re: Mickey Pre-draft press conference

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He stated that he generally really trade down because the player he'd ultimately get isn't as good as the one he'd take at the original spot

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This reasoning only works if you're proven to be good at drafting, and their regime has not. 2017 was 7 years ago.

That's why it's important to accumulate as many picks as possible to ride the wave of variance.