With the end of April upon us, it can mean only one thing: the NFL draft. Each year, team owners huddle with their leadership at Radio City Music Hall in hopes of building the foundation for long-term success.
According to ESPN Analyst and former pro football general manager Bill Polian, in today's NFL, success is built through the draft. Given the parameters of today's game, if you don't draft well, then you will lack the foundation necessary to be a perennial playoff team. Free agency can help, but the value of a talented prospect obtained through the draft is far greater for an organization.
Of course Polian knows a thing or two about building winning teams. As General Manager of the Buffalo Bills, he led them to four straight super bowl games. He then took the expansion Carolina Panthers to the NFC championship game in just their second year in existence. Arguably, his greatest legacy will be the Indianapolis Colts dynasty that he built almost exclusively through the draft.
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