So in your opinion not drafting BPA was a bad idea.

Glad you agree

I believe drafting the correct intersection of BPA and need is the best idea.

All teams draft BPA according to their board, and lots of people will disagree with each other about who is best. It's a dumb argument.

My strategy would be to get a BPA ranking from all of my staff and then when it comes to the draft pick, take the BPA, unless it's in a position you're already strong in. If that's the case, trade down.

Yes trade if possible... but what if you cant trade? Take the player you want even if he's graded at 8-10 players later, or do you take BPA at another position?

I wonder how big their "bucket" is when it comes to grouping talent for BPA?

In the first round, my guess is that the round is grouped AT LEAST into thirds. Top ten, middle ten, bottom third. Finding someone as BPA from your general position is probably pretty easy unless you only judge 10 guys as 1st round talent which I don't think is the case in this draft class.

However, in lower rounds, how closely do you think they group folks? By round? By half round (top half 3rd round, bottom half 3rd round)? By third of a round still?

Your comment of grading someone 10 slots later than your pick. I just wonder how closely the NFL teams grade folks.

Cheers,

Usually they just put round grades on players with an understanding of their positioning in the round. At least that's what everything I've seen, read, and heard about on the subject suggests.

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#Bama LB Reuben Foster had dinner last night with the #Bears staff and is visiting the team today, source says. Chicago picks No. 3.

No way they'd pick him at 3. Maybe they think there's a chance he could fall out of the first round?

More likely that they have a contingency offer for the #3 pick and might be interested in him further down in the first round at, say, #8 - #12.

Cheers,