(05-04-2021, 06:29 AM)MarleyJag Wrote: All the angst and second guessing is fine, it's what fans do. But grading a draft immediately after is like judging a college recruiting class before they've played their first game. One thing Meyer has demonstrated in his career is the ability to recognize talent so I'm betting in retrospect this draft will get a better grade then it's currently being given.

With that said, I'll give the draft a B+. I really like Little, I think he'll be looked at as one of the steals of the draft. Obviously Lawrence was a no brainer. The rest are largely solid picks demonstrating Meyer's commitment to building better team speed and a better culture.

I'll wait and see how the draft plays out the next few years. It is too early to be upset or jubilant over any of the team's drafts as every player has a bust factor and every player has the ability to be very good.  After the last 10 years no, more like 20 my expectations are we play a little better than the expansion year. I saw real progress as the year went on and then we went on a run. Of course that management team while building a really good team failed at transitioning year to year eventually falling apart. My dream is this management can both make a run, but after that keep it together and transition as time goes on like many really good teams do. If you look at things that way then this was a good draft.

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