Vader Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 The Jets just acquired additional draft capital — two 1’s and a 3rd. People are shocked that Adams could net draft capital equivalent to Ramsey and Mack. It’s a heist for the Jets. Not so fast. The argument can be made that the draft capital is not quite equivalent given the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming college football season and the uncertainty around accurate evaluation of prospects. Decisions by major conferences have not even been made yet regarding the 2020-21 season with many already postponing games or moving to conference only games. Entire seasons could be canceled before or even during the season. Players and teams could continue to be quarantined and miss time. Rutgers just quarantined it’s entire team, and fact is college players will simply not be able to fully sequester themselves because...college... Scouting and prospect evaluation is going to be...difficult. Seattle may have recognized this calculation: better off trading “more uncertain than usual and therefore less valuable” draft picks for an established All Pro player in these v uncertain circumstances. It’s nice to have draft capital. But if I’m JD I am looking to swing a deal with some of that for an established player at a position of need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post choon328 Posted July 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Vader said: The Jets just acquired additional draft capital — two 1’s and a 3rd. People are shocked that Adams could net draft capital equivalent to Ramsey and Mack. It’s a heist for the Jets. Not so fast. The argument can be made that the draft capital is not quite equivalent given the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming college football season and the uncertainty around accurate evaluation of prospects. Decisions by major conferences have not even been made yet regarding the 2020-21 season with many already postponing games or moving to conference only games. Entire seasons could be canceled before or even during the season. Players and teams could continue to be quarantined and miss time. Rutgers just quarantined it’s entire team, and fact is college players will simply not be able to fully sequester themselves because...college... Scouting and prospect evaluation is going to be...difficult. Seattle may have recognized this calculation: better off trading “more uncertain than usual and therefore less valuable” draft picks for an established All Pro player in these v uncertain circumstances. It’s nice to have draft capital. But if I’m JD I am looking to swing a deal with some of that for an established player at a position of need. The scouts have already scouted any players in college that were eligible to come out last year and choose not to. That part is done. I actually think a lot of potential mid round underclassmen will stay in school who otherwise may have entered the draft and that's why having those 5 picks in the top 96 is important. The players who have already established themselves as high picks will still come out. It will be a very top heavy draft. The Jets are set up well relative to other teams to deal with it now. Plus I do think they'll have a modified 6-8 game season starting in March with limited bowl games and the BCS tournament immediately after the season. College season will end at the end of May, draft moved till the end of June. Just my opinion anyway 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammybighead Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 You could also make the argument that having the extra first is key in an uncertain draft because you can move up and get someone you’re specifically targeting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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