The NFL Draft annually represents an opportunity for bad teams to accumulate talent. Talent barren rosters have the chance to add dynamic players that will serve as the faces of the league moving forward. Look no further than the 2021 Cincinnati Bengals, who found their primary building blocks Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase in the 2020 and 2021 first round, as great evidence of that representation. Hope.
In recent years, some teams have adopted a specific strategy. Beyond simply drafting talented players, teams have looked to identify specific weaknesses and address them. Using the first two to three rounds to catapult a previous weakness into the strength of a team, the players selected are able to serve a purpose well beyond the sum of their parts.
Beyond simply drafting the names on the back of the jerseys, NFL teams can draft an identity.
