Official NFL Draft Discussion

• I Wear Pants

  Is there someplace that graded each teams draft? ESPN's is only for "insiders" and I'm not up to speed on these college players so I can't just read who they picked and go "oh that's a good/bad pick".
• Footwedge

  Coleman was rated higher than Asante...had 3 times the number of forced fumbles and twice as many interceptions. They both had the same number of tackles. Why the Browns picked a guy that gurus say "cam't cover" over Coleman is annoying. Coleman ran a 4.56...not fast..but not truck slow for a safety either.
  
  Bad choice Browns.
• ts1227

  

  Footwedge wrote: Coleman was rated higher than Asante...had 3 times the number of forced fumbles and twice as many interceptions. They both had the same number of tackles. Why the Browns picked a guy that gurus say "cam't cover" over Coleman is annoying. Coleman ran a 4.56...not fast..but not truck slow for a safety either.
  
  Bad choice Browns.

  Coleman must have had a shitty combine.
  
  Also, since he's an OSU player you can basically take 50% off of the opinion offered of the guy from the blinded homers on this site, so basically he was drafted right where he should have been.
• Glory Days

  

  ok i didnt read all 800 posts, but did Carolina really draft Clausen and Pike? pretty interesting drafting two rookie QBs.
• mucalum49

  

  I Wear Pants wrote: Is there someplace that graded each teams draft? ESPN's is only for "insiders" and I'm not up to speed on these college players so I can't just read who they picked and go "oh that's a good/bad pick".

  Are there specific teams that you want to read about or see the whole thing? I have Insider and don't mind sharing but copying and pasting 32 teams would kind of suck.
• SportsAndLady

  

  ^ All 4 teams in the afc north would suffice for me
  
  Green Bay Packers too
• LJ

  

  ts1227 wrote:

  Footwedge wrote: Coleman was rated higher than Asante...had 3 times the number of forced fumbles and twice as many interceptions. They both had the same number of tackles. Why the Browns picked a guy that gurus say "cam't cover" over Coleman is annoying. Coleman ran a 4.56...not fast..but not truck slow for a safety either.
  
  Bad choice Browns.

  Coleman must have had a shitty combine.
  
  Also, since he's an OSU player you can basically take 50% off of the opinion offered of the guy from the blinded homers on this site, so basically he was drafted right where he should have been.

  He is too small to play safety but had the combine of a safety. His hips aren't fluid and he has problems changing direction, so he wouldn't make a good corner. He fits into a nickel package and special teams.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  I never thought Coleman was that good.
• Thunder70

  

  This doesn't have anything to do with who got drafted by whom but I was/am a huge fan of the different types of people who announced the different picks. It was really cool seeing the likes of Marino, Jim Brown, etc announcing their teams pics.
• hasbeen

  

  mucalum49 wrote:

  I Wear Pants wrote: Is there someplace that graded each teams draft? ESPN's is only for "insiders" and I'm not up to speed on these college players so I can't just read who they picked and go "oh that's a good/bad pick".

  Are there specific teams that you want to read about or see the whole thing? I have Insider and don't mind sharing but copying and pasting 32 teams would kind of suck.

  Cowboys if ya could.
• mucalum49

  

  SportsAndLady wrote: ^ All 4 teams in the afc north would suffice for me
  
  Green Bay Packers too

  Baltimore Ravens
  Summary: For top grades, it's a contrast in styles. Seattle had high picks and got great fits, then waited and got Golden Tate. Baltimore traded down and still loaded up on talent all over the place. In Round 2, they got both Sergio Kindle and Terrence Cody, a pair of guys who could have landed in the first round. They get a pair of fantastic tight end prospects in Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta, continuing a promise to both buy and draft options for Joe Flacco. Love the Arthur Jones pick, a one-time Big Board guy who fell to the fifth round, mostly because of health issues. Even in the sixth, the Ravens got Ramon Harewood, a small-college tackle prospect who has a chance to develop. And we can't forget that Anquan Boldin is, in some respects, a part of this class as well.
  Draft grade: A
  
  Pittsburgh Steelers
  Summary: What the Steelers did had some subtlety, and you have to consider their system and needs when you evaluate it. Smart to take Maurkice Pouncey and shore up the interior of that offensive line. The Steelers targeted athletic OLB types like Jason Worilds, Thaddeus Gibson and Stevenson Sylvester. Yes, the Steelers like to develop these guys in their 3-4, but in the meantime, those are the guys who can help shore up what was a disastrous special teams unit in 2009. That's one area to keep in mind. A trade with Arizona to reclaim Bryant McFadden probably pleased fans. Not an amazing draft, but Pittsburgh got the type of guys they like. Don't sleep on Jonathan Dwyer, the last player taken in the draft who at one time cracked the Big Board. He'll be coming to camp with a lot to prove.
  Draft grade: B
  
  Green Bay Packers
  Summary: Green Bay stuck to a good plan in the first round and got an ideal fit in Bryan Bulaga. In the second and third rounds, I think they may have reached a bit with Mike Neal and Morgan Burnett. Good players, but I think in both cases there were some better options. Neal's skill-set isn't a direct fit for the 3-4 they run. The grade goes up a notch with the addition of James Starks so late. If he's healthy, and he should be when he arrives for camp, he could be one of those running backs whom everybody wonders how he fell so far. A really good size-speed package when he's right.
  Draft grade: B-
  
  Cincinnati Bengals
  Summary: Everywhere you look on the Cincy draft board, you see players you assumed could go much higher. But that also means they took risks on guys. At No. 21, the Bengals got the draft's best tight end in Jermaine Gresham, but he didn't play in 2009. At No. 60, they got a potentially significant talent in Carlos Dunlap, a guy at one time considered a lock for the top 10. Problem is he rarely played like it, off-field issues aside. Poor Brandon Ghee was the last guy in the green room, which means most thought he could be at least a second-round pick. The Bengals nabbed him at No. 96. Roddrick Muckelroy is a decent pick at No. 131, and I also like the Dezmon Briscoe pick late in the sixth round.
  Draft grade: C
  
  Cleveland Browns
  Summary: The Browns addressed a pressing need with the selection of Joe Haden at No. 7, and his 40 time aside, Haden is a fluid, physical cover corner who should start immediately and addresses a weakness. Cleveland clearly liked T.J. Ward, but could have gotten him later than No. 37. Montario Hardesty could be a really good back, but he's also been hurt, and again, it didn't seem necessary to trade up for him. My other question is both he and later safety pick Larry Asante are box safeties. But let's not forget to mention the big name and, yes, a great value pick, Colt McCoy at No. 85. Ironic that Cleveland got a guy that late who I thought they could have grabbed at No. 38. Carlton Mitchell can flat-out fly, and could be a late sleeper.
  Draft grade: C
• SportsAndLady

  

  Thanks mucalum.
  
  C for the Brownies? Not sure I agree with that..
• Thunder70

  

  me either...
• jordo212000

  

  I'm surprised that Cincy got a C. I thought they had a very good draft