Maas on 610 - There's no leadership...bring Marty as consultant

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Originally Posted by Coogs

Really? What has he done drafting that sets him apart from the rest?

And that is a serious question or two.

His first year draft was horrid. After that, he did well. Look at the grades given him by the pundits after each draft. We all felt good seeing independent analysts giving us A- drafts while other clubs got Cs.

He avoided the Jimmy Clausen hype and took Berry and McCluster. The latter has his detractors but he is a perfect receiver for Captain Checkdown Cassel. Arenas was a good pick and would be even more valuable if they blitzed him more. He was a star blitzer in college. Getting Stanzi and K. Lewis in the 5th and Powe in the 6th were brilliant at the time.

Trading back to get Baldwin and then using the extra 3rd round pick to get Houston was superb. Bailey has yet to pan out but I think he will be a good one. Jeff Allen will prove to be a good pick. Stephenson might have been a reach but we needed all the help we could get on the line to help Cassel not panic as much and to prepare for B. Albert's potential departure.

All in all, a fine job of drafting the past three years. With 20-20 hindsight he could have done better, but anyone could.

He blew it in the Cassel trade now that we have the ability to see him for what he is. But, he could have traded a bunch of picks to move up to take Sanchez and crippled our team with a Cassel-quality QB and far fewer picks. He could have burned a first rounder on Jimmy Clausen, only to learn that Stanzi's fail is better.