Final draft grades:
Ok, time for my final grades for how I think each team did with their picks. I have been checking out some of the so-called 'experts' grades and I really think some of them don't watch football and don't know a good football player when they see one! And, of course, I am the best so-called 'expert' that I know. Here are my grades.
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1. ARIZONA CARDINALS
GRADE- B
GOOD OVERALL DRAFT. REALLY LIKE LB COLLINS, BUT COULD HAVE ADDRESSED NEED AT CB EARLIER.
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2. ATLANTA FALCONS
GRADE- B
PITTS WAS A NO-BRAINER AND IS A GENERATIONAL TALENT. BUT, PICKING THIS HIGH, MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THEIR QB OF THE FUTURE. NAMELY, JUSTIN FIELDS. HAD SOME SOLID PICKS IN LATER ROUNDS BUT DIDN'T ADDRESS THE RB POSITION EARLY ENOUGH.
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3. BALTIMORE RAVENS
GRADE- C
I WAS NOT AS HIGH ON BATEMAN AND OWEH AS OTHERS. BATEMAN IS SOLID, BUT NOT SURE HE WILL BE SPECIAL. AND, OWEH HAD ZERO SACKS LAST SEASON.
4. BUFFALO BILLS
GRADE- C
BILLS WENT HEAVY ON PASS RUSH NEED, BUT I AM NOT COMPLETELY SOLD ON EITHER OF THEIR FIRST 2 PICKS.
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5. CAROLINA PANTHERS
GRADE- B+
HORN IS A STUD AND THE PANTHERS DID A GOOD JOB WITH THE REST OF THEIR PICKS.
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6. CHICAGO BEARS
GRADE- A+
HAVE TO GIVE MY FIRST A+ HERE. BEARS TRADED UP TO GET, IN MY OPINION, THE SECOND BEST QB IN THE DRAFT. ALSO, DID A GOOD JOB OF ADDRESSING THE O-LINE.
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7. CINCINNATI BENGALS
GRADE- B+
LOVED THE CHASE PICK, AND THE BENGALS DID A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THE REST OF THEIR PICKS. WOULD HAVE BEEN AN 'A' GRADE IF NOT FOR DRAFTING A KICKER!
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8. CLEVELAND BROWNS
GRADE- A
REALLY LIKED BROWNS FIRST 2 PICKS, AND THE REST OF THEIR DRAFT WAS SOLID.
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9. DALLAS COWBOYS
GRADE- A+
HAVE SEEN SOME LOWER GRADES FOR THE COWBOYS FROM THE SO-CALLED 'EXPERTS'. DON'T SEE IT. TRADED DOWN FOR EXTRA 3RD ROUND PICK AND STILL GOT BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN THE DRAFT. MADE VERY GOOD 2ND AND 3RD DAY PICKS AS WELL.
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10. DENVER BRONCOS
GRADE- B
PASSED ON FIELDS? LOVE SURTAIN, BUT ARE THE BRONCOS REALLY GONNA ROLL WITH TURNOVER MACHINE LOCK OR AVERAGE AS CAN BE BRIDGEWATER?
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11. DETROIT LIONS
GRADE- A
LIONS ATTACKED THE TRENCHES, AND THAT IS WHERE GAMES ARE WON AND LOST.
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12, GREEN BAY PACKERS
GRADE- B
LIKE A LOT OF THE PACKERS PICKS, BUT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED OFFENSIVE TACKLE EARLIER.
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13. HOUSTON TEXANS
GRADE- B-
LIKE WHAT THE TEXANS DID, JUST NEEDED MORE PICKS.
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14. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
GRADE- C
NOT AS HIGH ON THE COLTS DRAFT AS SOME OTHERS. THEIR FIRST 2 PICKS ARE BIG QUESTION MARKS TO ME.
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15. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
GRADE- B
LAWRENCE IS THE MAIN REASON THE JAGS GOT AS HIGH AS A 'B'. ETIENNE AT 25 DOESN'T WORK FOR ME. ROBINSON HAD A GREAT YEAR AT RB LAST SEASON. AND SOME OF THEIR OTHER PICKS WERE IFFY TO ME.
