“Best player available” is such a strongly-held doctrine in Baltimore that it may as well be tattooed on every employee in the personnel department.
But as the game has changed, and drafting trends have followed, is it time to shift that philosophy?
Assistant General Manager Eric DeCosta opened up that conversation when discussing the trend of wide receivers flying off the board quicker than expected.
“Listen, you can either pick the best player when you’re on the clock or you sort of change your valuations of the positions and maybe tweak how you value the positions in comparison to the other positions,” DeCosta said.