Quote:Wait a second.......2013 a bad draft class? You got Cyprien, Gratz, McCray, Robinson and Josh Evans. All of whom have been contributors to this team. You realize that you just cant count on rookies to be crazy impact players their first year right? And Cyprien had an awesome 1st year, tailed off his second season but probably more due to the fact he was playing out of position. You got Dwayne Gratz, a solid corner for this team. He may not be a shutdown corner, but at the very least, we got a number 2 or a nickel. McCray is REALLY GOOD. Did you watch him play last year? Think Caldwell found a gem their in the 7th. Denard Robinson accumulated a total of 700 plus yards of offense last year as a scat back, pretty good for an undersized QB convert we found in the 5th if you ask me. Yes, Joekel has looked bad and he's got a big year to prove, yes Ace Sanders did not pan out, we have not too much of an idea on Jeremy Harris. And yes, all the rookies were not super star studs, but i think thats a pretty solid class he found if you ask me. We found at the very least, contributors to the football team. 

 

Have you seen any Gene Smith draft class from 2009-2012? I think we have 1 remaining player. Say what you want about Caldwell, but the guy knows how to find talent, especially late. I mean.....Allen Hurns????

 

Ease off the throttle a little bit man, I meant the overall class from 2013 in regards to the total talent pool available to all 32 organizations.

 

Yes, the BradWell Trust did get some contributors from that class and a few of them look to have very bright futures. But when you view it from the strict scope / perspective of the record for 2014 - 2015, you can see how that draft class could not support Offensive production as much as other classes have. Yes, Robinson did turn in a nice season last year but it also took him a while to get up to speed to the NFL game. And as you stated, he was a Fifth Round project. The same can be said for a few other players; they are contributors yes, but they have a ways to go until they can be considered Top Level talent in the NFL.

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