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[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

I was curious so I went and looked up Ballards second round picks.

2017-Quincy Wilson: grade F.
2018-Shaq Leonard A+ Braden Smith A Kemoko Turay F Tyquan Lewis C
2019-Rock Ya Sin F Ben Banogu F- Paris Campbell F
2020- Michael Pittman Jr A+ Jonathon Taylor A+
2021- Dayo Odeyingbo C
2022- Alec Pierce A+
2023- Juju Brents F
2024- AD Mitchell F
2025- JT Tuimoloau incomplete but not looking good.
2026- CJ Allen. Incomplete.

So that’s four home runs, one excellent pick, two decent picks, two unknowns, and seven busts.

I’m not sure what the average is in the 2nd round but that doesn’t strike me as very good.

He gambles a lot on traits in the second round. Why it’s home runs or strike outs. Now compare it with the rest of the league. .500 is above average for drafting. And usually drafts are judged if the player is still in the league contributing. Yeah it sucks if he doesn’t stay with your team, but they have a cap for a reason.

Usually you judge by home run, starter, contributor/backup, bust

Busts are usually half the draft or more. Home runs are super rare.

[Oldcolt]

I guess my issue isn't exactly that he misses so many second rounders, it is that he misses on so many defensive lineman and corners in the second round. On our roster if he had hit on even a few of them we have a totally different defense. I like Ballard as a human being but he sucks at evaluating players at incredibly important positions