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Beware of making too many moves come Draft Day

Before I get started I'd just like to point out that the purpose of this article is to demonstrate to fans that are frustrated with their team's Draft philosophy, saying they don't trade down enough, that if your scouting department doesn't do a good enough job, wheeling and dealing might actually be more hurtful than just doing the obvious thing and drafting best player available or based on need. Here is a list of players: QB Carson Wentz WR Julio Jones Edge Justin Houston LB Anthony Barr QB Deshaun Watson LT Matt Kalil RT Jack Conklin LB Bernardrick McKinney K Blair Walsh Every single one of these athletes with the exception of Jack Conklin went to the Pro Bowl. That doesn't mean much as Kalil only made it once as a replacement because Trent Williams couldn't play, but it's a simple way to show that they are all great players. Walsh was when he first came in at least. What else do they all have in common? They were ...