Ah, the "draft grade" conundrum
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AlbaNY_Ram
When trading down "doesn't work" it typically means that we as fans think the Rams should have stayed put and drafted someone else.
Since 2012 the Rams' answer has been: the guy we drafted has the same draft grade as the guy we could have drafted if we stayed put. If that is true (and I know it's a big if) then how is trading down a bad thing?
We can, of course, dispute whether Player A should have had a higher draft grade than Player B. But the point is that within the Rams' draft room they don't think they're losing anything by trading down.
If trading down truly fails it's because their draft evals are off, not because there's anything wrong with the concept.
So what exactly is a "draft grade" and how much weight does it carry? Don't most teams "grade" their own board therefore making one teams "grade" different than another?
To me, draft "grades" mean very little. It's an opinion of someone who THINKS they know what they are looking at. There is no guarantee a "higher" draft grade on a player dictates that the pick will be as good or better than a player someone had an equal or lower grade on.
A lot of it has to do with how the player is used after being drafted or what "system" he is being asked to be in and also the coaching he receives from his drafted team.
So, the Rams might not think they are "losing anything by trading down" but they really can't be sure. If "grading" of players actually means anything then trading down most likely decreases the odds of "hitting" on that pick IMO.
I get it. Sometimes it's the smart thing to do but I can't say it's always the right thing to do. There's too many variables that go into it as I stated above. It seems like we trade down too often. Sometimes, you just should take the best player available at a position of need. JMO
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