Is that we don’t have to hear how bad we drafted, what players were better that someone e would have picked for day after day after season after season.
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Oh, I'm already hearing it from people on this board. Like ANY 7th round pick matters.
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Ive been saying since the 2021 offseason, the 2022 draft will be the weakest draft in decades. It was a good draft to trade away your picks for proven stars… i like next years draft way better than this one..
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What I like about this years draft and offseason as a whole is the commitment to the scheme. This team is being built on athleticism and proven commitment to the craft. 4 yr players, team captains etc on multi levels. The players I see being acquired are not just fast, they are "sudden". Quickness, acceleration and then violent contact on defense. We got the highest Scrabble scoring name in ZaQuandre White who by the way looks like a combination Fred Taylor/Barry Sanders type RB. IDK I can't think of a comp for his style, but it's sexy.
Just looks like this team is being built to Muhammed Ali all over this league.
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I’m not gonna lie, I wanted Leo Chenal and he was there. Hopefully this other kid from GA is better.
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Only thing about this draft I’m upset with was that we should have taken punter Matt araiza I guy with that leg can swing momentum and field position every series. Shame buffalo got him as if they needed more help!!
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I read a draft grade article yesterday that gave us a C- on this year's class. I had to laugh hysterically at it. It clearly pointed out that we traded away most of our draft picks, but then went on to say how poor our selections were because they're essentially late round picks that typically don't pan out. So... Anyone who wants to put a grade on this years draft class and doesn't want to factor in the offseason additions we used picks on is clueless IMO. This team has neglected offense far too long at the skill positions and no draft class was going to fix that as quickly and easily as we did this year with free agency and trades. I just found it funny that an article can point out we traded away most of our picks for hill and others; but then bashes the teams draft class for not having elite talent to chose from due to having late picks, then grading us the worst in the division as a result :lol:
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and I'm very glad we didn't take a punter with one of our first two picks.KeyFin likes this. -
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Sticking with the theme of this thread, what I like the most about this draft is that we don't need any of these players to be all-pros in year one. It's been a long time since we could say that, so it's a good feeling to be drafting for the future instead of for week one of the season. That's exactly how you become a perennial playoff contender.
Also, I think it was smart to bring in a proven superstar with our 1st/2nd round pick. Some of you aren't high on Tua and I understand why, but even if Tua ends up being a complete bust, almost any QB can have success with Waddle, Hill and Gisecki, plus a solid offensive line. We aren't asking the QB to do everything in this offense and that's a massive advantage all by itself. So if Tua doesn't truly shine, we can still replace him with a backup or draft a QB next year. For the record though, I think he'll look awesome in this offense and have a lot of success.
With that said, we did draft a potential starter at LB, WR and offensive line. White is very exciting at RB as well so I think we drafted well for future talent. If some of these guys bust then so be it, but it won't cripple the team this year. I actually think we got several stud undrafted free agents to be excited about in the coming years. -
Throwback to 2021's draft. It's impossible to offer a true opinion for a couple of years, but early positive returns are always a good development.
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