Quote:Eh he did catch some passes there too and was more known for his sure hands and route running vs his special teams play. We need a Qb as its been shown (especiallly the rams game) that he does gt open at the NFL level.

 

Yes Denard is a project but are you going to say he wasnt a playmaker during his time at a big name school in Michigan? Texas A@M i would also consider a bigger school in terms of name and player recognition. UConn isnt a complete nobody either and another one of their CBs was drafted as well.

 

Id say 5 of his picks came from relatively "big" schools Joeckel,Gratz,Sanders,Robinson and Evans vs 3 smaller schools guys Cyprien,Mccray, Harris. Maybe you are seeing less than what is really there.

 

Odd, the only thing about Ace Sanders that stood out to me in college was that he had several return TDs. We heard repeatedly that he didn't drop a pass in college, but he dropped several of his first attempts in the NFL. I hope the QB play improves and he improves with it.

 

Joekel could be a great player someday, but he isn't what comes to mind when you think speed or playmaker.

 

UConn is a second tier program, not small but not what you think of when you think "BCS" school.

 

Robinson, so far, looks like he'll take substantial time to develop into even a decent running back. That isn't unusual for project players, but I don't really remember the last one of those that worked out. Brad Smith maybe? Speedy playmaker sure. But if he can't earn his way onto the field it's useless.

 

So I'd give it 4 big, 4 not big. Again, I'm not complaining and I really like how well this class has done so far considering the circumstances. But the template also looks just like a Gene Smith draft, hopefully these guys turn out better and we get a QB and a pass rush next offseason.

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