Very good read Scott. Jason confirms in his own words a strategy for our front office that I dislike intensely, but the evidence from his drafts already clearly pointed to a target prospects and trade up for them mentality. That he would downplay the importance of 4th round picks makes my stomach churn. I don't think identifying fewer players for drafting is going to work over time. I think when you start to bend reality to attempt to justify it, you do your readers a disservice. Calling ASJ a quality starter is laughable. As is including the kicker fresh off his rookie minicamp. Saying Jason has mastered the NFL draft comes off, to me, much the same as some of the praise you gave our last general manager. so instead of being very confident about 3-4 players you'd rather be very confident about 2-3 and gamble on the rest? not talking smack, just trying to see what you'd prefer. and ASJ is a quality starter, when healthy. no one is calling the guy a pro bowler

It is all a gamble. To think otherwise is egomaniacal. My problem is our front office becoming "very confident" about specific prospects at the rate they are and their willingness to give up multiple picks for those prospects. We are chasing certain prospects and not letting drafts come to us. Jason made it sound like he had to be talked out of moving up for Spence. Those that want to view everything he does as positive believe we are moving ahead of teams who would draft the prospects we are "very confident" about. Who knows? My opinion is its just as likely we are chasing shadows and being overly aggressive.