re: Saints Talk Draft Project: The Dirty Dozen for #27

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Back on the size issue... another example might be Cooks vs. Benjamin. Every team has to have one ranked ahead of the other. It is the difference in value that is indeed the trump card. Like this- if they were both available you might have Cooks ranked slightly higher. But if a team goal was to get a big bodied guy you might select Benjamin over Cooks even though you rated him higher. Say that is the plan (big body) but Benjamin is gone. If Moncrief is your next rated big body type. His value is likely not close enough to select him over Cooks.

Value + Need + Scheme Fit

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Right.

and size is the major determining factor in value, as well as scheme fit, and well as long term ceiling.

Cooks, for instance...his value isn't as high as his raw physical talent and output...because of his size.....And he may not fit every scheme, because his size may limit him from playing the outside...which also relates to his long term ceiling.


I still like him. But when you start talking about these things, size is a huge factor. That's part of why Mathieu lasted so long.