Sentences with phrase «draft pick because»

with trading is back is that teams rarely cut draft picks because they have cheap control for 4 years and don't want to acknowledge mistakes they made with draft picks vs. UDFAs.

Have a full compliment of draft picks because we don't have to stretch for a QB.

So I would rather trade draft picks because his production compared to contract situation sucks.

Not exact matches

He would have been a late lottery pick in this year's draft because of his strong build and explosive athleticism.

For example, I am a potential pick and I declare before the draft that I am available for all 31 teams except the Giants (because of Gettleman).

because west and harris can be replaced with a 5th and 6th rd pick and will be a lot cheaper and you don't lose high draft capital

He would have been a late lottery pick in this year's draft because of his length (7» 4 wingspan), leaping ability, and timing as a shot blocker.

Lamar Jackson said he doesn't have an agent because salary slotted for draft picks and they would «take a cut of my paycheck and I feel I deserve it.»

I don't care whether they choose a position player over another pitcher if one is not clearly the best player available, but they should not pass on Mize just because they want to draft a position player with the first pick.

Because based on production alone this guy is a top 10 pick and in a normal draft without all of these QBs he's a top 3 pick.

Specifically, how the two teams have drafted over this last rookie contract cycle or over the last four drafts (and five first - round picks because of the team option for a fifth year) to best utilize youth at a relatively inexpensive price point, the thing that builds and sustains hard cap success.

Daniel Jeremiah is reporting the rumor mill says there could be a big run on OL from around pick 20 to the end of the first, because so many teams are starving for oline help and this is such a rare draft to have a lot of good ones available.

As if the snub and the indignity of a 4 — 12 season weren't enough, the Chargers experienced the sting of rejection just before the draft in April, when word leaked that Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning had warned San Diego not to select him with the No. 1 pick because he had no intention of playing there.

You get drafted or signed by a team because they saw something in you, had a plan for you or just took a flyer on you, but unless you're a really high pick, you just ride that pine.

Because they lucked into another draft pick and didn't make terrible decisions for once at a trade deadline they are absolved?

Teams that really need to shed salary are also good enough to have late first round picks... which is why the Lakers assets are so much more promising, because they've shown legit NBA potential (well, Clarkson, Nance, Zubac have — and Kuzma / Hart are probably as valuable as like a pick # 17 - 20 in a normal draft class — this year was crazy).

Proposed statement: Nelson is a safe pick because he is being touted as a top 10 draft pick and will likely lead to a great career.

The Patriots have had some blown draft choices in the past few years, but they haven't suffered because they stockpile picks better than any team in football.

It will be interesting to see what happens with this, because had the Nets not made the trade (they were essentially out of the postseason running when the acquisition occurred), Brooklyn would own the sixth overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft.

I am simply providing factual evidence that when a Guard is given this type of draft hype, it's because they are a safe pick and a generally safe bet to be a potential Hall of Famer.

Most other positions can be addressed through free agency or later in the draft, so when you find yourself in the position of needing a QB in a year or two (or even three) AND picking # 2 AND you've identified a guy who you believe is a future franchise QB you make that move because it's not a guaruntee you're ever going to find yourself back in this position again.

Because of this jerk, I'm planning to look away from the Draft thread until the picks are announced on TV.

Looking forward to another mock draft after we find out we're picking 4th or so because Bettman wants to screw us once more.

Despite the rescinded trade between the Pistons and the Rockets that would have sent Sean Elliott, who failed his physical, to Houston for Robert Horry and Matt Bullard and two second - round draft picks, the next couple of weeks could be eventful because of the looming Feb. 24 trade deadline.

I might be convincing myself there are just 6 good players in the draft because I anchored myself on having the 8 pick.

Y» all done messed up now, because with the fifth pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select Harrison Barnes.

The 56th and 75th picks were always likely to flop, just because that's what draft history has taught us.

The Cardinals are losing their free draft pick, which they get every so often because they have troubles competing on their own.

The problem with the draft, though, is that there isn't a lot of NBA - ready size to be had, and that taking someone too early solely because they're big could be a waste of a pick.

and yes i would rather pick whoever is there because if they have been doing there «hard work» they should still be able to get contributors at where we draft they arent random.

They put all their eggs (read: cash) into their starting five and can't afford a quality bench and now they're locked into the dreaded NBA «mediocre zone» where they can't get any help from the draft because their picks are too high.

Teams that pick at the top of the draft are picking there because they're not good.

JG has also made this draft a success, because the Niners traded away only their second round pick to obtain their franchise QB.

being drafted in the top 3 - 5 is usually a recipe for disaster because of the quality of the team picking you.

Because he switched teams midseason, Melancon was ineligible to receive a qualifying offer from the Nationals, meaning San Francisco won't have to forfeit a draft pick for signing him.

By now everyone knows about rookie wideout Randy Moss, who, because of his checkered past, dropped to the 21st pick in the draft, where Minnesota happily snatched him up.

The best Kings draft pick of the best 10 years other than Cousins isn't represented on that chart because he was the No. 60 pick in 2011 draft: Isaiah Thomas.

Plus, anytime a good player plummets 10 or more picks because of health concerns, you draft that player as soon as possible.

I would trade down with the Bills for a boatload of pick because i tjink this draft is deep all aroud.

«These kids feel that this all happened to them, because it happened to someone they know,» says defenseman Rich Seeley, a sixth - round pick of the Kings in the 1997 NHL draft, who worked with the Portadown teenagers.

If you do that, the argument could be made that Denver should spend every draft pick on a QB, because if one hits, it's a better bargain than getting a starter at any other position.

No, because of the CBT and draft pick compensation, all of those rich teams are now super interested in the young and cheap players.

In our first mock draft, we listed Harris as the pick because he was listed as a -220 favorite to be selected ahead of Stauskas.

If we get the Lottery pick we draft Dahlin and run for the hills because a mob is coming to kill us.lol

Their second QB came in the 4th round, and it happened to be their second pick of that draft only because they traded away all their other picks.

The only reason why the choice for the Sun Bowl's can't - miss player isn't top - 10 NFL draft pick Bradley Chubb is because there's a chance Chubb will sit out the Sun Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft.

Because he said that a draft pick won't change anything and I offered several examples to the contrary.

Even without that move — and his repertoire of behind - the - back and between - the - legs shots — Powell would be the favorite of any angry young laxman if only because a year ago, after MLL's Baltimore Bayhawks made him their top draft pick, he refused to sign, choosing instead to hang out with his dog, Bodhi, and play his guitar.

After Scrafford retired in April because of a neck injury, the Niners dealt a second - round 1999 draft pick for Brown.

The pick has hurt us because we got nothing from him the year he was drafted, and we got a raw prospect trying to learn the game last year whilst still recovering.