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NFL GMs always say the draft is about selecting the best player available, but teams must address obvious needs or else.
Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson has repeated the “best player available” phrase since he was hired in 2012 to describe his staff’s draft mind-set. It’s what NFL GMs like to say each year at draft time.
Seriously, what does it mean?
As the draft reminds each year, teams say they take the best player available but it typically doesn’t prove to be true. Grigson and his 31 counterparts are talking about taking the player they deem to be the best talent available as rated by their respective scouting staffs.