though, is the perceived value...ala the griffin trade. due to there being less risk involved, it seems some teams are more willing to deal higher picks now. as one would expect, the real, perceived, useful value of a pick is much more than the chart reflects....but my point was that is not the point of the chart.

    the chart assigns a relative value for each pick with respect to the other picks. this was not constructed with consideration to the rookie pay scale.....its just a tool used to describe relative pick value when pondering trades. its not an end-all-be-all....its not a definitive guide....its merely a tool.

    im just trying to draw the line so people understand the use of the chart....im in no way saying the reduced contracts on high picks doesn't affect the desirability, or want for those picks. as i said in the previous post....effective cost went down since the investment is less, therefore its now a more attractive option. risk mitigation is very much a driver for investment....less risk means more likelihood of a payout. its a pretty common idea in business.

  • PoeticGP PoeticG

    @the-gipper said:

    Or, Blackmon/Miller?

    Eh... I could live with that BUT I don't think it's likely to happen because I'm personally thinking that If we go Blackmon- the BUCS take Richardson/Claiborn- The Rams take the other and when Cincy is on the board they will take Miller... I just have that feeling.

    However if we take Richardson there will most likely be another great WR at 22 that we can pair with Little/Cribbs/Mitchell/Momass/Norwood to make a complete WR Corps. Hill/Wright/Floyd...the list goes on and on but after Richardson there's a huge drop off to Miller then another cliff to the next best RB...

    @poeticg said:

    WR at 22 that we can pair with Little/Cribbs/Mitchell/Momass/Norwood to make a complete WR Corps.

    oooh. i see the opponent's defensive coordinators shaking in their boots with that lineup. garbage.

  • so I guess all the RG3 nuthuggers turned into Blackmon nuthuggers. Blackmon is not going to be a #1. Our offense is most likely going to be a joke this year no matter what. Why not top off our defense? This is a LB/DE/DB heavy draft.

  • H HurricanE

    so I guess all the RG3 nuthuggers turned into Blackmon nuthuggers. Blackmon is not going to be a #1. Our offense is most likely going to be a joke this year no matter what. Why not top off our defense? This is a LB/DE/DB heavy draft.

    @hurricane said:

    so I guess all the RG3 nuthuggers turned into Blackmon nuthuggers. Blackmon is not going to be a #1. Our offense is most likely going to be a joke this year no matter what. Why not top off our defense? This is a LB/DE/DB heavy draft.

    DB- there is no depth- and a few guys like Gilmore and Kirkpatrick that are moved to the middle of the 1st round when any other year they are late 1st early 2nd guys. Claiborne was the #2 behind Peterson just a year ago. If you want a solid corner take him- but I'd rather take a guy that would make plays for you- Peterson was a playmaker. In my opinion probably the best impact DB is Jenkins- he has star potential but has character issues.

    DE- Coples? Had a bad senior year. He is the the best out there at that position

    OLB- Ingram? Projected as a mid to late first rounder until a month ago- and now guys want him with the #4 overall pick?

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