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Suggestion for draft day next year


We all like to criticize the draft picks that turn out badly. The beat writers in particular enjoy giving their evaluations of past drafts, with full contempt for any draft busts.

One way to get a feel for how good non-GM's would be is the following scheme:

On draft days, have all the local beat writers who want to participate on line, along with any fans who feel that they are knowledgeable enough. When the 49ers' pick goes on the clock, allow each participant to make a draft choice into the central database, up until the point that the 49ers' pick is announced. Any pick who has already been chosen would not be allowed, of course.

This could be done for each team. After a decent evaluation period, anyone who has done phenomenally well - especially if two years in a row - should be considered for an assistant GM job.

I'm not interested in setting up such a web site, but if anyone has the skill and time, take it with my compliments.

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