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Phil Savage

CLE · Composite skill θ = +0.41 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval -0.19 to +1.01

Composite θ
+0.41
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval
-0.19–+1.01
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted direction probability
91%
moment-matched Normal approximation
Verdict
Elite
maturity-adjusted direction probability > 80%

Evidence: 30 mapped picks across 4 draft classes, 2005–2008 · 100% portfolio maturity · non-provisional estimate.

THE ADJUSTMENT, MADE VISIBLE

The record vs. the verdict

The open dot is his record alone: a fixed projection of raw per-pick outcomes (era-normalized games and AV, draft capital, honors) onto the composite scale. The filled dot is the published verdict. The bar between them is the adjustment.

partial pooling + era/capital adjustment
+0.56
maturity discount
0.00

His record alone is a support view of the unadjusted record, not a second rating. The published verdict keeps its interval above.

ONE PERSON, COMPLETE CONTEXT

Team and tenure chronology

The Big Board ranks one person once across their full portfolio. The checked-in release keeps 190 people distinct from its 209 GM-team careers; these dated team assignments show the context behind this profile.

  1. 2005–2008CLE

Top 5 hits

Support residuals: picks where the player most over-performed the league baseline at their draft slot. They explain the profile; they are not a second GM rating.

YrPickPlayerPosSupport contribution
2007#3Joe ThomasOFF+10.36
2008#190Ahtyba RubinDEF+1.47
2007#140Brandon McDonaldDEF+0.80
2007#53Eric WrightDEF+0.76
2005#34Brodney PoolDEF+0.53

Top 5 misses

Support residuals: picks where the player most under-performed the slot baseline. Related outcomes are collapsed inside their bucket before the final contribution.

YrPickPlayerPosSupport contribution
2007#22Brady QuinnOFF-1.07
2006#34D'Qwell JacksonDEF-1.03
2006#13Kamerion WimbleyDEF-0.82
2008#104Beau BellDEF-0.73
2006#78Travis WilsonOFF-0.69
Opportunity
GP · GS · Snaps

earned playing time

Quality
AV · AV/snap

value per opportunity

Recognition
PB · AP1

league honors

All 30 picks · bucketed residuals

Each cell is a support z-score: how far the player's outcome deviated from the league baseline at their draft slot. The total gives one vote to each bucket, so playing-time proxies do not drown out AV, AV/snap quality, or honors. It is not the maturity-adjusted headline composite.

Draft pickOpportunityQualityRecognitionSupport
YrPickPlayerPosGPGSSnapsAVAV/snapPBAP1Total
2007#3Joe ThomasOFF+1.69+2.08-0.15+2.06-0.22+5.46+11.00+10.36
2008#190Ahtyba RubinDEF+1.00+1.13+0.47+0.73+0.62-0.09-0.05+1.47
2007#140Brandon McDonaldDEF+0.48+0.43+0.36-0.02-0.02+0.80
2007#53Eric WrightDEF+0.27+0.70+0.37-0.10-0.07+0.76
2005#34Brodney PoolDEF+0.48+0.40+0.20-0.13-0.09+0.53
2006#180Lawrence VickersOFF+1.04+0.66-0.29-0.04-0.03+0.53
2006#145Jerome HarrisonOFF+0.56+0.02+0.22-0.03-0.02+0.48
2005#67Charlie FryeOFF+0.16+0.35+0.16-0.02+0.00+0.41
2008#231Alex HallDEF+0.32-0.01+0.07-0.01-0.01+0.22
2007#234Syndric SteptoeOFF+0.10+0.18+0.07-0.01-0.01+0.20
2005#139David McMillanDEF+0.25-0.10+0.05-0.01+0.00+0.12
2006#222Justin HamiltonOFF-0.09+0.08+0.05-0.01-0.01+0.04
2005#203Andrew HoffmanDEF-0.32+0.03+0.06-0.01+0.00-0.09
2007#213Chase PittmanDEF-0.33+0.02+0.05-0.01+0.00-0.11
2007#200Melila PurcellDEF-0.35+0.00+0.04-0.01+0.00-0.15
2006#181Babatunde OshinowoDEF-0.35-0.02+0.03-0.01+0.00-0.16
2005#176Nick SpeegleDEF-0.08-0.12-0.05-0.01-0.01-0.16
2008#191Paul HubbardOFF-0.38-0.03-0.03-0.01-0.01-0.25
2006#152DeMario MinterDEF-0.45-0.10-0.02-0.01-0.01-0.30
2005#217Jon DunnOFF-0.32-0.16-0.07-0.01-0.01-0.32
2008#111Martin RuckerOFF-0.50-0.24+0.04-0.02-0.01-0.35
2006#110Leon WilliamsDEF+0.09-0.30-0.22-0.06-0.04-0.38
2005#103Antonio PerkinsDEF-0.41-0.22-0.12-0.02-0.01-0.45
2006#112Isaac SowellsOFF-0.14-0.38-0.20-0.02-0.01-0.48
2005#3Braylon EdwardsOFF-0.15-0.14-0.58+0.50-0.43-0.69
2006#78Travis WilsonOFF-0.54-0.28-0.26-0.03-0.01-0.69
2008#104Beau BellDEF-0.55-0.33-0.27-0.02-0.02-0.73
2006#13Kamerion WimbleyDEF-0.28+0.10-0.38-0.46-0.24-0.82
2006#34D'Qwell JacksonDEF+0.15+0.85-0.62+0.40-1.18-0.87-0.67-1.03
2007#22Brady QuinnOFF-0.47-0.41-0.58-0.08-0.01-1.07

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