It's about HITTING on the picks. So if you presume to hit on the picks, then yes it is generally smart to move down.
Problem is for every Colts story from last year there's a counter story of a team moving down and not getting much from it. So if at the most basic level you equate moving up with being sold on a player being someone you're going to hit on, and who also fits your scheme and what you want, I see nothing wrong with it and have to think it can definitely work out for you.
Look at our trade up for GOFF for example. What do all those other picks mean? Did we get relegated to a 5 year timeout in our team mattering because of what we gave up to get him? No. Did the Titans become a perennial powerhouse from moving down and getting said haul of picks? No.
Look at the Patriots. They whiff like other teams and even on high picks. Does it cripple them? No.
Honestly I think it goes back to a great staff and organization. Does your staff and front office work together to acquire talent? Does the staff maximize the talent brought in and prepare/develop them well? Does the front office have a good handle on talent appraisal to ensure you can maneuver on draft day with confidence? And so on. Because hitting on the picks is what matters, so if you want to move down fine, or if you want to move up fine. I don't think the moving up or down really is what matters and if it did someone would put up a correlation ranking hit/miss rates on each. Because that is what we need to see in order to back up that type of article.
Problem is for every Colts story from last year there's a counter story of a team moving down and not getting much from it. So if at the most basic level you equate moving up with being sold on a player being someone you're going to hit on, and who also fits your scheme and what you want, I see nothing wrong with it and have to think it can definitely work out for you.
Look at our trade up for GOFF for example. What do all those other picks mean? Did we get relegated to a 5 year timeout in our team mattering because of what we gave up to get him? No. Did the Titans become a perennial powerhouse from moving down and getting said haul of picks? No.
Look at the Patriots. They whiff like other teams and even on high picks. Does it cripple them? No.
Honestly I think it goes back to a great staff and organization. Does your staff and front office work together to acquire talent? Does the staff maximize the talent brought in and prepare/develop them well? Does the front office have a good handle on talent appraisal to ensure you can maneuver on draft day with confidence? And so on. Because hitting on the picks is what matters, so if you want to move down fine, or if you want to move up fine. I don't think the moving up or down really is what matters and if it did someone would put up a correlation ranking hit/miss rates on each. Because that is what we need to see in order to back up that type of article.
