GM of the year? Did we make up for past picks?

[Paydro70]

I was completely in disbelief when we took Ammo... I knew he was a complete failure waiting to happen, though I admit he exceeded even my expectations of his incompetence.

That said, none of our picks were actually "reaches." They were huge mistakes, of course, but we were usually ccused of "playing it safe," not making out-of-the-blue picks. May, for instance, was projected 9-16 by Ford, Ammo was top 5, etc. Actually, the biggest "reach" was probably Felton, because he wasn't thought to be a top 5 selection and Ford thought he might have lasted to 13.

[dmutombo321]

That said, none of our picks were actually "reaches." They were huge mistakes, of course, but we were usually ccused of "playing it safe," not making out-of-the-blue picks. May, for instance, was projected 9-16 by Ford, Ammo was top 5, etc. .

This is accurate. Their folly was not making out-of-the-blue picks, as you pointed out, since all their selections generally fell in the ranges where they were projected. Rather, the huge errors were taking these players in their respective projected ranges when there were more talented players still on the board who had slipped past their higher-tier projected ranges (i.e. Granger, Lopez)

Actually, the biggest "reach" was probably Felton, because he wasn't thought to be a top 5 selection and Ford thought he might have lasted to 13.

I remember that. Prior to that draft, I was advocating taking Granger at 5 (some mocks had him going as high as 4) and then taking whoever was left between Felton and Jack at 13.