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16. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GRADE- B
LIKE THE PICKS, AND IF THE TRADE FOR BROWN WAS INCLUDED, WOULD BE AN 'A'.
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17. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
GRADE- C+
I AM A LITTLE HIGHER ON THE RAIDERS DRAFT THAN MOST. MOEHRIG IS A BEAST AND LEATHERWOOD, ALTHOUGH DRAFTED TOO HIGH FOR SOME, WILL BE A GOOD PLAYER.
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18. L.A. CHARGERS
GRADE- A
CHARGERS NAILED IT. ESPECIALLY WITH FIRST 3 PICKS.
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19. L.A. RAMS
GRADE- C-
NOT SURE WHY RAMS DIDN'T ADDRESS THE O-LINE. AND ATWELL AT 57 IS A HEAD SCRATCHER. NOT AN AREA OF NEED, AND HE WEIGHS LIKE 100 POUNDS SOAKING WET!
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20. MIAMI DOLPHINS
GRADE- A-
FIRST 2 PICKS ARE STUDS, BUT BOTH HAVE INJURY CONCERNS OR WOULD HAVE BEEN AN 'A' GRADE.
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21. MINNESOTA VIKINGS
GRADE- A
VIKINGS TRADED BACK AND STILL ADDRESSED A BIG AREA OF NEED, O-LINE. VERY SOLID DRAFT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
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22. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
GRADE- B
IF BELICHICK GETS THE MOST OUT OF BARMORE'S TALENT, THIS WILL BE AN 'A' DRAFT. LOVE MAC JONES HERE.
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23. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
GRADE- C
SOME HEAD SCRATCHERS FROM THE SAINTS AS USUAL. REALLY LIKE 3RD ROUND PICK ADEBO.
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24. NEW YORK GIANTS
GRADE- B
NOT AS HIGH ON GIANTS DRAFT AS MOST OTHERS. BUT, DID ACQUIRE EXTRA DRAFT CAPITAL FOR 2022.
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25. NEW YORK JETS
GRADE- B-
NOT AS HIGH ON THE JETS DRAFT AS MOST OTHERS, EITHER. FIELDS, FOR ME, WAS THE PICK HERE FOR QB. WILSON HAS BUST POTENTIAL TO ME. AND, ALTHOUGH I LIKE VERA-TUCKER, TRADING UP FOR A GUARD IS A BIT MUCH FOR ME.
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26. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
GRADE- C
LOVE DEVONTA SMITH BUT HE NEEDS SOMEONE TO THROW HIM THE BALL.
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27. PITTSBURGH STEELERS
GRADE- B
STEELERS DID A GOOD JOB AS USUAL. BUT, MAYBE COULD HAVE DONE MORE TO ADDRESS THE O-LINE.
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28. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
GRADE- C
GOOD, IF NOT SPECTACULAR PICKS, IN ROUNDS 2-7. OF COURSE, EVERYTHING HINGES ON THE LANCE PICK. THIS GRADE WILL BE AN 'A' IF HE BECOMES AS GOOD AS MOST THINK HE WILL. I'M NOT SURE IF HE WILL BE READY THIS SEASON, THOUGH.
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29. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
GRADE- D
SEAHAWKS ALL OVER THE PLACE AS USUAL. LIKE ESKRIDGE, BUT TOO HIGH WHERE DRAFTED.
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30. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
GRADE- B
REALLY GOOD PICKS AND COULD BE AN 'A' DRAFT IF TRYON HITS.
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31. TENNESSEE TITANS
GRADE- C+
LIKE THE PICKS, BUT NOT SURE IF THEY ADDRESSED NEEDS AS MUCH AS THEY COULD HAVE.
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32. WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM
GRADE- B+
LOVE THE DAVIS KID OUT OF KENTUCKY. AND, AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME TO SAY, THE 'SKINS HAD A GOOD DRAFT.