wwell i dont like washington at all. dont want him here.
its not just for depth, its so you can stack your team with cheap talent, of course it requires picks to pan out which is another story entirely, but hear it out...
say we trade back for a late second in 2015 and pick landon collins or preston smith, bam we have a starting caliber player at a high value position, cheap rookie deal, say we then take the traded pick and over rounds 2 and 3 we manage to land tyler lockett, tevin coleman, and trey flowers. this is all hypotheticals here obviously, but 2nd and 3rd rounders are valued for a reason, if spent wisely you can suddenly find your team loaded for the next 4 years every time you leave the draft. on the flip side, you trade your 2nd and 3rd every year to move up, and then you expend all your valuable draft picks for a player who A: costs more due to his draft slotting, and B: is just ONE player, say that one player gets injured for the year, youve just wasted 3/4 of a years draft value on a player who isnt playing and you have NOTHING to show for your draft unless you land home run steals later on.
this point is harder to argue because we have whiffed so badly on 2nd and 3rd round picks, but past failures dont change the facts nor do they lighten the risk of putting all your eggs in one basket. if youre investing in stocks you want a diverse portfolio right? because if you put all your money in one stock and it crashes youre fucked. if youre at the gym juicing it up and working on your quick twitch muscle you wouldnt work your biceps every day, because when it comes time to use your legs or your core youll be a weak piece of shit. same goes for drafting, there is never a walk of life where putting all your eggs in one basket is wise, it may pay off from time to time, but it is just too risky.
