This has ALWAYS been the braintrust’s wheelhouse.
Now obviously 2-3 ( and 4) make it more often than 5-6-7.....but it’s more than that.
It’s not a guarantee, but 1st rounders are typically an easier pick. It’s day 2 where our guys shine.....every guy listed below could have been picked by every other team.
Since Ireland came on board, look at the major starters he’s found in 2-3-4.
Thomas
Vonn Bell
Oneymata
Kamara
Marcus Williams
Anzelone
Hendrickson
Tre’quan
McCoy
Gardner Johnson
in 4 drafts, we’ve drafted 11 players in round 2-3-4..... and found 10 starters. Rick Leonard is the ONLY one not there.
Meanwhile, in 5-6-7....we’ve drafted 9 players, and only Clapp has played meaningful time....and he’s definitely not a starter. Hampton and Elliss are still with the club.
So to recap...since 2016....
2-3-4......10/11 major hits and are starters.
5-6-7......1/9.
So with some very simple self evaluation, we know our sweet spot. We’ve surely identified round 1 guys that we can pick later.....and no one does it better.
So, knowing that, I’m THRILLED we traded Day 3 picks....no matter how many....for another pick in our wheelhouse.
Baun and. Trautman......clearly guys we ranked high, and we specifically traded up to get each in day 2.
We know how that works for us. 👍👍👍👍👍👍