Late night bullshit: the 2010 draft class.
 

It's three years later.

It's time to assess the talent this team brought in three years ago in the 2010 draft, since conventional wisdom says you need three years to know what you've got.

The draft:

1. S Eric Berry
2. RB/WR Dexter McCluster
2. CB Javier Arenas
3. OG Jon Asamoah
3. TE Tony Moeaki
5. S Kendrick Lewis
5. OLB Cameron Sheffield

notable UDFA: none

It was the famous "team captain" draft, where every single player was a team captain.

Eric Berry and a bunch of trash.

McCluster homers descend upon this thread like a thousand nations of the Persian Empire.

Wouldn't call these guys trash. They're all good depth moves. The problem is that it's unbelievably conservative.

The McCluster pick wasn't a bad one. It was a gamble on a playmaker that so far hasn't panned out. But at least Pioli took a shot at a playmaker. Every other move he made was safe and conservative, and he couldn't even get most of those right.

Two starters (Berry, Jon), two backups (DMC, Lewis). Maybe three if Moeaki can become a good third tight end instead of a walking infirmary.

Can't really hate, even if the rest of it is trash.

I'd give it a B.

Lost points for insanely overdrafting DMC.

It's pathetic to look back and realize that in 4 years, this was considered by an absolute mile the best draft the team had. None of the other drafts deserve better than a D grade.

I wanted Sean Lee or Daryl Washington with the two.

Lee is the better choice.

Still a decent class IMO. Most of those players are still playing a role. Not to mention the beast Berry has become.

the impact of all those picks not named Berry: almost 0

B-

Pioli sure pissed away a lot of second round draft picks. Love Berry and won't give up on Asamoah yet. I'll give it a B-.

Franchise has a long-running tradition of pissing away 2nd round draft picks. Carl Peterson had great artistry in doing it.

There were 4 players I wanted with our second round picks that year:

Carlos Dunlap
Sergio Kindle
Terrance Cody
Sean Lee

Ravens screwed up with Kindle and Cody, which is rare for Ozzie Newsome. Dunlap when healthy has been pretty good. Sean Lee is a stud.

Yeah, and more recently trading them away for recycled Qbs. The team has a history of screwing them up, so why not just give them away!