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Bobby Beathard

WAS · LAC · Composite skill θ = -0.01 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval -0.62 to +0.59

Composite θ
-0.01
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval
-0.62–+0.59
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted direction probability
48%
moment-matched Normal approximation
Verdict
Average
directional only

Evidence: 155 mapped picks across 21 draft classes, 1980–2000 · 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
-0.02
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. 1980–1989WASHOF GM; led Redskins to 3 Super Bowls
  2. 1990–2000LACHOF GM; San Diego era 1990-2000

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
1981#69Russ GrimmOFF+8.53
1983#84Charles MannDEF+6.37
1981#119Dexter ManleyDEF+4.74
1990#5Junior SeauDEF+3.34
1983#28Darrell GreenDEF+3.05

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
1992#33Marquez PopeDEF-3.08
1991#90Yancey ThigpenOFF-2.65
1999#69Steve HeidenOFF-2.56
1993#22Darrien GordonDEF-2.15
1990#172Jeff NovakOFF-2.00
Opportunity
GP · GS · Snaps

earned playing time

Quality
AV · AV/snap

value per opportunity

Recognition
PB · AP1

league honors

All 155 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
1981#69Russ GrimmOFF+1.31+1.40—+2.34—+3.61+6.05+8.53
1983#84Charles MannDEF+1.75+2.36—+2.51—+3.84-0.25+6.37
1981#119Dexter ManleyDEF+1.13+1.77—+1.90—+0.78+2.01+4.74
1990#5Junior SeauDEF+0.11+1.12—+2.16—+0.24+0.89+3.34
1983#28Darrell GreenDEF+2.57+3.23—+2.11—-0.17-3.76+3.05
1987#164Ed SimmonsOFF+1.73+1.50—+0.97—-0.20-0.13+2.42
1986#75Alvin WaltonDEF+0.98+1.19—+0.81—-0.05-0.03+1.86
1993#64Joe CocozzoOFF+1.20+0.80—+0.66—-0.03-0.01+1.64
1994#145Rodney HarrisonDEF+0.31+0.63—-0.06—+0.63+1.66+1.56
1982#49Vernon DeanDEF+0.80+0.73—+0.83—-0.15-0.08+1.48
1990#187Nate LewisOFF+0.87+0.61—+0.70—-0.02-0.01+1.43
1991#47Eric MotenOFF+0.67+0.87—+0.61—-0.06-0.03+1.33
1996#114Charlie JonesOFF+0.84+0.62—+0.50—-0.02-0.01+1.22
1994#63Vaughn ParkerOFF+0.99+1.31—+0.40—-0.43-0.28+1.20
1997#109Raleigh RoundtreeOFF+0.80+0.62—+0.46—-0.03-0.02+1.15
1999#139Adrian DingleDEF+1.09+0.38—+0.40—-0.01-0.01+1.12
1995#200Tony BertiOFF+0.49+0.69—+0.42—-0.01+0.00+1.00
1993#99Lewis BushDEF+0.85+0.69—+0.26—-0.19-0.15+0.86
2000#113Leonardo CarsonDEF+0.51+0.42—+0.38—-0.01-0.01+0.84
1992#23Chris MimsDEF+0.77+0.37—+0.36—-0.19-0.08+0.79
1989#149A.J. JohnsonDEF+0.85+0.17—+0.30—-0.03-0.02+0.78
1995#197Craig WhelihanOFF+0.48+0.61—+0.23—+0.00+0.00+0.78
