Analytics Group Calls Mack Trade Best in Sports

The problem with analytics is placing way too much value on a draft pick. They don't take into consideration the people actually making the pick.

draft picks have a lot of value with new rookie contracts because they mitigate the cost of making the wrong pick. 

Another instance of the influence of the nfl draft industry. To justify their existence they need draft picks to have value. So they over state the meaning and assign absurd worth to the concept.

I'm not saying that the draft itself has no value, it's one of two ways a team has to add players. Just that an industry has convinced us that a pick, not the player chosen, but an 15 minutes time slot has value.

So these guys can stand up and say that a game changing player isn't as valuable as draft picks. There is a fallacy in investing that alludes to overvaluing future assets/returns at the cost of present assets/returns. Seeks to me that almost everyone has fallen into this trap these days.

Trading Mack for the #24 pick isn't a smart move in my mind unless they can find someone that can equal his performance.

Too many teams and fans in general overvalue draft picks.

Its hard to find Mack type players in the draft. Its very easy to get Kevin White type players in the draft.