Greg Cossell gave a precise evaluation on Elam. He will fit in very well opposite Tre. 4.39 speed and is a physical CB. Beane and his team has one of the best draft records. Armchair GMs can moan and groan but the facts speak for themselves.
Draft is akin to a battle. The plan changes as soon as the first shot is fired. Beane explaining the Bills predraft mocks was good insight on how teams try to get a feel for how it will play out.
Platform saturation is now a thing. Soon it will be down to a handful and the same problems will come back. I got DirecTV for the NFL and NHL ticket over twenty years ago because I live out of state. I guess I will upgrade my laptop and watch games on NFL game pass.
The economic collapse in the 1970s and 1980s lead to a migration to other states for employment for many. I have ran into many econ exiles in central Indiana. Florida makes sense with retirees heading to warm climes to enjoy their last years.
The author does not know the area. He says that stadiums are bad neighbors and creates little incentive to invest in surrounding neighborhoods. In the next paragraph he complains that the stadium is isolated That isolation kept the costs down. The downtown stadium would have increased the cost to a level no one could support.
Pound the table all you want. You do not get a say in the matter. I would like to look back at all the guys people on TBD have pounded the table in prior drafts and see if those players panned out, Trust Beane and his staff.