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I gave it an average grade -- C. Of course, with grade inflation in schools, I think average grade is now B+.
Pioli executed no smart trades. He let everyone trade up in front of us to take the guys we wanted. Our draft board was obvious. Granted the board fell wrong to us, he could have traded back in the 2nd or 3rd and received a few more picks. He needed a better Safety. We ignored a couple of good TEs that slipped. There are no good Safety free agents. Otagwe is basically Pollard. So, we will be hurting there. Menzie might convert, but we have a poor track record of converting CBs to safeties, and vice versa.
Poe is the key to this draft. If he busts, this is a D draft. If he becomes a monster, this becomes an A- draft. If he is just "solid" then it stays a C.
I'd have liked a QB. Maybe as a free agent we can sign some safety and QB, but we should have used a 7th to get B.J. Coleman. It would have been a better signal to Cassel that his days are numbered. The Pack scout good late round QBs. We ignore them. So much for the statement that we take a QB each draft. Pioli better sign Moore as a FA. He won't be a star in this league but at least TRY to find a QB for God's sake.
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