Grade your team's 2014 draft

[MrBill]

I'll give the Packers a B+ on the draft. Dix should provide the coverage help the defense was missing last year and Thornton should make an immediate impact on the defensive line. They also picked up decent 3 WR's and a TE to possibly replace Finley.

[NAHSTE]

B-

Love Big Jake at #6, not really sure we maximized value with the rest of the defensive players. Would have liked to get more surefire pass rush help. Devonta Freeman should be a nice complementary piece in a backfield rotation.

[Virix]

A-

I love the draft for my Browns. I commend Farmer for sticking to his board regardless of the Gordon situation. No 2nd or 3rd round WR was going to turn this team into a contender this year so it made more sense to add players who have a real chance of improving this team, rather than going into panic mode. Desir is one of the more intriguing picks for me, because I read that he may get looks at FS.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Cowboys- C

Sure if this Martin pick turns out as well as Frederick and Smith did we should have a beastly line. But you're drafting interior linemen in the first round knowing damn well you're only going to run the ball 9 times a game.

Cowboys miraculously avoided drafting another useless Tight End in the 2nd and 3rd rounds and the yearly Safety search in the 4th. But they traded up to pick a guy who "sounds like" Demarcus Ware but sure doesn't play like him. Will hopefully contribute a passrush to this impotent defense.

They helped that defense tremendously by picking 5 defensive players....oh wait they were all in the 7th. So maybe we'll get a moderate boost in special teams tackling and a DL that can contribute in about 6 years.

[kingbryk]

I give the Browns a C+ overall. The draft for them really was a solid B but then the Josh Gordon incident came to light. We were already light in proven outside receivers so their lack of addressing the WR position dropped them.

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national media pulling same card. I think browns draft was a solid A. landing probably 4 -5 starting calabar players (sleeper pick i love very high upside on our 3rd and 4th round guys)
wr depth
Gordon
cameron (lets behonest better playing wr)
Hawkins
Little
Burleson
Benjamin (break out season "think Djax)
Johnson
cooper
plus 2 UDFA wr's
Honestly think WR depth is one of the teams strenths right now.

[Aso]

national media pulling same card. I think browns draft was a solid A. landing probably 4 -5 starting calabar players (sleeper pick i love very high upside on our 3rd and 4th round guys)
wr depth
Gordon
cameron (lets behonest better playing wr)
Hawkins
Little
Burleson
Benjamin (break out season "think Djax)
Johnson
cooper
plus 2 UDFA wr's
Honestly think WR depth is one of the teams strenths right now.

Jordan Cameron is not better off as a WR he's a true in-line TE, Travis Benjamin will not be having a D-Jax impact in any sense of the word. Burleson will be 33 and hasn't made any real impact since 2011. Hawkins is strictly a slot receiver and Little can't catch a cold bare naked in Antarctica. WR depth is one of the Browns biggest needs. Not even close to being a strength.

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

B++

Almost an A, but the Steelers didn't do enough at the CB in the first few rounds when we could have. MLB Shazier is just an amazing prospect. I mean he's explosive, 42 inch vert 4.36 forty, finds lanes in pursuit to the ball extremely well, good coverage skills. He's going to produce right away. Then we got two behemoths in Tuitt and McCullers. Tuitt had and injury that set him back in 2013 and he ballooned up to 335. He cut that weight to 305 and at 6-6 he's a big body 5 tech DE, perfectly suited for our style of defense. But then in the 5th we get 6'8 351 lbs!! He was the strongest DT at the combine, huge body that requires double teams to contain. Another perfectly suited big man to play NT. I would give us an A+ if we didn't let so many CBs get drafted before we finally picked one up. We got a tall WR 6-5 210 lbs Bryant with speed and remarkably agile for a big man. Also the fastest most agile back in the draft with Archer. Archer will return kicks this year, and will tote the rock a little at HB. I do like the OG we picked up too. Just a good solid draft class with a lot of potential.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

B++

Almost an A, but the Steelers didn't do enough at the CB in the first few rounds when we could have. MLB Shazier is just an amazing prospect. I mean he's explosive, 42 inch vert 4.36 forty, finds lanes in pursuit to the ball extremely well, good coverage skills. He's going to produce right away. Then we got two behemoths in Tuitt and McCullers. Tuitt had and injury that set him back in 2013 and he ballooned up to 335. He cut that weight to 305 and at 6-6 he's a big body 5 tech DE, perfectly suited for our style of defense. But then in the 5th we get 6'8 351 lbs!! He was the strongest DT at the combine, huge body that requires double teams to contain. Another perfectly suited big man to play NT. I would give us an A+ if we didn't let so many CBs get drafted before we finally picked one up. We got a tall WR 6-5 210 lbs Bryant with speed and remarkably agile for a big man. Also the fastest most agile back in the draft with Archer. Archer will return kicks this year, and will tote the rock a little at HB. I do like the OG we picked up too. Just a good solid draft class with a lot of potential.

