USA today rookie ratings

[ice grillin you]

Shoot, he'd be a steal even if he turned out to be a solid backup at that spot

he was a fourth rounder...that doesnt qualify as a complete steal...you should hope to get back ups in the fourth round...if at that point in the draft youre expecting players to not be back ups then your priorities need serious reevaluation

that said he appears to have the potential to be a very good pick

as for patterson i dont think at his size he is guaranteed to ever be a starting nfl dt...he could be a great rotation guy...but without some bulking up he doesnt start...he has nice quickness but his off the charts quickness in college is neutralized in the pros with the superior athletes


overall...a year later...this draft has the possibility to be an A+... and you cant ask for much more than that...but as of now its an incomplete

[MadMarchHare]

But saying the rest is "Eh" means we didn't get great value out of our 6 and 7 round picks, which are flyers of the nth degree.  They didn't work out, boo hoo.  Neither do they work out on most teams.

[Zanshin]

Shoot, he'd be a steal even if he turned out to be a solid backup at that spot

he was a fourth rounder...that doesnt qualify as a complete steal...you should hope to get back ups in the fourth round...if at that point in the draft youre expecting players to not be back ups then your priorities need serious reevaluation

Hope is the key word there.  The draft in general can be a crapshoot-- and the fourth round is where I think it starts to get really dicey.

[General_Failure]

moats- shown flashes but in meaningless spots...eckel makes a valid point in that they shouldnt have drafted a westbrook type player when they already had one

Eckel likes to leave out minor details, I guess. At the time of the draft Westbrook was still a potential injury waiting to happen and didn't have a long term deal.

[rjs246]

Trade Moats!

[MadMarchHare]

Yeah, for Samkon Gado.  He's teh awesum.

[ice grillin you]

I guess. At the time of the draft Westbrook was still a potential injury waiting to happen and didn't have a long term deal.

when you have a great player and are 11 mil under the cap you dont waste a draft pick on a potential replacement

[General_Failure]

That 11 mil has nothing to do with the rookie cap. Just stop posting already.

[MadMarchHare]

His potential looks pretty good right now.....

[ice grillin you]

That 11 mil has nothing to do with the rookie cap. Just stop posting already

omg youre slow

sometimes i wonder why i even try

[ice grillin you]

His potential looks pretty good right now

im not complaining about him...he does look like he has potential..and if he pans out its a good pick...im saying that eckel has a point in that you can make an argument that they could have spent the pick on position of higher need

[General_Failure]

That 11 mil has nothing to do with the rookie cap. Just stop posting already

omg youre slow

sometimes i wonder why i even try

Not slow, just groggy today. I did eventually figure out what you're babbling about, but it still has nothing to do with drafting Moats. Take a look at how long it took Westbrook to sign a deal and tell me he signed just because there was 11 mil to spend.

[Zanshin]

Yeah, yeah.  How many teams have gotten into trouble drafting for need instead of taking the highest guy on their board?

[rjs246]

If Moats OR Westbrook were going to be used for kick/punt returns then I could see justification in having both. As it stands, there is no point in having two undersized speed backs who play all or nothing football. Might as well punt on third and 1.

[General_Failure]

Hey now, Moats can pick up a single yard after his first carry of the game.