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Matt Dee's avatar

Not a huge fan of going safety in the first round. I’ll have to grind some more tape, but Emmanwori in particular just seems like a bad pick to me. He didn’t do any agility tests for his RAS, and looking at his highlight reels I don’t think he would do well on those. I’d value agility more in a safety than straight line speed and power. I want a guy who can say “oh crap” and change directions on a dime on the back end. Apparently they both have issues with tackling, but I’d rather wait on safety and take Watts or Mukuba. They both look like great value for 2/3 round.

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andrew stead's avatar

It's a funny juxtaposition: higher picks do better, so the league as a whole mostly knows how to assess players, but there hasn't been a single GM who avoids busts. Well before passing on JJ for Reagor, Roseman once used a first rounder on a 27 year old firefighter.

In terms of this year's pick, the details matter. Moving back requires a buyer--which means there is someone who wants the player that's available at 24. One would hope to thus get a premium, which is a different outcome than getting equal draft value allocated in later rounds.

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