Quote:It still remains to be seen how any of them will perform in the NFL, but on paper I would give Caldwell and Co. an A.

 

The Draft grades are a bit of a joke, because every team's fans feel good usually about the draft & only time will tell how great the players will actually be...


That being said getting two of the sports media's rated top 5 defensive players in this year's draft for nothing more than a 1st, 2nd and a 5th round pick is outstanding!  For that reason alone I feel they deserve at least a B, but then you add DT Sheldon Day & Yannick Ngakoue makes me want to pick an A (which I did because I am a homer) I could see the argument for a B because they failed to address Center, LT, and some felt that an elite pass rusher in the 1st or 2nd was a huge need.  I am going on the fact that they are banking on Marks being a 100% combined with FA Malik Jackson getting so much pressure on the inside that a healthy Fowler & Odrick on the outside will give them the pass rush they need.

Plus having a much better DB coverage than before will also improve the pass defense!  Fowler, Odrick, and Jackson being great against the run with help from Myles Jack & Run stopper Poz & Telvin whom all can cover (especially Myles) makes the defense go from 31st worst against the pass to possibly a top 15 defense this year.

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