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Originally Posted by UKflames
The idea of going into a draft without a GM doesn't seem very sensible to me, especially when BB admits that rookie evaluation and drafting are not his strong point.
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While it is definitely not ideal to walk into a draft without a GM, it is probably a worse idea to hire a less suitable GM for the sake of having someone ready for the draft.
Burke can just defer to the scouting staff. Burke got rid of Feaster and Weisbrod and obviously did not like their drafting (from what he said in the presser, though he loved the last draft). Feaster himself acknowledged that he just deferred to his 'guys' - Button and Weisbrod. No loss from that standpoint at the draft table then from a GM point of view. Burke will be there manning the phones for trades.
I would be 100% ok with not having a GM by draft day if it means the best available GM is hired shortly afterwards.