7. (216) Michigan TE Tyler EckerThis has to be one of the most ridiculous comments in a practice that is already ridiculous. How can a 7th round pick be a "bomb." These guys often don't make teams. Why wouldn't you take a flier on a guy who was once a "prized recruit"? To make my point (more from rotoworld):
Ht/Wt: 6-6/246
40: 4.92
Ecker was a prized recruit coming to the Wolverines but never fulfilled his promise. He frequently struggled with injuries, didn't improve as an athlete, and still isn't an efficient blocker. He's unlikely to contribute in the NFL.
Grade: F
Overall: The 'Skins didn't have many draft picks and gave them up frivolously, but we won't penalize them for it; they've already penalized themselves enough. With what they had, they did do pretty well until the Ecker bomb...
7. (252) TE Marques Colston, HofstraI am not by any means comparing this guy to Colston, I am instead trying to illuminate the fallacy of draft grades.
Colston was announced as a tight end. They didn’t need another mediocre one of those.
Grade: D+
Overall Draft Analysis: Bush is a gem and the Saints now have a center in Jeff Faine. Other than that, nothing gets us excited.
Overall Draft Grade: C+
Note to NFL teams: take whoever you damn well want in the 5th-7th rounds. If you were passing up a consensus quality player, he would have already been drafted.
2 comments:
Excellent research work! I spent some time following the draft trying to find a review of the Colston pick from last year, with no real success. That grade is a perfect example of how ridiculous the system is.
Wow. Great call.
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