1997#45Freddie JonesOFF+0.43+0.76—+0.22—-0.17-0.08+0.69
1993#161Eric CastleDEF+0.90-0.01—+0.16—-0.01-0.01+0.59
1997#138Kenny BynumOFF+0.84+0.12—+0.11—-0.02-0.01+0.58
1995#237Mark MontreuilDEF+0.61+0.12—+0.21—+0.00+0.00+0.57
1988#55Chip LohmillerST+1.14-0.84—+0.05—+0.85-0.18+0.53
1986#30Markus KochDEF+0.57+0.13—+0.20—-0.08-0.03+0.50
2000#43Rogers BeckettDEF+0.41+0.32—+0.16—-0.03-0.02+0.49
1991#127Floyd FieldsDEF+0.25+0.32—+0.21—-0.01-0.01+0.48
1991#123Duane YoungOFF+0.53+1.06—-0.28—-0.07-0.04+0.47
1995#51Terrell FletcherOFF+1.35-0.51—+0.19—-0.19-0.11+0.46
1997#237Tony CorbinOFF+0.09+0.28—+0.23—+0.00+0.00+0.42
1993#95Raylee JohnsonDEF+1.47-0.05—-0.11—-0.29-0.16+0.37
1994#70Andre ColemanOFF+0.45-0.02—+0.18—-0.03-0.01+0.37
2000#205JaJuan SeiderOFF+0.03+0.23—+0.19—+0.00+0.00+0.32
1999#104Jason PerryDEF+0.23+0.04—+0.18—-0.01-0.01+0.31
1993#41Natrone MeansOFF+0.04+0.13—+0.37—-0.23-0.13+0.28
1994#82Willie ClarkDEF+0.45-0.10—+0.06—-0.02-0.01+0.23
1982#99Todd LiebensteinDEF+0.04+0.16—+0.12—-0.02-0.01+0.20
1983#196Kelvin BryantOFF+0.06-0.40—+0.42—-0.08-0.04+0.19
1989#66Tracy RockerDEF-0.09+0.13—+0.18—-0.02-0.01+0.19
1996#231Freddie BradleyOFF-0.02+0.17—+0.10—-0.01-0.01+0.17
1985#177Jamie HarrisST-0.44+0.25—+0.25—-0.01-0.01+0.14
1995#177Troy SienkiewiczOFF+0.33-0.02—+0.00—-0.01-0.01+0.14
1986#146Mark RypienOFF-0.80-0.15—-0.16—+1.66-0.13+0.12
1992#147Reggie WhiteDEF+0.12-0.05—+0.08—-0.01+0.00+0.11
1997#146Paul BradfordDEF-0.04+0.05—+0.10—-0.01-0.01+0.09
1988#109Jamie MorrisOFF+0.11+0.06—+0.03—-0.02-0.01+0.09
1993#188Doug MillerDEF+0.15-0.06—+0.03—-0.01-0.01+0.06
1990#143Frank CornishOFF+0.12+0.00—+0.02—-0.02-0.01+0.06
1992#140Eric JonassenOFF+0.33-0.21—+0.01—-0.01-0.01+0.06
1996#41Bryan StillOFF+0.44-0.12—-0.08—-0.04-0.02+0.05
1980#55Mat MendenhallDEF-0.30+0.03—+0.20—-0.05-0.01+0.03
1998#234Kio SanfordOFF-0.23+0.10—+0.07—-0.01+0.00+0.01
2000#111Trevor GaylorOFF+0.02-0.01—+0.01—-0.02-0.01+0.01
1997#218Toran JamesDEF-0.01-0.01—+0.03—-0.01-0.01+0.01
1987#117Timmy SmithOFF-0.05+0.10—+0.00—-0.02-0.01+0.00
1987#144Steve GageDEF+0.01-0.06—+0.03—-0.01-0.01-0.01
1998#59Mikhael RicksOFF-0.07+0.11—+0.01—-0.05-0.02-0.01
1980#18Art MonkOFF+1.38+1.81—+1.76—-4.37-2.43-0.04
1991#177David JonesOFF-0.41-0.06—+0.21—-0.01+0.00-0.04
2000#203Damen WheelerDEF-0.30+0.03—+0.09—-0.01-0.01-0.05
1995#104Aaron HaydenOFF-0.12+0.00—+0.02—-0.02-0.01-0.06
1985#122Raphel CherryDEF-0.17-0.03—+0.05—-0.02-0.01-0.06
1995#162'Omar EllisonOFF-0.07+0.01—-0.02—-0.01-0.01-0.06
1994#43Isaac DavisOFF+0.28-0.19—-0.08—-0.04-0.02-0.07
