Detroit - I'm not a Stafford fan, but I wasn't a fan of any QBs in this draft when it came to the first pick. Pettigrew was a decent pick that will help them in a lot of ways. I really like the Derrick Williams and Lydon Murtha picks. B
Bears - Gilbert is a boom or bust pick that didn't really produce much at all at lowly San Jose State. It would be unreasonable to assume that he will then produce in the NFL. Iglesias is decent, and there is a reason that DJ Moore dropped. Teams know something about him that we don't. They didn't add a ton of talent, but that is to be expected when you don't have a first day pick. Considering that I'll give them a B-
Minnesota - Boom or Bust all the way on the first day. Harvin could be a steal or he could smoke himself out of the NFL. Loadholt was one of my least favorite players in the draft and would have gotten an F from any team other than the Vikings, who need a road grater at RT. Still, he will hold or just get flat out beaten by any DE with any semblance of speed. He will really struggle against 3-4 teams with OLBs rushing against him. C+
NON - NFC NORTH TEAMS:
Oakland - I read it best on anther board when someone said that Al Davis went "full retard" (Tropic Thunder reference) this draft. DHB is a slightly better Troy Williamson, and the Mike Mitchel pick came out of left field even though teams like the Bears were rumored to be eyeing him up a couple picks later. They said the same thing about Tarvaris Jackson in 06 though as well. Michael Johnson has one of the highest ceilings in the draft but next to no motivation to achieve it. D
Baltimore - I thought that they got great value with all of their picks. A
Denver - Building their new defensive scheme, they took two defensive players in the first round. They also did something that their previous coach never would have thought of doing when they used the first of the three first round picks that they would end up having on a running back (and a great one). The bad part: they gave up a first next year (they had two) to move into the first and take Alphonso Smith, a projected second rounder. But Fonz was one of my favorite players in the draft so I'll give them a B+
San Diego - Larry English should excell with the Chargers, and they made good with their later picks - taking Kevin Ellison and Demetrius Byrd. Ellison is a very smart S/LB tweener with questionable speed for a saftey. I think that they may have gotten a steal. Byrd would have went a lot higher if not for being injured in a car accident prior to the draft. A-
Jets - Mortgadged a lot on Sanchez in the first and Shonn Greene in the third. I'm not a fan of this draft. I think that they should have just stayed where they were and took Josh Freeman at 17. It would have been interesting to see if TB would have tried jumping them in that situation. C-
Eagles - They got great value on all of their first four picks. Excellent draft for the Iggles. A
San Fransisco - They picked up a lot of talent throughout the draft. A-