Draft Grades

If we are looking at comparison wants... lets just have him beat Nate washington:

14 games 47rec 95trgts 658yards 14.0avg 4tds

 

In the new NFL, speed kills. I hope this draft really cements the offensive side of things for the next 5-10 years.

 

A+ because we finally drafted for offense.

 

Vivi told me she gave it an A-

 

I like this draft a lot but I still kinda hoped we would have picked a young QB as a future insurance policy. Not going to cry over spilled milk. No excuses for Brock though, he has all the weapons in the world.

 

We have one right now in Tom Savage. If you wanted to draft a QB better than him then you would have had to replace one of the picks that the team took last week. My biggest question is Ervin; but if he is a possible ST guy or spot RB then I'd rather have that than a new third guy holding a clipboard.

 

No you don't, trailer-park. The criticism involves the trade up for Martin.

 

"trailer-park?" I neither know; nor care what you mean by that. That said, if we are talking about picking Miller then are you suggesting that the Texans should have passed on a guy who could possibly be a starting center for many years in favor of a backup quarterback?

 

We did pick up a young QB. One of the best in the nation before he got hurt...ot just happens that he plays WR at the moment. Braxton Miller has to be our emergency QB after next year right..Hes got to be better than Shane Lechlar right?

 

They lost a sixth-round pick, needlessly, to trade up 2 spots to get Martin.

 

Havent seen much from him yet but I agree that he seems more than a spot duty back. Isnt he a really good receiver at RB? Could be valuable on passing downs and also running routes against lbs and box safeties. Didnt seem like the other backs were good receivers? But I don't know a lot about them. Versatility is king these days in the NFL. Pats have been getting versatile guys with NFL skills for years. Now i need to watch some tape to see if my opinion actually makes sense. Guys like Riddick, Dunbar, Ellington, little dude on the Pats are becoming more valuable. Hopefullu Ervin can show flashes like these guys and contribut on special teams.

 

You have no idea if it was needed or not.

There were 2 centers worth a crap in this draft and one went in the first round. The whole league knew we needed a center, so anyone who liked Martin would have known to trade up in front of us to get him.

It's like our fanbase forgets that they killed the front office for letting Bridgewater get stolen from us. And Garrapolo. And Arthur Brown. And Tyler Lockett.

They saw a guy they wanted and made sure they got him at the appropriate time in the draft. Absolutely no problem with that strategy whatsoever.

 

Take a look at the previous years receivers.

 

Yeah, me neither. 6th rounders don't usually come back to haunt teams. There's not much difference between a 6th rounder and an undrafted FA, frankly.

Anyway, I'm glad we drafted for offense for a change. Like others have said, the Ervin pick was kind of a head-scratcher. I was hoping we'd get a replacement for Crick like that Allen kid from Alabama. But I see that he wasn't even drafted, so I guess that shows you how much I know.

Hoping the Fuller pick works out and none of those WRs we passed on go on to be stars for other teams...

 

Little known fact that never gets mentioned anywhere (definitely not ESPN), but Tom Brady was a 6th round draft pick. I'm serious! Google it if you don't believe me.

 

Y'all always rate drafts a B-something, then complain in 2 years saying you knew it sucked. Except the time we got Watt over Fairly, that time you guys cried immediately and gave it an F.

Ultimately, every team drafts poorly with the exception of about 4 per year.

 

As all drafts go, hard to grade until they play. This draft is also dependent on how BoB changes the offense. This draft and FA class tells me we are going completely opposite of a ball control offense. Nothing spent on TE, addition of a ton of speed both at WR and RB, big arm qb, means we should be a more uptempo offense, which if done right should be fun to watch.

I really wish we would have addressed the other DE position. I think that is a huge hole right now.

 

I guess I don't get comments like this. Do we really think that our front office doesn't see the giant hole opposite JJ? If there was someone that they thought was worth drafting there, then they would have done it. The only thing worse than not drafting a DE would be settling for a DE that you really don't think can get the job one because it is a "need." Drafting a crappy player doesn't fill that hole, it just appeases fans for a couple of months.

There's no doubt that we need a solution there. But it is obvious that the guys in charge didn't trust any of the options. Time will tell if they are right.