Yahoo.com Draft Grades

[BigMeatballDave]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu..._grades_050111

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Denver Broncos
Picks: LB Von Miller, S Rahim Moore, OT Orlando Franklin, LB Nate Irving, S Quinton Carter, TE Julius Thomas, LB Mike Mohamed, TE Virgil Green, DL Jeremy Beal.
Grade: B
Analysis: A good rule of thumb in the NFL (and pretty much in just about any sport) is take the bigger guy first. The Broncos went against that theory by selecting Miller over Dareus. That said, Miller is the kind of disruptive, pass-rushing force who could be a perennial Pro Bowler. He is explosive and has a great personality, ingredients for becoming a great player and leader. The rest of the draft was very wise. In particular, getting Moore to rejuvenate an ancient secondary was critical (plus backing up that pick with Carter in the fourth round). Throw in the selections of Franklin and Irving and you have a draft that could easily feature four or five starters. That’s exactly what the Broncos had to get in this draft.

Kansas City Chiefs
Picks: WR Jonathan Baldwin, C Rodney Hudson, LB Justin Houston(notes), DE Allen Bailey(notes), CB Jalil Brown, QB Ricky Stanzi, LB Gabe Miller, DT Jerrell Powe, FB Shane Bannon.
Grade: B-
Analysis: The Chiefs moved back six spots in the first round and still got an offensive weapon who may start right away in Baldwin. The 6-foot-5 Baldwin is a beast and gives the team a great complement to Dwayne Bowe. However, like Bowe, Baldwin can be a bit of a head case. For instance, he had the gall to complain that the Pitt coaching staff was not throwing to him very much because they wanted to hurt his draft stock. Second-rounder Hudson should start this year or next depending on what happens with Casey Wiegmann. Third-round picks OLB Justin Houston and DE Allen Bailey could easily become starters as rookies. Neither figures to ever be great, but both should be solid starters.

Oakland Raiders
Picks: C Stefen Wisniewski, CB Demarcus Van Dyke , OL Joseph Barksdale, CB Chimdi Chekwa, RB Taiwan Jones, WR Denarius Moore, TE Richard Gordon, WR David Ausberry .
Grade: B+
Analysis: The Raiders get credit for getting DL Richard Seymour two seasons ago with the first-round pick they gave up from this year. Seymour has turned out to be a fine acquisition, even if he’s getting long in the tooth. Starting there, this draft simply reeks of Raiderdom, starting with the selection of Wisniewski in the second round. The latest Wiz will not only play for his uncle, former Raider great Steve Wisniewski, but will probably start from Day 1 because starter Samson Satele just wasn’t that good the past two years. From there, the Raiders basically drafted a 4 x 100 relay team with Van Dyke, Chekwa, Jones and Moore. The Raiders are nothing if not consistent.

San Diego Chargers
Picks: DT Corey Liuget, CB Marcus Gilchrist, LB Jonas Mouton, WR Vincent Brown, CB Shareece Wright, RB Jordan Todman, OL Steven Schilling, LB Andrew Gachkar.
Grade: B
Analysis: As you can tell, this draft screams defense as four of the top five picks (all in the first three rounds) were on that side of the ball. That started with Liuget at No. 18 overall. Liuget may not be the most dynamic lineman out there, but he’s solid across the board and could play any spot in San Diego’s three-man front. From there, the selection of Gilchrist (who can also line up at cornerback) and Wright restore some much-needed depth in the secondary. Mouton has more than a few detractors, many who say he’s just not that tough, but he’s a very good athlete who is learning to play in the front seven.



NO WAY is the Chiefs draft the least of this division.

[Quesadilla Joe]

Originally Posted by H5N1

but did you see whole games, or just highlights? did you quit at halftime? you're a ****ing loser, quitter, worthless piece of shit. yeah. I'm going there. ****, you know why everybody thinks you're a mult? because it's hard to believe that ANYBODY is this ****ing reeruned.

you know so much about von miller that you rely on tards from twitter for bullshit news and comparisons. yeah. you're very intelligent.

You take internet football discussions too seriously. Maybe you should go see a therapist or take some time off of CP. Getting angry like this can't be healthy.

[Ebolapox]

Originally Posted by KnowMo

You take internet football discussions too seriously. Maybe you should go see a therapist or take some time off of CP. Getting angry like this can't be healthy.

eh, it's a good way to blow off steam from RL, calling you a tard. you really believe I'm actually angry? . **** no. you're just an easy target.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by SNR

Hey Knowmo, our new DE is country strong and eats raccoon.

His presence on the line will neutralize at least 3 of your offensive linemen on every down. Tebow/Orton will virtually have zero pocket all game. You'll need a three TE set just to give him some time to hand the ball off

But you are not accounting for Orlando Franklin who we just drafted. He's 8 foot 4 inches and 532 pounds, ran a 4.5 and his arms are so long he has two elbow joints on each. He will be playing a new position called Tackluard, enabling a 4 man line. So we will be running a four TE set (that's why we had to draft more) to neutralize your guy.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

Originally Posted by KnowMo

Jamaal Charles' speed will be neutralized by the speed of our linebackers. Von Miller is fast enough to chase him down from behind.

didn't think it was possible but you get dumber by the day
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[Trevo_410]

these grades are absolutely terrible,,,

[Trevo_410]

check this one out,,, best imo

http://www.footballsfuture.com/2011/afcgrades.html

[veist]

Originally Posted by KnowMo

Tell me, what hurt Powe's draft stock?

I can honestly and quite unashamedly say I don't know near enough about scouting NTs to answer that. Fortunately that doesn't have anything to do with scouting DEs and OLBs and its easy to identify what teams look at in combine numbers when scouting them as well. He also got destroyed at the Senior Bowl, between the bad performance at the combine and the Senior Bowl he was bound to drop. So he did poorly on both the "how well do you play football" and the "how good of an athlete are you" tests.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by HotRoute

Wait wait wait...... Where hell is your sig?

Only fitting that you quite on that too

How the hell do you not have sigs turned off? I would go completely insane.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by Trevo_410

check this one out,,, best imo

http://www.footballsfuture.com/2011/afcgrades.html

I'm not so worried about the diva WR factor until he has a few big years. It's not like TO or Ocho Cinco were a pain in the ass as rookies, or didn't work their asses off. These guys have too big of egos to dog it, and they want the glory of being a star receiver too much.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by SNR

Where's vailpass to tell us Knowmo is in our minds?

This isn't trolling. This is just pure stupidity.

So now I'm in your mind too?

[Ebolapox]

Originally Posted by vailpass

So now I'm in your mind too?

no, you're in our hearts. you're a ****ing bronco piece of shit, but you're not on the level of knowmo. you may be a worthless, rotting hemorrhoid on the face of the planet, but dammit, you're OUR worthless piece of shit.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by H5N1

no, you're in our hearts. you're a ****ing bronco piece of shit, but you're not on the level of knowmo. you may be a worthless, rotting hemorrhoid on the face of the planet, but dammit, you're OUR worthless piece of shit.

shit, thanks man. I think I'm gonna' cry.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by vailpass

So now I'm in your mind too?

Always, sweetcakes

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by SNR

Always, sweetcakes

Yeahhhh Babyyyyy!!!

(what happens in offseason stays in offseason)

[keg in kc]

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