PFF grades the 1st to 3rd round picks with comments after each pick. It then list 5 to 8 best picks per round after 3rd. 1. Jake Long - A+ 2. Philip Merling - B- 3. Chad Henne - A 4. Kendall Langford - A+ It then list 3 best ufa players. two of them are ours... Davone Bess and Dan Carpenter. 1st Round - http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2010/10/21/class-of-2008-the-first-round-re-focused/ 2nd Round - http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2010/10/22/class-of-2008-rounds-2-and-3-re-focused/ 3rd Round - http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2010/10/22/class-of-2008-rounds-2-and-3-re-focused/2/ 4th round to UFA - http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2010/10/23/class-of-2008-part-3-the-late-round-steals/ My favorite comment.... 6. Vernon Gholston, LB/DE, New York Jets Value: What’s the opposite of value? To quote Jets fans, he looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane. He has such a small role in what the Jets are doing, we have to assume it’s because he just doesn’t have what it takes. Interesting Stat: He has got quarterback pressure just 13 times since entering the league. Some players manage that in a single game. Grade: F
Yeah.. 7 out of 31. Thats about 22% to 23% of picks getting grade of A. Only 2 A's in top 15, combines that with top 15 salaries, thats awful!
I read something at Ganggreen last year, somebody made the comment: "The only way Ghoulston ever gets a sack is if Kris Jenkins throws him at the QB".
That was the "Jenks o Pault" I liked "he camouflages himself as the 35 yd line prior to the game, then sacks the Qb..predator like.."
i think merling is another player on the dolphins who gets too much flak. he's a decent player and its why i think he gets a B-. I actually think thats a fair grade.
its funny, i kept reading how he is much improved this offseason and in a sense its true. he went from sucking so bad that you cant even play him to being good enough so that he can suck on the field all game long
Nah, Merlin is a C student at best adamp, way to inconsistent for the number of snaps he played in the last two seasons, maybe the time off will allow him to heal his body and get his mind right as well. Dude needs to grow up a bit and understand this is not a given, everything is earned.
Some flashes of Merling are A+. Overall, I agree with a C. Maybe he will grow up and be a force next year. We shall see.
The moron better be training his body like a freak, and learning how to be a man during this time off....If I see the same body next year, then I say we move him.
