Grade our draft

CheramieIII · 04-25-2010, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by strato

She can do wonders for the soul...

She wasn't anywhere near my soul but I know what ya mean. roflmao

QBREES9 · 04-25-2010, 01:54 PM

Good question but you never know ... ask me in three years.

SapperSaint · 04-25-2010, 04:23 PM

I am giving it a C. I was happy with the TE and Woods pick. However, I was not jumping up and down about the picks. Did not like the QB pick. There had to be a LB out there or a DE we could have taken in that spot.

I hope I am wrong and these guys turn out to be gems.

Danno · 04-25-2010, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by SapperSaint

I am giving it a C. I was happy with the TE and Woods pick. However, I was not jumping up and down about the picks. Did not like the QB pick. There had to be a LB out there or a DE we could have taken in that spot.

I hope I am wrong and these guys turn out to be gems.

I'm not crazy about the QB pick, but now is about when we look at QB projects that will take 3 or 4 years to develop.

A 7th rounder is a tad much. I think we could have nabbed him as an UDFA.

But the rest of the draft was rock solid.

TopCow · 04-25-2010, 05:05 PM

There is no doubt that the Saints drafted excellent players from the 32 position. Our early picks should all have been gone before we chose them, sometimes long before we chose them. We have real needs to fill, though, and we left our most glaring defensive holes wide open. If our team building were to stop here, I would call this draft a C. But I really doubt that it will stop here.

Nemesis · 04-25-2010, 07:28 PM

I think these were solid picks, and Im still holding out hope that an impact player on D can be picked up by trade. I gave it a C since it seemed the value was on the board at positions other than pressing needs.

Rugby Saint II · 04-25-2010, 07:52 PM

I give this draft a C. Only because I didn't see them as need positions and I didn't know diddlyu poo about any of them.

B_Dub_Saint · 04-26-2010, 11:17 AM

Ill give er a C. I mean we are the Super Bowl defending champs so its hard to pick up good players when you are picking last.

BRSaintsFan · 04-26-2010, 11:21 AM

The way I see it we got the 5th best CB, 7th best OT, 4th best TE, 13th best DT, 3rd best C, and 15th best QB. To me, that carries a C grade, but the key with these guys is potential. Robinson, Brown, and Graham have tremendous upsides to them. As such, I would say B to B- overall.

Danno · 04-26-2010, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by BRSaintsFan

The way I see it we got the 5th best CB, 7th best OT, 4th best TE, 13th best DT, 3rd best C, and 15th best QB. To me, that carries a C grade, but the key with these guys is potential. Robinson, Brown, and Graham have tremendous upsides to them. As such, I would say B to B- overall.

Depends on which site you reference.

NFL Draftscout (CBS Sports) has them listed a bit different...

5th best CB (rd 1-2) Taken last in the 1st
5th Best OT (rd 1-2) Taken last in the 2nd
3rd best TE (rd 2-3) Taken last in the 3rd
11th best DT (rd 3) Taken 25th in the 4th
2nd best OC (rd 3-4) Taken 27th in the 5th

All but Robinson was taken nearly a full round after their projection

That has A written all over it.

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04-25-2010, 12:54 PM	#1
CheramieIII Fan Since 1967 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nomad Posts: 7,497 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Grade our draft Originally Posted by strato She can do wonders for the soul... She wasn't anywhere near my soul but I know what ya mean. roflmao

04-25-2010, 01:54 PM	#2
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,990	Re: Grade our draft Good question but you never know ... ask me in three years.

04-25-2010, 04:23 PM	#3
SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Grade our draft I am giving it a C. I was happy with the TE and Woods pick. However, I was not jumping up and down about the picks. Did not like the QB pick. There had to be a LB out there or a DE we could have taken in that spot. I hope I am wrong and these guys turn out to be gems.

04-25-2010, 04:52 PM	#4
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Re: Grade our draft Originally Posted by SapperSaint I am giving it a C. I was happy with the TE and Woods pick. However, I was not jumping up and down about the picks. Did not like the QB pick. There had to be a LB out there or a DE we could have taken in that spot. I hope I am wrong and these guys turn out to be gems. I'm not crazy about the QB pick, but now is about when we look at QB projects that will take 3 or 4 years to develop. A 7th rounder is a tad much. I think we could have nabbed him as an UDFA. But the rest of the draft was rock solid.

04-25-2010, 05:05 PM	#5
TopCow 100th Post Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 299	Re: Grade our draft There is no doubt that the Saints drafted excellent players from the 32 position. Our early picks should all have been gone before we chose them, sometimes long before we chose them. We have real needs to fill, though, and we left our most glaring defensive holes wide open. If our team building were to stop here, I would call this draft a C. But I really doubt that it will stop here.
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04-25-2010, 07:28 PM	#6
Nemesis VIP~~Drunken Clam Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Quahog Posts: 422	Re: Grade our draft I think these were solid picks, and Im still holding out hope that an impact player on D can be picked up by trade. I gave it a C since it seemed the value was on the board at positions other than pressing needs.

04-25-2010, 07:52 PM	#7
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,179	Re: Grade our draft I give this draft a C. Only because I didn't see them as need positions and I didn't know diddlyu poo about any of them.

04-26-2010, 11:17 AM	#8
B_Dub_Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 2,345 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Grade our draft Ill give er a C. I mean we are the Super Bowl defending champs so its hard to pick up good players when you are picking last.

04-26-2010, 11:21 AM	#9
BRSaintsFan 100th Post Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 449	Re: Grade our draft The way I see it we got the 5th best CB, 7th best OT, 4th best TE, 13th best DT, 3rd best C, and 15th best QB. To me, that carries a C grade, but the key with these guys is potential. Robinson, Brown, and Graham have tremendous upsides to them. As such, I would say B to B- overall.

04-26-2010, 11:52 AM	#10
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Re: Grade our draft Originally Posted by BRSaintsFan The way I see it we got the 5th best CB, 7th best OT, 4th best TE, 13th best DT, 3rd best C, and 15th best QB. To me, that carries a C grade, but the key with these guys is potential. Robinson, Brown, and Graham have tremendous upsides to them. As such, I would say B to B- overall. Depends on which site you reference. NFL Draftscout (CBS Sports) has them listed a bit different... 5th best CB (rd 1-2) Taken last in the 1st 5th Best OT (rd 1-2) Taken last in the 2nd 3rd best TE (rd 2-3) Taken last in the 3rd 11th best DT (rd 3) Taken 25th in the 4th 2nd best OC (rd 3-4) Taken 27th in the 5th All but Robinson was taken nearly a full round after their projection That has A written all over it.