USA Today & Others Grade The NFL Draft (1 Viewer)

[Bri]

Panther with 2 stars. Lmao. Whatever. Who ever wrote that knows nothing about football. he says the panthers biggest need was TE. Is he insane. Granted we still need a safety but they are a dime a dozen and we will have tons of cash in the offseason. Jarrett, kali and johnson were absolute steals for where they went. The little returner they got from Miami (OH) should step in immediatley and help. usa today is way out there on that one

Seems like only Panther fans know that we don't pick TEs that early.

Not only that, but Panthers never throw to their TE's. They are basically additional blockers for their running game.I think the Panthers had a solid draft. Love the Jarrett and Kalil steals!

at you guys not acknowledging Wesley Walls and making fun of Weisman

 

[Bri]

I personally can't believe the Browns are getting high marks. Joe Thomas was a no brainer at #2 IMHO, and they gave way too much up for Quinn IMHO.

I totally agree. That top-3 pick going to the Cowboys next year is going to be costly.

what is the difference between using next years top pick on a QB and using it on Quinn this year?

Hope for the fansBTW Anderson looks like a fine backup QB, Frye should have been traded

 

[Achon44]

I personally can't believe the Browns are getting high marks. Joe Thomas was a no brainer at #2 IMHO, and they gave way too much up for Quinn IMHO.

I totally agree. That top-3 pick going to the Cowboys next year is going to be costly.

what is the difference between using next years top pick on a QB and using it on Quinn this year?

they gave up a lot more than just next year's first rounder.

Here are the advantages from CLE's perspective, assuming that if they hadn't made this deal, they would've spent their '08 first-rounder on a QB instead of having Quinn in the fold already.* They pay #22 money instead of top 10 (or top 5) money.* They get a known commodity, rather than playing wait-and-see on what's available next year... the best available QB next April might not be as good as Quinn.* They get the guy integrated into their system and the league a year early.* They get the marketability angle of the local kid.Those are all valuable considerations.Now whether they collectively exceed the value of the second rounder they also dealt away is open for discussion. I happen to think it is.

 

[Mungo Burrows]

The Ravens seem to be getting middle of the pack grades - some slightly above, some slightly below - and based on what they did this weekend that's very reasonable. But there are a couple things that haven't been considered in any of these grades that I think put the use of this year's draft picks among the best.

1 - Ben Grubbs

3 - Yamon Figurs

3 - Marshall Yanda

3 - Willis McGahee (with next year's 3)

4 - Steve McNair

4 - Antwan Barnes

4 - Le'ron McClain

5 - Troy Smith

6 - Prescott Burgess

If the Patriots get "credit" for getting Moss with a 4 over the weekend, moves like the Ravens did and the Seahawks getting Branch should be considered in the evaluation as well.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

The Ravens seem to be getting middle of the pack grades - some slightly above, some slightly below - and based on what they did this weekend that's very reasonable. But there are a couple things that haven't been considered in any of these grades that I think put the use of this year's draft picks among the best.

1 - Ben Grubbs

3 - Yamon Figurs

3 - Marshall Yanda

3 - Willis McGahee (with next year's 3)

4 - Steve McNair

4 - Antwan Barnes

4 - Le'ron McClain

5 - Troy Smith

6 - Prescott Burgess

If the Patriots get "credit" for getting Moss with a 4 over the weekend, moves like the Ravens did and the Seahawks getting Branch should be considered in the evaluation as well.

Agreed, though I don't like the Figurs pick. But there's a reason that Newsome & DeCosta do what they do while I sit on an interwebby MB & pick them apart.

 

[Pickle Rody]

If the Patriots get "credit" for getting Moss with a 4 over the weekend, moves like the Ravens did and the Seahawks getting Branch should be considered in the evaluation as well.

Good point Mungo. I would bet it's tough to determine, if it's not stated in the articles, whether or not the draft pick trades from the prior year(s) are considered in each outfits grading systems.

 

[Billy Ball Thorton]

Interesting, USA Today w/ the Eagles @ 1 star, and Sporting News grades them with an A....

I can top that.............Usa gave Miami 1 star and Sporting News gave them an A+.No way Miami deserves an A+. As soon as I saw that, for me I didn't even want to see the rest because it lost all credibility.

What a joke sporting news is

 

[Mungo Burrows]

The Ravens seem to be getting middle of the pack grades - some slightly above, some slightly below - and based on what they did this weekend that's very reasonable. But there are a couple things that haven't been considered in any of these grades that I think put the use of this year's draft picks among the best.

1 - Ben Grubbs

3 - Yamon Figurs

3 - Marshall Yanda

3 - Willis McGahee (with next year's 3)

4 - Steve McNair

4 - Antwan Barnes

4 - Le'ron McClain

5 - Troy Smith

6 - Prescott Burgess

If the Patriots get "credit" for getting Moss with a 4 over the weekend, moves like the Ravens did and the Seahawks getting Branch should be considered in the evaluation as well.

Agreed, though I don't like the Figurs pick. But there's a reason that Newsome & DeCosta do what they do while I sit on an interwebby MB & pick them apart.

I'm not saying I agree with (or have even heard of) every pick they made, but they certainly have an approach and model that works about as well as anyone elses. Regarding the Figurs pick, methinks they know more about B.J. Sams (either injury, or disciplinary related) than has been made public, and we saw last year that Corey Ross is not the answer.But my point was regarding the players acquired with this years draft picks - at least those moves done since last year's draft - should be considered when evaluating a team's draft. Getting what are considered by some to be the best guard, the best fullback, a Tackle they liked, maybe one of the best return specialists (behind Ginn, of course ), some linebacker/ST depth and a heisman-winning "QB of the Future", and then throwing in the "QB of the Present" and half of the starting RB, that makes for a pretty nice haul.