Hannibal's
View on The Draft
We need
evaluate this draft on unit basis rather than player by player.��
Following
that:
��� Offense: A-
��� Defense:D-.
��� Special Teams:� Incomplete.
��� Overall:��
C-
Offense:� Player by player, I can't complain about any
pick made on the offensive side.��
Burress was a good value at the spot; Smith was a very
value.�� Alot of mock drafts had this man at 18-22
in the 1st round.�� The fact that the
Stillers have taken West Coast LOT three years running can't be
held
against Marvel.� Farmer was a value in
the 4th, Martin in the 5th and Gavadza is probably going to be the best ST
cover guy selected.�� Each of
these
players, evaluated seperately, may be an A but I think the whole is less than
the parts.� The team has 3 slow tall WR,
2 3rd team QB and, with
Farris, 2
rookie OT.�� Bad synergy attaches a
minus to my A.�
Defense:�� Pitiful.��
Hank Poteat was a good value but otherwise the Stillers got
nothing.�� They gambled that Walker
would be there at 3a.� They lost;
they
melted down.� Clancy has the size of
Donald Evans and the speed of Bill Johnson.�
The Stillers haven't had a LB like Haggans since Chad Kelsay and haven't
had aDE like Combs since Staat, Smith and Deligianis.� Catch my drift?�� The DL
picks were awful, maybe gutless.�� The
premium guys were
gone; the
roster is full of bottomfeeding DL, move on!
Special
Teams.� Speed and size at DB, speed at
LB; that's what the team needs, these guys make up ST and were available.�� For Clancy, substitute C.
Moore or
B. Short.�� Moore will be great on ST;
Short will start inside or at SAM.��
Haggans I don't hate but Micheal Wiley was available.�� For Combs, A.
Thomas a
projected 2nd or 3rd round pick who ran under 4.6 at the Combine weighing
nearly 270.�� Might never start but
bring speed to LB and ST.��
Physically,
Gavadza and Martin were the best ST cover guys drafted.
Overall:�� Al Lucas, Jerry DeLoach, Carl Bradley were
not drafted.�� They probably can't play
but, if you're not going 1 or 2 at DL, don't reach.
Hannibal��
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