The Not-So Big Board

[Roy P]

This is exactly why I try to keep my draft board to a bare minimum. Guys who are overhyped, I assume I don't want. Every year there are probably 30 - 60 guys in a given draft who actually contribute to the teams that draft them. Luckily, they are not always the first 30 - 60 guys drafted. Then you can eliminate (at least I do) all the knuckleheads who aren't worth the headaches they are going to cause. Imagine if we hadn't drafted Antwaan Peek based upon that one little piece of criteria. We've had our fair share of turds, eventhough the team gets grief from fans for wanting 'choir boys' on the roster. I also use measurables to remove players from my list. While there are 'work-out wonders' and 'football players who don't run well in shorts' more times than not, good players are fast and strong. A team's draft board is like a select list of prospective employees, you wouldn't just hire anybody simply because they applied. You have to have some minimum requirements that you are looking for that allows prospects to be a part of the few (the proud). Maybe that's just my Marine Corps mentality.