Must Read for Every Cards fan (& especially our GM)

[SissyBoyFloyd]

https://www.vox.com/2014/5/7/568344...asic-economics-and-draft-players-irrationally

"There’s definitely a correlation between the amount of picks and drafting good players."

"Teams that succeed .... tend to build their rosters heavily through the draft."

 

[Krangodnzr]

I heard recently there is a 15% chance that any draft pick becomes a starter.

 

[Weenus O'Baggins]

https://www.vox.com/2014/5/7/568344...asic-economics-and-draft-players-irrationally

"There’s definitely a correlation between the amount of picks and drafting good players."

"Teams that succeed .... tend to build their rosters heavily through the draft."

Yeah I read that article too. I liked it because it has great sources for it's data.

It's weakness is that it ignores the QB factor and how they relate to Wins Above Replacement. You think KC regrets trading up for Mahommes?

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

As the article insinuated the minority successful exception to the rule, or one might say odds, is what keeps most GMs thinking that theirs will surely be the exception.

 

[Delmar M Lewis]

Interesting I remember San Francisco trading down completely out of the 1st round a time or two the end result was those vaunted Super Bowl teams from the 80s and 90s with Montana, Lott, Rice etc.. all so it's an imperfect science to sure

 

[Cardiac]

Interesting read, thanks for the link.

I like the article because I'm almost always in favor of trading down and getting more picks.