The Draft Grades Thread

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Who's the idiot who gave us a "D"?
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btw...does Kromer generally feel he can get solid OTs that can be cross-trained to fill OG roles. I wouldn't be surprised if Noteboom stays LG in 2020 and either Evans or Edwards gets coached up to be LT. Based on what I have read Edwards was hampered by an injury in 2018 and didn't show his full capability on tape.
 
btw...does Kromer generally feel he can get solid OTs that can be cross-trained to fill OG roles. I wouldn't be surprised if Noteboom stays LG in 2020 and either Evans or Edwards gets coached up to be LT. Based on what I have read Edwards was hampered by an injury in 2018 and didn't show his full capability on tape.

ya, that will be interesting how our OL shakes in 2020. Does 'Boom slide over to LT or stay inside.. Good thoughts/read tho
 
ya, that will be interesting how our OL shakes in 2020. Does 'Boom slide over to LT or stay inside.. Good thoughts/read tho

The plan seems to be for Noteboom to slide over - but plans can change, based on the development of Edwards and Evans. Kromer will be flexible, just like Brown lost his job when Blythe showed he was better overall when Brown was suspended.
 
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I'd like to know where they purchased their crystal balls.

Giving a "grade" to a draft before a single player has stepped foot on an NFL field is like walking into a classroom on day 1 of class and giving a final grade to each student before they've even taken their 1st test.
 
This wasnt a flashy draft, it was a draft to back up our "flashy" draft picks and free agents of last season. Doesnt mean the draft was a bust. I feel you have to grade with that in mind. Some showed they had no idea what they were grading.
 
The dude lost all credibility as soon as he ranked the Raiders second best.

With 3 firsts, even subpar drafting better be pretty damn good. The question is, do you evaluate based on maximizing opportunities, or on total value added?
 
I'd like to know where they purchased their crystal balls.

Giving a "grade" to a draft before a single player has stepped foot on an NFL field is like walking into a classroom on day 1 of class and giving a final grade to each student before they've even taken their 1st test.

Exactly. I think the whole “instant grade” thing has become a joke. I don’t pay much attention to it anymore.

Check in five years.

I like our draft.
 
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Before the internet Sporting News was a pretty big weekly sports publication. But then ESPN and it's clones came along and the internet with instant sports news and they never caught up. It's pretty small now.
 
Before the internet Sporting News was a pretty big weekly sports publication. But then ESPN and it's clones came along and the internet with instant sports news and they never caught up. It's pretty small now.

And likely not known in many places, because while they covered all sports, baseball was its specialty.
 
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Exactly. I think the whole “instant grade” thing has become a joke. I don’t pay much attention to it anymore.

Check in five years.

I like our draft.

it depends on if you are grading a draft on its potential or waiting for 5 years to see how it turned out. I think its kinda fun to grade them on potential and see how close you are later
 
it depends on if you are grading a draft on its potential or waiting for 5 years to see how it turned out. I think its kinda fun to grade them on potential and see how close you are later
True. I thought our 2012 draft was going to turn out to be epic. Historical. Brock has been solid, Jenkins leaked away, Quick busted, etc. But the irony is, we got the best 1-2 kicker tandem in Ram history, maybe soon to be NFL history in 6th round pick Zuerlein and UDFA Hekker. Did we pick up Jake McQ that year, too?