1994#137Aaron LaingOFF-0.36-0.10—+0.16—-0.01-0.01-0.08
1992#174Deems MayOFF+0.36-0.01—-0.23—-0.04-0.02-0.09
1985#185Lionel VitalOFF-0.36+0.09—+0.05—-0.02-0.01-0.10
1981#148Larry KubinDEF+0.25-0.27—-0.09—-0.02-0.01-0.12
1991#36George ThorntonDEF-0.02-0.09—-0.05—-0.03-0.01-0.12
1999#178Tyrone BellDEF-0.34+0.00—+0.06—-0.01-0.01-0.12
1990#193Keith CollinsDEF-0.34+0.00—+0.05—-0.01-0.01-0.13
2000#184Shannon TaylorDEF-0.15-0.07—-0.01—-0.01-0.01-0.13
1980#187Melvin JonesOFF-0.25-0.04—+0.02—-0.02-0.01-0.14
1986#113Ravin CaldwellDEF+0.66-0.43—-0.17—-0.10-0.06-0.14
1995#183Brandon HarrisonOFF-0.32+0.03—+0.01—-0.01+0.00-0.15
1996#192Bryan StoltenbergOFF-0.10-0.16—-0.02—-0.01-0.01-0.16
1988#193Harold HicksDEF-0.36-0.01—+0.03—-0.01-0.01-0.17
1996#155Junior SoliDEF-0.38-0.02—+0.03—-0.01+0.00-0.18
1990#163Derrick WalkerOFF-0.04+0.51—-0.33—-0.12-0.07-0.19
1998#155Clifford IvoryDEF-0.39-0.05—+0.03—-0.01-0.01-0.20
1994#150Darren KreinDEF-0.39-0.03—+0.01—-0.01+0.00-0.21
1996#81Brian RocheOFF-0.20-0.30—+0.06—-0.02-0.01-0.21
1986#186Rick BadanjekOFF-0.28+0.02—-0.07—-0.01-0.01-0.21
1984#55Steve HamiltonDEF+0.33-0.40—-0.16—-0.03-0.01-0.22
1985#163Danzell LeeOFF-0.51-0.14—+0.12—-0.01-0.01-0.22
1994#207Zane BeehnDEF-0.37-0.03—-0.03—-0.01-0.01-0.24
1998#194Jon HaskinsDEF-0.34-0.05—-0.04—-0.01-0.01-0.24
1999#60Jermaine FazandeOFF-0.20-0.03—-0.10—-0.04-0.02-0.24
2000#222Jason ThomasOFF-0.27-0.12—-0.03—-0.01+0.00-0.24
1998#126Cedric HardenDEF-0.32-0.09—-0.03—-0.01+0.00-0.25
1982#133Mike WilliamsOFF-0.29-0.23—+0.02—-0.02-0.01-0.26
1989#139Lybrant RobinsonDEF-0.33-0.09—-0.04—-0.01+0.00-0.26
1984#195Mark SmithOFF-0.40-0.04—-0.07—-0.01-0.01-0.30
1990#145David PoolDEF-0.44-0.09—-0.02—-0.01-0.01-0.30
1996#190Jim MillsOFF-0.28-0.16—-0.07—-0.01-0.01-0.30
1997#74Michael HamiltonDEF+0.11-0.31—-0.18—-0.02-0.01-0.30
1995#93Don SasaDEF-0.32-0.16—-0.07—-0.01-0.01-0.32
1993#134Walter DunsonOFF-0.43-0.08—-0.07—-0.01-0.01-0.34
1997#178Daniel PalmerOFF-0.35-0.18—-0.08—-0.01-0.01-0.35
1991#192Terry BeaufordOFF-0.35-0.17—-0.09—-0.01-0.01-0.36
1990#67Walter WilsonOFF-0.38-0.25—-0.03—-0.03-0.01-0.37
1989#129Tim SmileyDEF-0.49-0.14—-0.06—-0.01-0.01-0.38
1989#179Kevin HendrixDEF-0.46-0.10—-0.10—-0.01-0.01-0.39
1996#50Patrick SappDEF-0.02-0.25—-0.22—-0.03-0.02-0.39
1984#83Jay SchroederOFF-0.76-0.41—-0.20—+0.79-0.05-0.42
1988#127Carl MimsDEF-0.51-0.15—-0.08—-0.01-0.01-0.42
1992#117Curtis WhitleyOFF+0.03-0.45—-0.24—-0.03-0.02-0.47
1999#141Reggie NelsonOFF-0.38-0.26—-0.14—-0.01-0.01-0.47
