When breaking it down by picks it kind of put a slight hole in what I was getting at (with regard to the Raiders anyhow). What I was getting at was what was the league average AV per pick? (I’m figuring it isn’t zero – but I am figuring I may not have 100% understood the metric). Are any teams consistently above the league average AV per pick? Are they statistically a significant amount above the league average AV e.g by at least a couple of points (conversely is there anyone consistently below the league average AV – e.g. Tampa Bay looks like it is zero or worse per pick every year – why? & why are Detroit even worse every year except 2001 which clearly looks like a blip – what was the blip in 2001 caused by).

When just looking at the team VAL without breaking it down per pick, it looked like 2007 was an even worse year than normal for the Raiders so I just figured the source of the blip was probably Jamarcus Russell. When breaking it down per pick you can see it wasn’t substantially different to 2004 or 2000 so not being aware of the Raiders management over that period but you’ve got to look at the fact they have been consistently below average in getting production from picks (if I’m making sense) and 2007 wasn’t an even worse than normal year.

Thanks Chase, really appreciate it.