Apparently Dallas was on the phone with Shaziers agent when the Steelers drafted him.
Cant just rate the prospect have to consider where he's going. Steelers are such a haven for Linebackers Ill really be surprised if hes not a ProBowl caliber guy within 2 years.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Credit to Bane for posting this last month (I think).

http://draftbreakdown.com/

Good time to check up on your teams draft picks.

[JeremyHight]

Detroit Lions

If the Lions offense is unstoppable with Ebron: B+

If the Lions offense isn't unstoppable and have to rely on their defense at all: C-

Ebron was a luxury pick for a team that has way too many holes. He is a great player and I hope the best for him, but I just see way too many holes for the Lions to be successful in the NFC.

[Guest]

Detroit Lions

If the Lions offense is unstoppable with Ebron: B+

If the Lions offense isn't unstoppable and have to rely on their defense at all: C-

Ebron was a luxury pick for a team that has way too many holes. He is a great player and I hope the best for him, but I just see way too many holes for the Lions to be successful in the NFC.

I really liked the pick. With Tate and Ebron, you finally have targets outside of Calvin Johnson, and I think all three players benefit from this. The two of them can make plays when defenses focus on Johnson, and if they have to split the extra attention, Johnson will benefit from single coverage. Teams won't be able to double him all of the time anymore, and if he's already this good under those circumstances, think of how well he will be now.

I like building the offense slowly. Things aren't going to be fixed in one season, and a player like Ebron is going to go a long way in future seasons.

[Villain]

national media pulling same card. I think browns draft was a solid A. landing probably 4 -5 starting calabar players (sleeper pick i love very high upside on our 3rd and 4th round guys)
wr depth
Gordon
cameron (lets behonest better playing wr)
Hawkins
Little
Burleson
Benjamin (break out season "think Djax)
Johnson
cooper
plus 2 UDFA wr's
Honestly think WR depth is one of the teams strenths right now.

If WR depth is one of the strengths, where are the weaknesses?

[Virix]

WR depth in Cleveland is horrid. Im not sure how anyone can think otherwise.

Little is a HB that cant catch thats playing WR.
Cameron is a WR lined up at TE. Couldnt block his own shadow but is a matchup nightmare inside.
Benjamin is a special teams player. Hes actually a decent route runner, but drops too mahy balls to be anything else.
Hawkins is a good slot WR.
Johnson is the wild card, they see something in this kid.
Burleson was brought here to be a mentor imo. No way his brittle ass is going to play much.

Browns need a WR bad, but they did the right thing in the draft. im so happy they FINALLY addressed the huge hole at OG that we have had for years. I would much rather have Bitonio than any of the WRs on the board at the time.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

WR depth in Cleveland is horrid. Im not sure how anyone can think otherwise.

Little is a HB that cant catch thats playing WR.
Cameron is a WR lined up at TE. Couldnt block his own shadow but is a matchup nightmare inside.
Benjamin is a special teams player. Hes actually a decent route runner, but drops too mahy balls to be anything else.
Hawkins is a good slot WR.
Johnson is the wild card, they see something in this kid.
Burleson was brought here to be a mentor imo. No way his brittle ass is going to play much.

Browns need a WR bad, but they did the right thing in the draft. im so happy they FINALLY addressed the huge hole at OG that we have had for years. I would much rather have Bitonio than any of the WRs on the board at the time.

Benjamin is best used when you send him down the seam on a 9 and toss it up to him. Cleveland hasn't really had a guy that was able to do that and maximize his bread'n'butter.

[Mogriffjr]

B+

Getting Pryor was a great move and obvious Izdik is building the Jets to be a Seahawks west of sorts. We need a kid who lays the lumber in the secondary and has enough range to play the deep middle. I think he can do both.

Amaro, I just love how he's a big ass target and a quick twitch type TE...he's not super fast but he will get open and a redzone guy who can easily start over Cumberland.

Getting Dexter from Maryland, he has a lot of potential but was injured. If he's healthy, he seems to play the ball well...and is tough.

Saunders is a super speedy guy and reminds me a bit of Cooks, except dude is FRAIL...like 160lbs isn't going to cut it...but he maybe able to return kicks and eventually become a slot type. Shaq Evans maybe the one to watch out for though...has good enough speed and makes some really tough catches. I like Quincy Enuwma to hit the PS and maybe contribute down the road.

Boyd was meh, never been high on him and Dozier is raw but has tons of potential.

Overally getting one of those top WR's I wasn't really happy with but getting great value grabbing the best safety prospect and Amaro who was #2 TE in the draft is great value. Evans/Saunders/Enuwma will have to step up to hopefully provide a #2/3 type WR alongside Decker but I'm not thinking it will happen.