Grade the Draft

[Lurker64]

This is the part of the draft that is totally stupid. Give a draft a grade? How because the filled some needs? What a joke, I will grade it three years from now. Giving it an "A" because you recognize a name or two also doesn't make any sense.

I give all 32 teams an "Incomplete." More work to be done, like playing football at the NFL level.

The real meaning of "draft grades" as given by fans of a team is not so much an objective measure of how much better the team is going to be as a result of the draft, but as a subjective measure of a fan's level of satisfaction with the results of their team's draft.

If your team drafts players you hate in every single round, it's fair to call that an F since it's just so terribly disappointing. If your team drafts players you really like in every round, it's fair to call that an A since it's terribly exciting. Not that the A draft is really going to be better four years from now than the F draft, but some drafts make fans happier than others.

[HarveyWallbangers]

The consensus for best drafts ended up being: 1) Eagles, 2) Patriots, 3a) Packers, 3b) Jets, 5) Giants.

http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/story?id=4104114

The last time the experts thought we had a strong draft was 2006, and that did turn out right, so we'll see. It's not automatically a jinx.