Draft Grades

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  1. Heatfan32

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    I think ESPN did this but I didn't bother watching it,anyways..<u>AFC</u>Buffalo-D,Woah what happened to Marv here?Whitner and McCargo were good pickes but taken to early,McCargo was predicted to be a 5th round pick.They seemed pretty lost this draft.Baltimore-C,They lost NT Maake in free agency but quickly replaced him with DT Ngata,the problem isin the next 2 rounds they didn't fill the WR problems.Houston-B,Bold move passing Reggie,perphaps remembering on taking David Carr over Julius Peppers, but maybe he is the right fit for the team,a very key factor in the NFL is getting to the Quarterback and I think this guy can fill that role,although they still need to improve there O-Line.Denver-A,Good move getting Cutler who may be the best of the top 3 passers in this draft,but this puts pressure on Plummer.Also trading for Javon was a nice move.Miami-C,Allen wasn't a bad choice and could have been compared to Michael Huff until a Hip-injury.Nothing really overflowing with excitement.Cincinnati-C+,Joesph was a good pick at 24,some ranked him as the best CB in the draft.Witworth is a bit questionable and could use some insurance for RT Willie Anderson.Indianapolis-B,Addai has a lot of speed and a big role to play considering James is gone,he had some injury problems.Jennings bolsters an improving seconday and Keiaho is a solid prospect,however the Colts are still far from having a complete defense.Kansas-C,Hali is a good player but he was a reach for a team that needed a accomplished pass rusher,Pollard is more of a safety on a team that needed a cornerback more.New England-C,Maroney is a good back but has had a long list of injury problems,Jackson should be great and fills the hole that Givens left.Look for them to del TE Daniel Graham.Cleveland-B,Overall nice job of fixing there front 7 with Wimbley and D'Qwell Jackson in first 2 rounds.Jacksonville-B,They made offense a priority in the first 2 rounds and came up with Marcedes and Maurice Drew,key players in the first 2 rounds giving the Jaguars speed in the middle of the field out of the backfield.Ingram and Hawkins are decent help at LB.Oakland-B,Talk about quick upgrades on defense,Huff is a great pick at Safety and can play CB.Howard is one of the best athletes in this draft.McQuistan wasn't exactly a astounding pick in the third round but they needed to him for offensive tackle.New York Jets-A,Ferguson and Mangold are probably the top LT and C in the draft,which is good after losing Mawae and Fabini,the line becomes respectable immediately.Pittsburgh-B,The Steelers usually don't move around very much but give them credit for getting Holmes steps into the role vacated by Randle El,and might be a better receiving and return threat.Tennessee-C,Young probably the biggest boom-or-bust player,with McNair probably leaving,hes going to have to take a big step forward,they also rolled the dice with White who basically ate his way out of the first round.San Diego-B+,Cromartie was a good move some thought McNeil and Whitehurst would go a round higher.<u>NFC</u>Dallas-B-,Carpenter was an obvious link for Cowboys coach Bill Parcels who coached Carpenter's dad with the Giants.Carpenter is a strong-side linebacker who can take on a tight end and play the run well.Anthony Fasano is a solid player and Jason Hatcher has good speed off the corner.Chicago-D,First,the Bears lost out a chance to get the wide receiver they wanted when Pittsburgh jumped ahead and got Santonio Holmes.Then the Bears traded out and got Danieal Manning who is a solid player but not a signifacnt upgrade at cornerback.Devin Hester was drafted at least a round to early.Atlanta-A,Jimmy Williams dropped to the No.37 pick because of maturity issues,even though many thought he was the best cornerback in the draft.Jerious Norwood gives the Falcons a serious speedster out of the backfield to back up Warrick Dunn.Throw in the trade for John Abraham and thats a damn good weekend.Arizona-B+,Whether Leinart was worth drafting is a matter of opinion,but it's a bold move for a team thats opening a new stadium.Getting Leinart's teamate,Taitusi Lutui a G,in the second round is impressive.Leonard Pope is on of the big-time prospect who drifted in this tight-end rich draft.N.Y. Giants-B,Trading down with Pittsburgh to pick up extra third- and fourth round picks was a great move.Getting Kiwanuka,who many thought was one of the best ends in college,gives the giants a terrific rotation.Sinorice Moss is a great weapon as a No.3 receiver.Detroit-C+,Sims,Bullocks and Calhoun can all run serious 40 times.Sims and Bullocks figure to start right away.Will the Lions try to shift Sims to safety?Unlikely,but definitely possible.Carolina-B,The Panthers might have gotten the second best back in the draft in DeAngelo Williams,who once was considered a top 10 pick.Marshall is a physical player with good speed who should play right away.Butler has a lot of work to do but is a decent prospect.San Francisco-A,Vernon Davis and Lawson are great upgrades for a team that desperately needed an infusion of speed.Look for Davis to immediately become a favorite of quarterback Alex Smith,who loves to throw to the middle of the field.Lawson is considered a younger version of Jason Taylor.Philadelphia-B+,Bunkley,who was expected to be picked in the top 10,should play right away.Justice,once projected as a top-10 pick,gives the Eagles depth and a transition to the future.Green Bay-C,The Packers picked up three players who should start right away in Hawk,Colledge and Hodge.But the receiving corps took a big step backward with the loss of Javon Walker.New Orleans-B+,Getting Bush with the No.2 pick is quite a coup,although it's going to be interesting to see if the Saints have an easy time signing him.Harper in the second round wasn't particularly good value.Seattle-C-,Jennings filled an important need to upgrade the secondary and Darryl Trapp provides depth at a position of need.Look for Jennings to be worked into the lineup as the strong-side corner.Washington-D,Great line from a D.C writer Saturday:"The Redskins always seem to act as if they believe there isn't going to be a draft next year."The Redskins,who traded their first-round pick a year ago,traded next year's second-round pick to move up for McIntosh.Sure,the Redskins are close.But are they so close that they have to overpay for a linebacker?Minnesota-C,Greenway is a solid prospect who should fit on the fast surface the Vikings play on.The same goes for Griffin,who might be one of the most underrated players in the draft.The curious pick was Jackson,who was rated as a second day pick until recently.Tampa Bay-D,Taking a Guard in the first round?Joseph looks like a big reach,and Jeremy Trueblood might struggle for a year or two at the NFL level.St. Louis-B,Trading down from 11 to 15 and still ending with Tye Hill is impressive.Klopfenstein is a prototype half back for coach Scott Linehan's offense.Wroten has an arrest and failed a drug test.Meanwhile,Alston is a choir boy.
     
