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AD was predicted to be drafted in top 5, when he was available at #13, if any of us were GM, we would have sprinted to the podium to draft Donald. Les happened to be the GM, does not make him a shrewd GM.
go rams.
By WHOM?
I looked at a dozen mock drafts from 2014.
In those mock drafts he went 8th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 14th, 16th, 12th, 8th, 14th, 11th, 8th, 14th.
He wasn't even consensus top 10.
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I think the thought that anyone would have made that pick is just not true. If it was so much of a no brainer why didn't he go at 12 or 11 or 10 or somewhere in the top 10. What is true is that Snead picked him and he has turned out to be a great pick.
It is like saying why didn't someone take a risk pick Gurley before 10.
Every GM has his misses and Robinson and TA are the big ones. Quick is a 2nd rounder which are 50/50 anyway. Still I judge a GM more on if they make a bunch of good picks that turn out to be impact players. Donald, Goff, Gurley, Joyner, Jenkins, Trjo, Kupp, Brockers, Tree etc. He has a lot of hits. He has also put together an elite Roster for this year. Plus I think he is a guy who continues to learn and gets better at his job each year.