I was only responding to the post concerning trading down and it’s history in Miami.....
Randy Moss was a rare talent....but Jimmy traded down twice ending up with a big group of flops...
Every situation is unique, and the choices an organization makes is critical, there is no “right” strategy regarding trading down...like the draft it’s a gamble.
Trading down is also not optional...you have to have a trading partner.
To say pick 3 is too valuable to select a player is close minded...if that player ends up an all-time great...and the picks received end up as flops as in the “Moss example”.
I agree that to not consider all options is closed minded. But going against a valid historical precedent is also a gamble, and a bigger one at that.
Moss had "baggage", and although it ended up being a mistake in that specific case, it was still a gamble.
I see ppl on here saying "gamble on greatness" a lot, but that is a mistake, IMO, because you will lose that bet a lot more often than you will win. Dion Jordan would be a prime example of that.
As far as Misi, and other underwhelming selections, that's more of an eval problem. Let's face it, ifcwe can't do a good job at that, the rest really doesn't matter.
I would rather have a handful of solid NFL starters, than one "great" player, and 4 failures.
Obviously, its not an either/or proposition, but taking long shots, or making picks that are contrary to sound, proven draft philosophy is not a viable strategy, the same way pointing to outliers is not a valid arguement about individual players.