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freddyg12 · 05-07-2009, 07:48 AM

I've been thinking about this since the draft. Vinny has said since the 08 draft that they pick the "best player available" on their board. However, the last two drafts show a pattern that Zorn alluded to when he said 'we picked offense last year & defense this year.'

Taken further, it appears that specific positions have been targeted in each year, in 08 it was 2 wr's & a TE. In 09, 3 LBs. The theory that a couple of these picks were "reaches" (Kelly,Glenn) reinforces the idea that the team had identified positions, i.e. needs. I think Vinny has a long-range plan that addresses need each year & they pick BPA to a degree based on that need.

While we've discussed draft strategy to the nth degree, I couldn't find a thread that posed this question: Do the Skins draft BPA or has Vinny created a long-term plan that targets different positions each year?

05-07-2009, 07:48 AM	#1
freddyg12 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,540	Vinny's Draft Strategy: Best Player or Predetermined Agenda? I've been thinking about this since the draft. Vinny has said since the 08 draft that they pick the "best player available" on their board. However, the last two drafts show a pattern that Zorn alluded to when he said 'we picked offense last year & defense this year.' Taken further, it appears that specific positions have been targeted in each year, in 08 it was 2 wr's & a TE. In 09, 3 LBs. The theory that a couple of these picks were "reaches" (Kelly,Glenn) reinforces the idea that the team had identified positions, i.e. needs. I think Vinny has a long-range plan that addresses need each year & they pick BPA to a degree based on that need. While we've discussed draft strategy to the nth degree, I couldn't find a thread that posed this question: Do the Skins draft BPA or has Vinny created a long-term plan that targets different positions each year?