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In fact, looking at the drafts since then, there's more evidence than not this was a Fisher special, including Snead's own words that he doesn't see value for Oline in the early rounds. And since that pick, there as a second rounder, and all the rest have been 3rds and later.
Because according to all the info we have (and from different sources speaking independently, including Demoff, Fisher, and Snead) that's not how they did things. They set the board long before the draft and stuck to it. There has never been any report at any time that they ever violated that approach. So there's no basis for any assumption that they did in that case.
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Yes they set the board and stuck to it but that doesn’t preclude GRob from being a Fisher pick.
Here is an example. Snead is on record as saying that Gurley is a Rams because of the priority that Fisher placed on RBs. And as we know, Snead is the type of GM that goes out and gets the type of player that his HC wants. If it was up to Snead, maybe he doesn’t pick a RB at #10. He may not value the position that highly.
Likewise, he may not pick OL that high unless the HC highly prioritizes the position or player. When one says that it was a Fisher pick, I think they are saying that without Fisher’s influence that player wouldn’t have been picked. They’re not necessarily saying that Fisher just overruled everyone else and violated the collaborative process.
