[stupac2]

Nope. GMs take lots of heat for drafting star players that are injured. Drafting a player who is hurt and not really a star is the kind of thing that gets you fired, or at least generates hostile media questions.

I mean, I guess it can, but didn't some team (I think the Titans) take a guy in the first round who tore his ACL this year and is widely considered a redshirt? Sure, he was a top-10 pick or whatever before that, but teams can do this.

Also, no one with any sense is ever going to give a GM heat over what they do with a 7th round pick. Those are functionally worthless, you're straight-up gambling at that point. It probably makes more sense to use it on an injured player who might've otherwise been worth a 4th than to use it on a healthy guy who's going to get cut after preseason.

[stupac2]

Nope. GMs take lots of heat for drafting star players that are injured. Drafting a player who is hurt and not really a star is the kind of thing that gets you fired, or at least generates hostile media questions.

I mean, I guess it can, but didn't some team (I think the Titans) take a guy in the first round who tore his ACL this year and is widely considered a redshirt? Sure, he was a top-10 pick or whatever before that, but teams can do this.

Also, no one with any sense is ever going to give a GM heat over what they do with a 7th round pick. Those are functionally worthless, you're straight-up gambling at that point. It probably makes more sense to use it on an injured player who might've otherwise been worth a 4th than to use it on a healthy guy who's going to get cut after preseason.