  2. BrewCityBuck

    BrewCityBuck The guy with 17,000 Posts.

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    If your going to do this at least put some time into it before wasting mine.
     
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    I don't waste your time,you waste your own.This is just a overview,unless your interested in all the late round steals.
     
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    Edited,added lots of more detail for BCB [​IMG]
     
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    i don't agree with this, cutler is overhyped garbage, i don't think they deserve an A, they had other needs
    damn i loved when they passed on matt and took huff, seeing matt look pouty was priceless
    i think they had the best first round, drafting two right away career starters for the oline was brilliant
    damn i loved this pick, he'll be better then el as a wr casue he ain't coming in having to learn, and he's already better then anything we already have, he'll probably be more of a kick returner cause we drafted willie reid from FSU in the 3rd to do the punt returning
    even though they won't have mcnair he can still sit a year and learn from norm chow while volek throws away the season. they were smart by picking the player that has the most potential not someone that is already what he's gonna be. and getting lendale was a great move
     
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    BrewCityBuck The guy with 17,000 Posts.

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    Jay Cutler is hardly garbage, you probably don't know anything about him. If he went to USC he probably would have been the #1 pick considering all the weapons USC had. He has a much better arm and better athletism than Leinart.
     
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    Cutler is the future of the Bronces,hes a great pick,i'll do the NFC now.
     
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    BrewCityBuck The guy with 17,000 Posts.

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    Can't wait...
     
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    I will grade the Lions as a B- by the way the NFL Draft is way better than the NBA.
     
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    Ernie Sims is a BEAST.
     
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    ^Yeah and Ahman Green better watch out he's gonna get laid out! But you got the best LB with AJ Hawk.
     
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    BrewCityBuck The guy with 17,000 Posts.

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    And the best ILB in Abdul Hodge. :aggressive:
     
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    What about NFC? [​IMG]
     
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    Go to SI.com or something...they are much better.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Heatfan32 @ May 3 2006, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Cutler is the future of the Bronces,hes a great pick,i'll do the NFC now.</div>Didn't he win a total of 11 games in his college career (4 years)? He sure sounds like a winner.
     
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    primetime Get Your Popcorn ready again

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    ''Baltimore C''- <(What WR problems?) We have drafted Moore and Clayton in the last few years, not to mention Derrick Mason, and todd heap at TE, how many more targets do we need? I think if anything we needed a few guards.
     
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    Other than Clayton you don't have much of anything at WR...
     
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    primetime Get Your Popcorn ready again

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ May 7 2006, 08:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Other than Clayton you don't have much of anything at WR...</div>Havent you ever heard of Derrick Mason? He used to play on a team with a guy named Steve Mcnair, they were pretty good. [​IMG] Reunion anyone?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PrimeTime @ May 7 2006, 09:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Havent you ever heard of Derrick Mason? He used to play on a team with a guy named Steve Mcnair, they were pretty good. [​IMG] Reunion anyone?</div>I wish McNair would be staying in Tennessee with Vince Young, but since that relationship between McNair and the Titans isnt great now, i hope he goes to Baltimore.
     

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