1991#150Jimmy LaisterOFF-0.43-0.25—-0.15—-0.01-0.01-0.50
1989#110Erik AffholterOFF-0.53-0.17—-0.16—-0.02-0.01-0.52
1992#131Kevin LittleDEF-0.54-0.18—-0.16—-0.01-0.01-0.53
1982#180John SchachtnerDEF-0.56-0.19—-0.19—-0.02-0.01-0.57
1986#156Jim HuddlestonOFF-0.47-0.28—-0.19—-0.01-0.01-0.58
1995#34Terrance ShawDEF-0.17+0.37—-0.34—-0.39-0.29-0.58
1994#160Tony VinsonOFF-0.60-0.15—-0.20—-0.02-0.01-0.59
1983#166Bob WincklerOFF-0.50-0.31—-0.22—-0.02-0.01-0.63
1982#153Lamont JeffersDEF-0.62-0.24—-0.23—-0.02-0.01-0.67
1995#100Chris CowartDEF-0.61-0.26—-0.22—-0.02-0.01-0.67
1995#98Preston HarrisonDEF-0.62-0.27—-0.23—-0.02-0.01-0.68
1984#102Jimmy SmithOFF-0.62-0.21—-0.26—-0.03-0.02-0.69
1988#66Mike OliphantOFF-0.52-0.31—-0.29—-0.04-0.02-0.73
1984#125Jeff PeguesDEF-0.65-0.28—-0.26—-0.02-0.01-0.74
1980#155Farley BellDEF-0.65-0.27—-0.27—-0.02-0.01-0.75
1981#90Tom FlickOFF-0.44-0.34—-0.34—-0.04-0.01-0.75
1991#9Stanley RichardDEF-0.14+0.14—-0.50—-0.34-0.25-0.79
1995#61Jimmy OliverOFF-0.65-0.34—-0.30—-0.03-0.01-0.82
1981#132Gary SayreOFF-0.61-0.41—-0.31—-0.02-0.01-0.84
1990#57Jeff MillsDEF-0.67-0.48—-0.42—-0.03-0.02-1.03
1982#61Carl PowellOFF-0.79-0.46—-0.43—-0.05-0.02-1.10
1990#60Leo GoeasOFF-0.35-0.61—-0.52—-0.15-0.08-1.11
1990#185Joe StaysniakOFF-0.77-0.54—-0.44—-0.03-0.02-1.11
1983#168Babe LaufenbergOFF-0.76-0.46—-0.50—-0.04-0.01-1.14
1983#56Richard WilliamsOFF-0.83-0.43—-0.46—-0.06-0.03-1.14
1990#138John FrieszOFF-0.70-0.40—-0.51—-0.13-0.03-1.14
1986#45Walter MurrayOFF-0.80-0.51—-0.47—-0.05-0.02-1.15
1992#63Ray EthridgeOFF-0.85-0.52—-0.47—-0.05-0.02-1.19
2000#83Damion McIntoshOFF-0.65-0.34—-0.50—-0.23-0.16-1.19
1987#48Wally KleineOFF-0.79-0.67—-0.53—-0.04-0.02-1.29
1981#20Mark MayOFF+0.17+0.59—+0.36—-2.24-1.89-1.33
1985#33Tory NixonDEF-0.90-0.64—-0.54—-0.05-0.03-1.35
1984#31Bob SlaterDEF-0.91-0.65—-0.58—-0.05-0.02-1.39
1987#192Johnny ThomasDEF-0.07-0.95—-0.80—-0.09-0.08-1.39
1987#30Brian DavisDEF-0.57-0.77—-0.68—-0.23-0.14-1.54
1988#159Stan HumphriesOFF-0.93-0.66—-0.82—-0.08-0.02-1.67
1998#2Ryan LeafOFF-0.16-0.53—-1.31—-0.07-0.02-1.70
1984#167Curt SingerOFF-1.09-0.82—-0.73—-0.07-0.04-1.74
1991#39Eric BieniemyOFF-0.13-1.19—-0.91—-0.40-0.22-1.88
1990#172Jeff NovakOFF-1.22-0.94—-0.86—-0.07-0.05-2.00
1993#22Darrien GordonDEF-0.77-0.83—-0.90—-0.52-0.38-2.15
1999#69Steve HeidenOFF-0.94-1.13—-1.22—-0.41-0.22-2.56
1991#90Yancey ThigpenOFF-1.52-1.12—-1.15—-0.23-0.13-2.65
1992#33Marquez PopeDEF-1.31-1.48—-1.33—-0.42-0.30-3.08

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