If there is one thing Snead & Co are, it's unpredictable. They absolutely march to a different drummer. They have a plan and they stick to it. Rarely do they draft who you expect or when you expect. With most teams I'd be ignoring the first round simply because the Rams draft starts in the second.....or does it? With Snead you never know. They love their small school players and their scouting is very good in that regard.
They draft for traits, that's where media like Jourdan get it wrong. They are looking for physical and mental traits when they draft. When they draft BPA at position of need it doesn't necessarily mean the same as we think of it. Many times it includes small school players that most of us know little about. So frankly each draft is a surprise.
Sometimes they get it wrong, but other times it's a HR. All GMs are feast or famine to a degree. But for those that like to see the negative over the positive they simply need to hit enough to put together a winning roster. I don't see this draft as one that is to backfill depth. I see this draft as the beginning of a new run. IMO if they hit on just their first 5 picks this team will have a completely different complexion leading into the season.
They also hit on many UDFAs so you can't sleep on them either. IMO that is where they get their backfill role players. Just a few more days and we will have a whole lot of answers to our questions.
