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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jaybadger82" data-source="post: 554022" data-attributes="member: 6211">That's not the basis for determining whether we maximized competitive advantage.  It's a question of market availability and opportunity cost (i.e., draft position).  When teams reach for prospects that would have probably been available later, they're giving up <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginal_value" target="_blank">marginal value</a>.  It's economics, Carl.My point is that there's a good chance the Packers could have a secured Thornton and the next prospect on their board by waiting on Thornton because he probably would have been there later.  Is it possible that someone might have scooped him up before we came back around? -Sure but holding out for that extra value usually results in a better, deeper pool of prospects on your board.  It behooves teams to have some awareness of how their favorite prospects are looked at by other teams.</blockquote>

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