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Scalper · 01-30-2020, 11:31 PM

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How you build a roster in the NFL:

Find a QB.

Protect him.

Get pass rushers who pummel the other team’s QB.

Build from the trenches out.

Spend most FA money locking up homegrown talent that has proven effectiveness on your team in your system. That is a bit more challenging moving to a new system.

Draft BPA in upper rounds (more important to find HOFer or game-changing star than fill a need over long term), moving to more need-based approach later rounds, when more talent parity in picks, with the lone exception that if you don’t have a franchise QB you have to find one. In later rounds, emphasize high-cost positions OT,WR,CB,QB,RUSHER over low-cost positions. Signing a free agent TE and MLB costs at least $10M less than signing a FA WR & CB, for example. So if you had to go FA shopping, make it cheaper positions, and draft accordingly.

Amass more draft picks, trading down whenever possible, unless generational talent available (like Chase Young) or you need a QB. Draft picks are gold. The best GMs hit 50% of the time at best. Work the comp pick system. If we can trade down with our 3rd or 4th round picks this year, we should. If we can do so with any pick next year, we should. The best teams maximize number of picks over long term with long term strategy, rather than being knee-jerk in any given year.

You always overpay in FA, so add high-priced non-homegrown talent sparingly and judiciously.

01-30-2020, 11:31 PM	#133
Scalper Registered User Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 419	Offseason Ideas Post 1 of 3 How you build a roster in the NFL: Find a QB. Protect him. Get pass rushers who pummel the other team’s QB. Build from the trenches out. Spend most FA money locking up homegrown talent that has proven effectiveness on your team in your system. That is a bit more challenging moving to a new system. Draft BPA in upper rounds (more important to find HOFer or game-changing star than fill a need over long term), moving to more need-based approach later rounds, when more talent parity in picks, with the lone exception that if you don’t have a franchise QB you have to find one. In later rounds, emphasize high-cost positions OT,WR,CB,QB,RUSHER over low-cost positions. Signing a free agent TE and MLB costs at least $10M less than signing a FA WR & CB, for example. So if you had to go FA shopping, make it cheaper positions, and draft accordingly. Amass more draft picks, trading down whenever possible, unless generational talent available (like Chase Young) or you need a QB. Draft picks are gold. The best GMs hit 50% of the time at best. Work the comp pick system. If we can trade down with our 3rd or 4th round picks this year, we should. If we can do so with any pick next year, we should. The best teams maximize number of picks over long term with long term strategy, rather than being knee-jerk in any given year. You always overpay in FA, so add high-priced non-homegrown talent sparingly and judiciously.