Prisco: Re-grading 2007 draft: Three-year look back gives real picture

[T-post Tom]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/1...verlist_footer


Kansas City Chiefs: Grade: B-

They had seven picks and all they have to show for their draft is one starter (receiver Dwayne Bowe) and backup running back Kolby Smith. That's not a good haul. Bowe, the first-round pick, has been a good player. But the Chiefs blew picks on defensive linemen in the second and third rounds; Turk McBride and Tank Tyler are now with other teams. Smith is a solid backup who has started, so he has some value as a fifth-round pick. But that's it.

[L.A. Chieffan]

i love how this thread went from a look back at the 2007 draft to the tjax sucks thread.

for some reason i envision many more of these until prisco gives us his 3 year look back on 2009 and everybody goes "oh well, hindsight is 20-20 i guess"

[DBOSHO]

Originally Posted by kcrockaholic4life

I'm pretty sure Dorsey is going to be the NT unless we think Shaun Smith can be a solid NT and keep Dorsey at DE.

I don't think Ron Edwards has any business on this team IMO.

I want smith at NT if we cant get anyone else. Hopefully with the whole crennel connection he can be pretty solid

[salame]

[MoreLemonPledge]

Originally Posted by salame

I like your picture.

[KCrockaholic]

Originally Posted by DBOSHO

I want smith at NT if we cant get anyone else. Hopefully with the whole crennel connection he can be pretty solid

I believe so. Ron Edwards just doesn't need to be there.

[veist]

As far as the D-, that seems maybe a little low Bowe was picked at 23 overall so relative to where he was picked he hasn't been awful maybe a plain old D overall would probably be my grade.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Verbosity.



Tyson Jackson will NEVER be Oher, Harvin, Maclin, Matthews or Cushing.

For THAT alone, he deserves an F- at #3 overall.

I dunno about that, its certainly gets a "Millen" grade for value but unless he ends up being a disaster of a pick is it really an F-? Maybe an F+ overall if he starts for us for 10 years and is at least average. Its sad when the upside of a pick is basically "well maybe he won't be a disaster."

[oaklandhater]

I would have to say Victor Riley is a worst 1st round pick then Tyson jackson Dane.

[Amnorix]

FWIW, Belichick by his words and actions obviously thought that the 2007 draft class was very weak.

He traded out of it as fast as possible (see below). He also said on radio earlier this week that the grades of players the Pats were taking in the 6th and 7th rounds this year were higher than the grades of the player they took in the 4th round in 2007.

FWIW, only Meriweather has done anything for us from the 2007 draft (other than the guys we got for picks we traded, of course).

2007 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1 24 From Seattle Brandon Meriweather S Miami (Fla.) 1 28 Assigned Traded to San Francisco on April 28, 2007 2 60 Assigned Traded to Miami on March 5, 2007 for Wes Welker 3 91 Assigned Traded to Oakland on April 28, 2007 4 110 From San Francisco Traded to Oakland on April 29, 2007 for Randy Moss 4 127 Assigned Kareem Brown DL Miami (Fla.) 5 165 Assigned Traded to Oakland on September 2, 2006 for Doug Gabriel 5 171 Compensatory Clint Oldenburg OL Colorado State 6 180 From Arizona Justin Rogers LB Southern Methodist 6 202 Assigned Mike Richardson CB Notre Dame 6 208 Compensatory Justise Hairston RB Central Connecticut 6 209 Compensatory Corey Hilliard T Oklahoma State 7 211 From Oakland Oscar Lua LB Southern California 7 238 Assigned Traded to Miami on March 5, 2007 (part of trade for Wes Welker) 7 247 Compensatory Mike Elgin C Iowa

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by oaklandhater

I would have to say Victor Riley is a worst 1st round pick then Tyson jackson Dane.

Really? A guy that was taken at #27 overall, that started for four years in KC on a good offensive line, is a worse pick than a 5-tech?

That very same 5-tech who was rated as THE worst defensive end in the entire NFL by profootballresource.com?

The very same 5-tech that was chosen instead of Brian Cushing or Percy Harvin and dare I say, a possible franchise QB?

WTF?

You are clearly incorrect in your assumption.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

2009 will be lucky to be a D-

This.

God, what a piece of shit that draft was.