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Well since we are the experts (lol)...give our draft a grade

Well since we are the experts (lol)...give our draft a grade

  • A

    Votes: 22 25.6%
  • B

    Votes: 44 51.2%
  • C

    Votes: 19 22.1%
  • D

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • F

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    86

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Overall I think we did pretty good....a little upset by Archer but really happy they followed up the midget pick with Bryant. I give them a solid B. Every pick we made was an area of need....wish we had gone corner a little earlier though and that is why I did not go with an A....we suck back there. Your thoughts?
 
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I agree with your assessment, and that is the problem. Usually when I think we did really well, none of the guys end up being worth a ****.
 
I'll give it a C for now. Too soon to say. We'll see how many are still on the team or even in the league in three years.
 
I hate draft grades....while I like what we did this weekend I have no idea what will happen to these guys and which which pan out or flame out.
 
3rd round pick annoys me, other than that, I have a lot of hope for this draft.
 
best draft in years...

Nice job filling needs and getting more physical and faster at the same time...
 
Can ONLY give a projection grade, "B-"


Salute the nation
 
A +++

best draft of the century
 
B+ for me. Not really feeling the Archer pick, but otherwise, I felt we got some pretty strong value in rds 3-6. And the more I consider it, the happier I am about nabbing Shazier. Tuitt was my cherry on top, the one I truly coveted, figured he'd be gone by the time Pittsburgh's 2nd pick rolled around
 
Interesting draft. A ton of very good players. I really wish the Steelers had let the Patsies sign Sanders, so they get that extra 3rd (the 91st pick).
 
I gave it a B.

I'm a bit worried about the NT position. But in fairness, I think others were right about Nix. He's no Hampton and we're probably better off without him. Maybe next year we'll get our guy, or perhaps our late rounder will turn into something. Both D-Linemen we picked are tall guys with a history of playing with their pads too high. Good coaching and strength training can correct this, so let's hope that happens.

Every other pick squares well with me. We drafted for talent, athletes, not just great production. Total opposite of the Jarvis pick last year. But fingers crossed, with all that help Jarvis' high effort level starts to overcome his athletic shortcomings.
 
I gave the draft a B++, but selected "A" in the choices above simply because though I believe that the draft is a very high B, it is closer to an A than to a B.

I like the Tuitt, Bryant picks a lot. I think Shazier could be a very intriguing player. That combination of speed and high-level experience, plus a good attitude, make him a pretty safe pick at 15.

I like the fliers taken on Wesley Johnson and McCullers. A good-blocking TE with the 7th round pick ... ehh, the TE position for the team is pretty damn thin.

Archer and Richardson play a HUGE role in how this draft is viewed. If either turns out to be a legitimate NFL contributor, then the draft is good - high B, low A territory. If both are contributors, high A potential.

If both struggle ... B-, C+ territory.
 
Best draft I've seen in months.
 
C+/B- . It was OK but not as excited as when we got Polamalu, Miller, or Pouncey.
 
I voted B only because I felt the Shazier pick was a little high, not upset with the pick as much as I felt if this was the guy they should have traded back a few to get extra picks. Not saying they didn't try I don't know that just feeling like we could have moved back and still maybe got him. Tuitt was a very solid pick and then there was Archer.....why do we have so much problems in the 3rd round? This guy scares me he had injury concerns in college, I trust the front office but this one left me scratching my head. Don't want to start the should of could of but much rather of had Ellis or Cockrell here!
I think Bryant was a very good pick, Richardson and Wesley I don't know much about but what I read I liked. I liked the Zumwalt and McCullers picks in the 6th and hard to hate a 7th round pick. Blanchflower could end up much like Miller from what I read.

My issues with this draft is it was so loaded at CB, WR, DT and TE and I don't feel we took advantage of that enough especially CB and WR. With that said we did help the defense that really needed some new younger faces and I am happy with the players we ended up with...at least most. We drafted 9 players and I can see at least 8 of them being with us for a very long time if everything works out like they say it is suppose to. A solid B on this draft Archer prevents me from making it a B+/A. Have to say love this draft, can't wait now for the season to start.......
 
Could have been an A- but the teeny RB makes it a B+
 
I voted B only because I felt the Shazier pick was a little high, not upset with the pick as much as I felt if this was the guy they should have traded back a few to get extra picks. Not saying they didn't try I don't know that just feeling like we could have moved back and still maybe got him.

You read up on this draft a lot but you missed all the reports and posts stating the Cowboys were going to take Shazier with the #16 pick.
 
I voted B only because I felt the Shazier pick was a little high, not upset with the pick as much as I felt if this was the guy they should have traded back a few to get extra picks. Not saying they didn't try I don't know that just feeling like we could have moved back and still maybe got him. Tuitt was a very solid pick and then there was Archer.....why do we have so much problems in the 3rd round? This guy scares me he had injury concerns in college, I trust the front office but this one left me scratching my head. Don't want to start the should of could of but much rather of had Ellis or Cockrell here!
I think Bryant was a very good pick, Richardson and Wesley I don't know much about but what I read I liked. I liked the Zumwalt and McCullers picks in the 6th and hard to hate a 7th round pick. Blanchflower could end up much like Miller from what I read.

My issues with this draft is it was so loaded at CB, WR, DT and TE and I don't feel we took advantage of that enough especially CB and WR. With that said we did help the defense that really needed some new younger faces and I am happy with the players we ended up with...at least most. We drafted 9 players and I can see at least 8 of them being with us for a very long time if everything works out like they say it is suppose to. A solid B on this draft Archer prevents me from making it a B+/A. Have to say love this draft, can't wait now for the season to start.......

Supposedly the cowboys were going to pick him right behind us so there was no moving to get him.
 
You read up on this draft a lot but you missed all the reports and posts stating the Cowboys were going to take Shazier with the #16 pick.

Yes I did miss that all I seen was he was going 21,29, did not see or hear any rumors of the cowboys wanting him. If that was the case then I guess if he was our guy you have to pull the trigger like we did. There is so much out there rumors and stuff plus the stuff we don't know.
 
Shazier and Tuitt are solid, high floor prospects in that barring injury, I see little chance in either going bust; however, I'm not sure I see all pro potential in them either. Though not absolutely necessary, that is something you would like in the first two rounds.

I'll attempt to resist beating the Archer dead horse another meter in the ground, but I'll just say this: there were FAR superior prospects available at the CB position in the late third.

As for the later rounds, a lot of boom/bust types, with Richardson seeming the most promising. He has the tools, but needs much more development than many of the CBs they passed on earlier and is a longer projection.

Bryant and McCullers are intriguing as well, but despite their immense physical talents, they, along with Richardson, fell for a reason. Odds are that all three bust, but hopefully, they can strike gold with least one of them.

When attempting to prematurely assess a draft at this stage, all one can really do is assess how the players they drafted project relative to their prospective fit with the team.

I refuse to assign a specific letter grade at this point, but I'll say I'm merely OK with this draft at the moment.
 
anyone has any comparing numbers between Hawthorne last year and Richardson? I hate when our CB prospects bust out and can't even stay on the team to improve their skills
 
the first 2 rd picks are awesome , then if archer and bryant pan out as they should it's a solid A , the rest is unpredictable
 
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