Draft: Need vs. Best Player

[Oakland Red]

I can agree with that in the sense that you are wanting a player for a team. It isn't fantasy football. I would measure the value of the player that I ultimately get to play on my team as to how much he helps my team. A player like Rich Gannon didn't help the Redskins much but he sure helped the Oakland Raiders. So Gannon's value was much more for them than for us.

Still I would want to maximize the value of the spot I am trading at, then make adjustments until I got the best players - for our particular team, with its unique character.

Originally Posted by FRPLG

How about this? Draft the guy who is going to improve you the most. If we draft Adrian Peterson then let's be honest he won't improve us that much because we have Portis and Betts. But we could draft one the DLs and they'd most likely improve us right away. So why take Peterson? Just because he is a better player doesn't mean we get to utilize all of that "betterness". I say take the guy who you think improves you the most. In this case I find it hard to see where anything but one of the DLs improves us that much right away. Maybe CJ but that is moot. Either he's gone when we pick or I have slit my wrists because we traded up to draft him.