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Ted has started to shift his philosophy a little. He won't budge from his BPA philosophy, but there have been some noticeable changes the last couple years.
He's been trading down less and trading up more. Go read his transcript about why he moved up for Burnett. For the first time, it sounds like he moved up when several players of the same tier were available to pick a player his roster needed.
In the past, he'd always trade back and take which ever one fell.
It seems like he's starting to put more final touches on the roster rather than just bulk replacing it.
Here's old Ted:
Ted is sitting at #28. He has 8 guys on the same tier available. He feels he could use players at every position because the roster just is not strong.
Somebody 7 picks later calls to move up. He knows he can still get a player on that tier if he falls back 7 spots. Quality is equal, but the position will vary based on how the draft falls.
He trades back, drafts whatever falls and picks up an extra pick to continue bulk replacing his roster.
Here's new Ted:
Ted's sitting at 80-whatever. Pick 70 is picking. He sees 8 players he'd really like, but 7 of them are at positions he feels we have good roster depth. One of them is at a position he really needs depth.
He calls, trades up and takes the player he needs.
For the first time, his description for why he moved up was completely different than every time in the past. This time, it was about filling a need. He did not sway from his BPA, he did take the BPA, but he moved up into a tier where there were several equal players so he could take a particular one. It shows more of a fine tuning of the roster than a bulk replacing.
Just something I noticed.
He's been trading down less and trading up more. Go read his transcript about why he moved up for Burnett. For the first time, it sounds like he moved up when several players of the same tier were available to pick a player his roster needed.
In the past, he'd always trade back and take which ever one fell.
It seems like he's starting to put more final touches on the roster rather than just bulk replacing it.
Here's old Ted:
Ted is sitting at #28. He has 8 guys on the same tier available. He feels he could use players at every position because the roster just is not strong.
Somebody 7 picks later calls to move up. He knows he can still get a player on that tier if he falls back 7 spots. Quality is equal, but the position will vary based on how the draft falls.
He trades back, drafts whatever falls and picks up an extra pick to continue bulk replacing his roster.
Here's new Ted:
Ted's sitting at 80-whatever. Pick 70 is picking. He sees 8 players he'd really like, but 7 of them are at positions he feels we have good roster depth. One of them is at a position he really needs depth.
He calls, trades up and takes the player he needs.
For the first time, his description for why he moved up was completely different than every time in the past. This time, it was about filling a need. He did not sway from his BPA, he did take the BPA, but he moved up into a tier where there were several equal players so he could take a particular one. It shows more of a fine tuning of the roster than a bulk replacing.
Just something I noticed.
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