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<blockquote data-quote="RRyder" data-source="post: 775602" data-attributes="member: 10329"><p>This draft gets a B- from me overall.</p><p></p><p>Alexander is a fine CB prospect and picking up a future first is great but I really do feel like they passed on adding a legit true playmaker in the defense in James. But they ended up with good value so it is what it is. I personally don't think the gap between them as prospects was quite worth the trade unless Brees arm falls off but I can understand why people would.</p><p></p><p>Jackson was great value in the 2nd. Kinda makes it sting more that we passed on James in the 1st though knowing we were able to land Jackson in the 2nd</p><p></p><p>Burks is really a boom or bust guy. And really one I wouldn't expect to see the field much this coming season barring injury. He isnt going to pass Martinez and in all likelihood Ryan will still man the other ILB spot in the base simply due to his ability to play the run until Burks has a chance to improve in that area. I don't expect anything this year from him really but could pay big dividends in a year or two or he could be a guy you ask if hes still on the team. Whether you love him or hate him this is probably a reach one way or another in terms of value. Should've just stood pat instead of trading up or traded down and grabbed a guy like Sweat.</p><p></p><p>Moore plays faster then his 40. Looks like a less explosive Adams. Like the pick. Don't love it. Probably would've been better to pull the trigger on a pass rusher again in Griffin</p><p></p><p>Madison hopefully can be groomed into a solid depth guy. Solid pick</p><p></p><p>As for the late round guys let's be honest. It's just throwing darts at the dart board. People were excited for Dupre last year and he never sniffed the roster. I'll give them till training camp before I'll make any kind of evaluation on them.</p><p></p><p>Outside of the Punter of course. Wasted pick no matter how you slice it really. Vogel was actually pretty good last year so even in a best case scenario it's only going to be a marginal ugrade at best. "Insert any Oline or Dline" prospect to draft and stash on the PS would've been a better choice. Unsurprisingly people have already talked themselves into this guy being the best Punter in the league in an attempt to justify this pick. I find that funny when he wasn't even the first drafted. Much less him actually being significantly better then Vogel</p><p></p><p>I actually liked that they drafted a long snapper in the 7th. It's like drafting a kicker in FF. You wait till the very last round and get your guy without having to worry about waivers claims.</p><p></p><p>Summary:</p><p></p><p>I give this a draft a B- not because we didn't get some damn good players or value both now and in the future. We absolutely did. And I don't give it a B- because we passed on my man crush in James. (Although passing on a blue chipper like him does lower the overall grade slightly.) Everybody evaluates differently. I give it a B- because there was shockingly little done to address the pass rush. Yes we needed CBs. But damn if we didn't need a guy to at least add to the rotation because as of right now our pass rush, and in turn any hope of having a successful defense regardless of our corners, is predicated on Perry and/or Mathews not getting hurt.</p><p></p><p>I just cant give a grade higher then a B- when a glaring weakness like that wasn't addressed once. Even in a draft that wasn't loaded with them guys like Sweat and Griffin could've been added in lew of guys like Burks or Moore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RRyder, post: 775602, member: 10329"] This draft gets a B- from me overall. Alexander is a fine CB prospect and picking up a future first is great but I really do feel like they passed on adding a legit true playmaker in the defense in James. But they ended up with good value so it is what it is. I personally don't think the gap between them as prospects was quite worth the trade unless Brees arm falls off but I can understand why people would. Jackson was great value in the 2nd. Kinda makes it sting more that we passed on James in the 1st though knowing we were able to land Jackson in the 2nd Burks is really a boom or bust guy. And really one I wouldn't expect to see the field much this coming season barring injury. He isnt going to pass Martinez and in all likelihood Ryan will still man the other ILB spot in the base simply due to his ability to play the run until Burks has a chance to improve in that area. I don't expect anything this year from him really but could pay big dividends in a year or two or he could be a guy you ask if hes still on the team. Whether you love him or hate him this is probably a reach one way or another in terms of value. Should've just stood pat instead of trading up or traded down and grabbed a guy like Sweat. Moore plays faster then his 40. Looks like a less explosive Adams. Like the pick. Don't love it. Probably would've been better to pull the trigger on a pass rusher again in Griffin Madison hopefully can be groomed into a solid depth guy. Solid pick As for the late round guys let's be honest. It's just throwing darts at the dart board. People were excited for Dupre last year and he never sniffed the roster. I'll give them till training camp before I'll make any kind of evaluation on them. Outside of the Punter of course. Wasted pick no matter how you slice it really. Vogel was actually pretty good last year so even in a best case scenario it's only going to be a marginal ugrade at best. "Insert any Oline or Dline" prospect to draft and stash on the PS would've been a better choice. Unsurprisingly people have already talked themselves into this guy being the best Punter in the league in an attempt to justify this pick. I find that funny when he wasn't even the first drafted. Much less him actually being significantly better then Vogel I actually liked that they drafted a long snapper in the 7th. It's like drafting a kicker in FF. You wait till the very last round and get your guy without having to worry about waivers claims. Summary: I give this a draft a B- not because we didn't get some damn good players or value both now and in the future. We absolutely did. And I don't give it a B- because we passed on my man crush in James. (Although passing on a blue chipper like him does lower the overall grade slightly.) Everybody evaluates differently. I give it a B- because there was shockingly little done to address the pass rush. Yes we needed CBs. But damn if we didn't need a guy to at least add to the rotation because as of right now our pass rush, and in turn any hope of having a successful defense regardless of our corners, is predicated on Perry and/or Mathews not getting hurt. I just cant give a grade higher then a B- when a glaring weakness like that wasn't addressed once. Even in a draft that wasn't loaded with them guys like Sweat and Griffin could've been added in lew of guys like Burks or Moore. [/QUOTE]
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