Judging the draft class

ii7-V7 · Post by **ii7-V7** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:39 am

I'm not an avid follower of College Football so I often feel somewhat unequipped for judging the worth of a given draft class. Still, I follow it enough to usually be able to tell whether a guy is going to work at the NFL level....well at least as well as any other average schmoe.

My question is this. Is it just me or does this seem like a pretty vanilla draft class? Particulalry at the top. I see that there are several quality players in this draft but there just aren't too many guys that really blow me away in the top half of the first round.

The running back class is pretty solid, but most of the other prospect aren't giving me a chubber.

I'm not sold on Braylon Edwards, or Dan Cody, or Derrick Johnson, or any of the QB's. Travis Johnson, Alex Barron, Channing Crowder, Justin Tuck.

These guys just aren't doing it for me.

Is it simply too early....Have I just not gotten draft fever yet? Others seem to be sold on some of these guys. I usually heavily covet at least one of the players projected for the first round but not really this time.

Guys I like are; Pac-Man Jones, and Troy Williamson, David Baas, Heath Miller, Anttaj Hawthorne. I do like Marcus Spears because I like Big DE's, but i'm not sure he would fit with the Skins.

Next year I'm looking forward to D'brickashaw Ferguson coming out. That could be the icing on the cake for our O-line but I hope we will be drafting in the bottom of the first so he won't be available to us.

Chad

Smithian · Post by **Smithian** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:54 am

...Good post...Thanks for bringing up nightmares of Marcus Spears up for me...

Great post all around except that name.

BossHog · Post by **BossHog** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:56 am

It's a vanila class. There is some good talent, but there is very little superstar talent in my opinion.

air_hog · Post by **air_hog** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:40 am

last year had a pretty good draft class

Warmother · Post by **Warmother** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 8:03 am

I agree there does not seem to be any superstars in this draft, but I think a lot of solid pros will come out of it.

ii7-V7 · Post by **ii7-V7** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:06 am

air_hog wrote:last year had a pretty good draft class

Yes, one of the better ones!

Chad

BernieSki · Post by **BernieSki** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:06 pm

The edge by far goes to the 2004 Draft over the 2005 Draft. Position by position was much stronger last year. Some examples are Sean Taylor, Manning, Gallery, Winslow, R.Williams. There is not anyone in this draft better then any of these guys.