Dallas Cowboys draft articles
Blogging The Boys —
... The Cowboys war room was one crazy place to be during the draft.
[On Jerry wanting to trade up in the 2nd round to get Martellus Bennett] Yet as the owner angled to move up in the second round, Stephen [Jones] delicately led the room's consensus to stand pat.
"Don't you want to go and get yourself some dinner?" Stephen recalled telling his father.
A couple of draft grades.
GRADE: B-
Dallas Cowboys: Excellent job in filling ...
Daily Links - Broncos Draft Post Mortem
BroncoTalk —
... Who had the best draft? Football field not required. Broncos: B [Yahoo! Sports]
More grades. Broncos: C+ [ESPN]
More grades. Broncos: D+ [USA Today]
Through it all, Shanahan says we’re better, and I agree. [Rocky Mountain News]
What?! Never heard of Tom Nalen, Mr. Lichtensteiger? [Denver Post]
The Broncos kept seeing their targeted guys fall to them. [Rocky Mountain News]
RB Torain has first round ...
NFL Draft Grades
thejetsblog.com —
... I have to give you what you want … it’s the jump-to-conclusions grades!!
Pete Prisco CBS: C+ “I think Vernon Gholston, their top pick, is overrated. Keller will be a nice player, but he was taken too high.”
John Czarnecki Fox: B San Jose State CB Dwight Lowery led the nation in interceptions in 2006, but a broken jaw slowed him down last season.
Larry Weisman USA Today: C No RB or WR help ...
Grading an NFL Draft is a Pointless Act
Cincy Jungle —
... Larry Weisman questioned the Bengals draft by asking: "But who's going to rush the passer?" Antwan Odom and Robert Geathers. Idiot. ...
Grading The Cardinals Draft
Fanster.com —
... Voiceofthecardinals.com: B+, Filled needs at CB, DE, OL, RB and WR over two days, what more could you ask for?
USAtoday.com: B+, Did everything they could to help themselves.
Yahoo.com: B, ...
St. Louis Rams Draft Grades
Ramblin' Fan | A St. Louis Rams Blog —
... C+ Long should be an impact player right away and boosts the grade, but the rest of the class leaves a lot to be desired. Taking smallish Avery over Devin Thomas or James Hardy was a head-scratcher. Avery put up big yardage numbers as a senior but scored “only” seven touchdowns, and rarely played against the kind of competition Thomas and Hardy faced. Greco could eventually develop into a starter. King has all the skills but can’t seem to put it together. USA TODAY C+ Much internal debate but they went with Chris Long , seeking some pressure from the edge, over DT Glenn ...
St. Louis Rams Draft Grades
St. Louis Rams Blog —
... impact player right away and boosts the grade, but the rest of the class leaves a lot to be desired. Taking smallish Avery over Devin Thomas or James Hardy was a head-scratcher. Avery put up big yardage numbers as a senior but scored “only” seven touchdowns, and rarely played against the kind of competition Thomas and Hardy faced. Greco could eventually develop into a starter. King has all the skills but can’t seem to put it together. USA TODAY C+ Much internal debate but they went with Chris Long ...
Handing Out Draft Grades
Pride Of Detroit —
... Campbell went in the seventh round and is big at 229 pounds. Campbell could be an OLB if he puts on 10 to 15 pounds. Cliff Avril could be a decent pass-rusher, although he had only six sacks in 2007. DT Andre Fluellen flashed big-time ability early in his career at Florida State but never lived up to it.
Staying in the C range, the Sports Network also handed out a C+ to the Lions, whereas USA Today's Larry Weisman gave Detroit a C-. SI's Dr. Z didn't have a grade, but did include Detroit as one of the ...
Draft grades? It hasn’t even been 48 hours
Fanster.com —
... Case in point. Last year, USA Today gave the Tennesseee Titans a D+ for their 2008 draft. They criticized the first round pick of East Carolina running back Chris Johnson, saying “if they plan on running the wishbone, boost the grade.” They further criticized the Titans for neglecting the wide receiver position in the draft and for not giving enough help to quarterback Vince Young. ...
Draft grades? It hasn’t even been 48 hours
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals —
... Case in point. Last year, USA Today gave the Tennesseee Titans a D+ for their 2008 draft. They criticized the first round pick of East Carolina running back Chris Johnson, saying “if they plan on running the wishbone, boost the grade.” They further criticized the Titans for neglecting the wide receiver position in the draft and for not giving enough help to quarterback Vince Young. ...
ESPN's Grades The Graders, Has A Small Problem Though
AwfulAnnouncing —
... ESPN took a handful of people from various publications (USA Today, CBS Sportsline, etc), and averaged out their grades, to give each team a "GPA" for the draft. The Eagles scored the highest, while the Raiders failed miserably. There's only one problem....they didn't take the time to look closely at each grader's work. Larry Weisman's piece from the USA Today is from 2008. Heck he even has a photo up top of Glenn Dorsey, Chris Long and Matt Ryan.... ...
Grading Draft Grades (a look at the 2008 NFL Draft evaluations)
The Mile High Report —
... Where's my proof? Well, how about this - let's take a look at what some of the other national "experts" said about the Broncos' 2008 Draft. Just to recap, Denver added wide receivers Keary Colbert and Darrell Jackson through free agency, yet still decided to draft Eddie Royal with their second-round pick. Sound familiar? Other folks saw the Broncos' defensive problems and figured they HAD to go defense in round one. Well, here was the reaction nationally...
Larry Weisman of USA Today
GRADE: D+
Denver Broncos: ...
