Best & worst drafts

[BINGO]

For what it's worth:

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2013 NFL Draft Report Card Report

" Kiper's grade hinges mostly on his thoughts of Eric Reid, whom he had has his sixth-best safety"

The reason why I did not give us an A for our draft grade was due to the Reid pick. Nothing against him, but I think at #18 we placed ourselves at a great position to select SEVERAL better prospects than Reid. We didn't have to put an urgency at safety until maybe the 2nd or 3rd round. Kiper is wrong, I don't think Reid was that bad of a safety to be ranked the 6th best at his position, but he sure was not worth the #18 pick when there were several better players available at that spot. Simply put, we didn't maximize our pick in the first round. Other than that one pick, Baalke did a very good job. He reached for Vance, that's indisputable but Vance will be a good player in our scheme for various reasons (Roman's style, Vernon Davis' presence).

 

[Bemular]

The reason why I did not give us an A for our draft grade was due to the Reid pick. Nothing against him, but I think at #18 we placed ourselves at a great position to select SEVERAL better prospects than Reid. We didn't have to put an urgency at safety until maybe the 2nd or 3rd round. Kiper is wrong, I don't think Reid was that bad of a safety to be ranked the 6th best at his position, but he sure was not worth the #18 pick when there were several better players available at that spot. Simply put, we didn't maximize our pick in the first round.

Could not agree more, Bingo - Reid at 18? A real head-scratcher.

 

[MHSL82]

Could not agree more, Bingo - Reid at 18? A real head-scratcher.

Welcome back, Bem. What else do you think of this year's draft. If I remember correctly, you don't enjoy the draft as much as others pre-draft, but obviously have your opinions after it. (Then again, I might be thinking about another regular here.)

 

[Bemular]

Welcome back, Bem. What else do you think of this year's draft. If I remember correctly, you don't enjoy the draft as much as others pre-draft, but obviously have your opinions after it. (Then again, I might be thinking about another regular here.)

Hey MHSL82, How's life on SportsHoopla? As for the draft, I actually like the draft I'm just not much into the pre-draft hype. To answer your question, if our risks become rewards then this could be an A(+) draft.

 

[NinerSickness]

Random note:

According to 49ers.com, Harbaugh has never seen someone cover kicks as well as Nick Moody, and he can't wait to see him do so.

 

[mem49er]

Random note:

According to 49ers.com, Harbaugh has never seen someone cover kicks as well as Nick Moody, and he can't wait to see him do so.

Is this up there with Crabby's best hands he'd ever seen?

 

[BINGO]

In a 3-4? I will grant you Moore is probably a better 4-3 DE at this point (although Lemonier has a much higher ceiling & isn't considered a moron). However, you really wanted Demontre Moore to play in space at the NFL level? He's not even a speed rusher much less quick enough to play OLB. He's a technician guy who gets to the QB with leverage. It's extremely rare that he beats his guy around the corner.

Damontre Moore - DL - Giants

The Giants are grooming third-round pick Damontre Moore to be a hybrid stand-up outside linebacker and down defensive end.

Moore played both 3-4 rush 'backer and 4-3 end at Texas A&M as the Aggies switched schemes during his career. The Giants' current hybrid SLB/DE is Mathias Kiwanuka, though he's moving to end this season. At one point a projected first-round pick, Moore's stock fell due to questionable work ethic.
Source: Newark Star-Ledger

May 12 - 6:09 PM

 

[NinerSickness]

Interesting stuff about New England's draft:

Grading the Draft: New England Patriots

Jamie Collins/OLB/Southern Mississippi (Round 2, pick #52): Collins was a feared sack artist the past two seasons and made an unusual number of plays behind the line of scrimmage. He’s a terrific athlete who spent part of his college career at safety. Yet Collins is a much better fit on the outside of a 3-4 alignment versus the 4-3 scheme run by the Patriots. Our understanding is many of the Patriots scouts felt the same way and graded Collins as a last day pick. I’ve heard there was a lot of disagreement over this pick on Friday of the draft as many of the team’s scouts feel Collins is primarily a north defender and will need a lot of work playing in reverse. He possesses the physical talent but does Collins have the fire and aptitude to play in a more complex defensive scheme?

Duron Harmon/S/Rutgers (Round 3, pick #91): Harmon was another selection that had some in the Patriots war room scratching their heads. From what I’ve been told this was a situation where scouts were overruled and the brain trust made the choice. I was alerted in the weeks prior to the draft Harmon would likely be selected yet no one I spoke with thought he would be a top 100 choice.

 

[NinerSickness]

Baltimore's Arthur Brown out 4-6 weeks for hernia surgery. That hurts; the rooks need all the time they can get.