It's hard to think of the draft by itself without looking at it in the broader context of the offseason in terms of where we finished last year, the guys we let walk, the new guys we signed, and what we should have been hoping to come away with from this draft. In that context I would say this draft was average so maybe a C. I just don't understand the lack of attention paid towards the offensive line this offseason. Easily the weakest part of our team and solely responsible for our ultimate collapse last year. Yet the only significant change was bringing in Morse who is a solid player but is he even a top 10 center? He should bring some significant upgrade over Fortner who was awful last year. But the rest of the line needs depth and needs talent to push the existing starters, none of whom are a top 10 player at their position and maybe not even top half. We also have another challenge with the new DC who requires a different skillset in the secondary necessitating an overhaul at the position. A better run franchise should know what their philosophy is and what kind of team they want to be so a change in assistant coaches should be fairly seamless. This draft also kind of fits the Baalke mode of taking players with raw talent with the hopes of developing into good football players. Mentioned this on one of the draft threads how a team like the Steelers always seems to come away with a draft that makes sense for them. They know who they are philosophically. They tend to draft guys who were good football players who played against good competition. Ours don't always feel that way. But thats why some teams tend to have more consistent success than others.

Thomas - Looks like a good player who fits a role we don't currently have. Lawrence hasnt really had a bigger WR since he's been here. Hopefully this will add a new wrinkle to the offense. WR not a huge need for this team.
Maason - hopefully this works out. would rather take a guy with a slightly lower ceiling but had been a really good college player as opposed to a guy that wasn't all that good in college but has a high ceiling
Jones - athletic guy that shot up boards after his workouts. sounds like he isnt much of a tackler. hopefully we can turn him into a better football player
Foster - feels like a solid pick. hopefully will be a good backup that could play in a pinch. Maybe we get lucky and can develop him into a starter one day. once you get to round 4 players though odds get slim
Jordan - similar Maason although a worse college player. Maybe we can develop.
Prince - intriguing developmental guy
Robinson - I know the team has talked about drafting him to be a 2nd kick returner. did we typically carry 4 RBs on the active roster last year? Would have thought we're already using Duvernay to take a ST role. would we use two spots on the active roster for just a ST returner?
Kicker - hopefully he can win the spot. kicking got spotty last year
Coles - intriguing developmental guy

lots of hoping we can develop them guys. Other than Thomas, I'm not expecting significant contribution from anyone. But I am hopeful that a couple of them develop and play a role for us.

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