You're welcome to look at last draft picks by position, the hype they got and their eventual outcome. The idea that a draft, any draft, has ~10 first liners at the start (plus some later-drafted kids who surprise or are boom/bust prospects) is so nuts that it's mind-boggling that someone who presents himself as a prospects/draft expert would argue that. No draft had that kind of an outcome. Not even close.
I actually haven't argued that all.
You said there were none, zero,
potential first line players. I disagreed with that assertion.
I think there are several
potential first line players in the top 10 of this draft. I've not discussed the odds of all of them reaching that level, nor have I made assertions that I expect all or even most of them to reach that level.
I'm not exactly sure what "outcome" I presented that you're arguing against.
Beyond that, with 31 teams in the league, I think those teams would disagree with your assertion that "
nobody in this draft is projected as a first line player."
I don't think those teams would all agree on the same players all being guys they project as first line players. But to make a blanket statement is incorrect.
As for my presentation, I really don't have to present myself as anything. If I was full of crap, my reputation would reflect that by now. People ask my opinion because, whether it's something they want to hear or not, I have a pretty good batting average over the last 21 years on here. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't.
But I generally try to avoid sweeping comments like "nobody in is projected as a first liner" or things like that. Admittedly, my focus is also on trying to identify the smaller percentage of players who are somewhat undervalued heading into a given draft. Granted I could probably make my life easier and identify the larger group of players who won't make it and play the easier odds, but then what fun would that be?
But generally speaking, I try to keep it civil, try not to make it personal and let the chips fall where they may. We could proceed with that approach, or I could reluctantly bust out with the "old school" version of Edge.
IAG either way.