O-Zone: Just glorious

Sean from Oakleaf, FL
John, I get a little frustrated with the Armchair GMs that ping your inbox with the benefit of their deep draft expertise and criticism. Head Coach Urban Meyer's and General Manager Trent Baalke's legacy of success deserves the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. The number of hours, days and weeks invested in this process by these men and their teams and level of dedication and commitment to excellence is beyond most fan's comprehension at this point.
There's much truth in what you say. Still, given the plethora of "experts" and the seemingly 24-hour nature of the annual buildup to the NFL Draft, it's unsurprising that fans and observers enter the draft convinced they know every team need, every fit and every player's strengths and weaknesses better than those making the decisions. Given the speculative nature of the draft, it's possible the opinions of some fans/observers on specific players will prove right over time and that the opinions of some team decision-makers will prove wrong. There's nothing wrong with opinions. What I always find curious is the conviction of some of the louder fans that any selection or group of selections are Great Selections or Horrible Selections. What's curious about this is the teams selecting them don't know. The analysts don't know. The players don't know. People with intimate knowledge of the process don't know. They project. They feel good about the work. But because the draft is about human beings, they don't know – and won't know for at least a year, usually more. But sure … fans know for certain within seconds if selections are good or bad seconds. Because

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