Don't Toews Me said:
Just watched.
My football knowledge is nowhere near the level required to evaluate all the individual moves he's made. But at the very least, Douglas appears to be a stand-up guy with the proper temperament to succeed. Compare some of the stuff he said to the nonsense that fell out of Gase's mouth....its night and day. Yeah, some of it is cliche for sure. But the guy knows the right things to say. And honestly....I think he actually means a vast majority of it.
The reporters asked him fair, reasonable questions and he gave fair, reasonable answers.
After 1 year, I think his first draft is probably a B.
Becton- A. Took a slight risk and nailed it. Health is the only potential issue here. He's a BIG man and he was banged up a lot this year. Hopefully a full off-season (knock on wood) will give him and the team the opportunity to evaluate his body and tailor a training program that will keep him healthy.
Mims- B- Considering he was the 13th WR off the board (And they trade back and still got him), this was a really good pick. Again, health was an issue and he still needs to show more for me to buy into him as a future #1, but the potential is clearly there and he did some really good things given the situation. They could have had Claypool at their original 2nd round spot, which does hurt a little bit.
Davis - C- Not sold on this kid, although the pick obviously looks better in retrospect knowing that Adams would eventually be traded. Good athlete, willing to stick his nose in there. I'm not sold on him as some sort of long-term impact piece. Interested to see year 2, especially if they lose Maye.
Zuniga- Incomplete- Didn't play enough to really evaluate him, but early returns for a 3rd round pick are obviously not good. Maybe we should just go ahead and steer clear of Florida front 7 guys for a while....
Perine- C- Showed a little promise, but I dont see anything beyond MAYBE a low end RB2. He obviously never got a fair chance to really carry the load, but Ty Johnson showed a lot more burst. I could see him having to fight hard for a roster spot next year, as I imagine they'll draft another guy and probably sign a free agent as well.
Morgan- Incomplete- Obviously we never saw him, but the fact that they couldn't even trust him to be 3rd string is NOT a good sign. Hopefully we at least get some sort of glimpse in pre-season.
Clark- Incomplete- Another guy we didn't see. I've always been a proponent of drafting project O-linemen in the middle rounds (although I'd prefer they be from bigger schools) so I'm not gonna knock this one. Redshirt year.
Hall- B+- Nice return for a 5th rounder coming off an injury. Obviously not perfect and he took his lumps at times, but there's potential there and he's got a chip on his shoulder. Good pick.
Mann- C+ Kinda hate him for making the tackle that won the Rams game, but solid enough job for a rookie. Not in love with using draft capital on a punter, but if he works out, great. Seems like a keeper.