1st round grades

[Southpaw]

Mine.

1. Cleveland Browns - Baker Mayfield. QB A+ Raise the ticket prices.
2. NY Giants - Saquon Barkley. RB B . He will be a good player but that #2 pick had so much more trade value. RB love is back in style.
3. NY Jets - Sam Darnold. A. Safe pick.
4. Cleveland Browns - Denzel Ward. C. Reach or need? Could have found a trade partner and still got him. Overdvalued.
5. Denver Broncos - Bradley Chubb. A. Bookend for D line.
6. Indianapolis Colts - Quentin Nelson C. Never take interior lineman this high. Trade down slot.
7. Buffalo Bills - Josh Allen QB A+. Got their big body strong armed QBOTF.
8. Chicago Bears - Roquan Smith LB. C+ Drafted for need. Reached a lot.
9. SF 49ers - Mike McGlinchey C+ Overdrafted. Should have worked Cards for trade down.
10. Arizona Cardinals - Josh Rosen QB. A +++. Wow. Stay healthy young man.
11. Miami Dolphins - Minkah Fitzpatrick B Fits a need and an attempt to stay with Pats. Too high for a hybrid S
12. Tampa Bay Bucs - Vita Vea.DL/NT C+. Boom or bust.
13. Washington Redskins - Da'Ron Payne. C+. See Vita Vea.
14.New Orleans Saints - Marcus Davenport DE C. Small school and workout warrior. Boom or bust.
15. Kolton Miller OT. Oakland Raiders - A. Huge need for Carr protection.
16. Buffalo Bills - Tremaine Edmunds LB A+. Young and big and fast and skilled.
17. L A Chargers - Derwin James S A+. Unless there is a reason he slid.
18. Green Bay Packers - Jaire Alexander. CB. B. Smallish and not a burner. Filled a need and value traded down.
19. Dallas Cowboys - Leighton Vander Esch LB. A. Huge need with Sean Lee injuries, but he has medical issue.
20. Detroit Lions - Frank Ragnow. C. C+. Boring pick for need. Centers do not deserve 1st round status.
21. Cincinnati Bengals - Billy Price. C. D A run on centers and he comes in injured. Wow.
22. Tennessee Titans - Rashaan Evans ILB. C+ Filled a need. Another over valued Alabama player.
23. New England Patriots - Isiah Wynn G. B- Drafted a Guard to play Tackle.
24. Carolina Panthers - DJ Moore. WR. B+ Filled a huge need. Best in a weak WR class.
25. Baltimore Ravens - Hayden Hurst TE. B+ Need and quality value pick. Catch 1st guy. Match for Flacco.
26. Atlanta Falcons - Calvin Ridley WR. B. Need pick from a thin WR class.
27. Seattle Seahawks - Rashaad Penny RB. D WTH? 3rd rounder at best.
28. Pittsburgh Steelers - Terrell Edmunds. S C. Run on safeties. Meh
29. Jacksonville Jaguars - Taven Bryan DL. B+ . Calais can't play forever. JJ Watt Lite?
30. Minnesota Vikings - Mike Hughes CB C+. Undersized and last of CB run in 1st round.
31. New England Patriots - Sony Michel RB/Slot A. Replaces Dion Lewis hole.
32. Baltimore Ravens - Lamar Jackson QB. B -. Moved back into 1st to spend more money but get additional year. Boom or bust.

Just my take. What is yours?

 

[az jam]

Good work. Pretty much agree except I'm not that high on Baker as the number one pick in the draft. I think they should have taken Darnold. But . Time will tell for sure.

 

[Southpaw]

Good work. Pretty much agree except I'm not that high on Baker as the number one pick in the draft. I think they should have taken Darnold. But . Time will tell for sure.

Agreed, but I rate him A+ because of his marketing potential for Browns who are in desperate need.

 

[devilalum]

Props to the Browns for owning their small quarterback fetish instead of denying it.

 

[BW52]

Mine.

1. Cleveland Browns - Baker Mayfield. QB A+ Raise the ticket prices.
2. NY Giants - Saquon Barkley. RB B . He will be a good player but that #2 pick had so much more trade value. RB love is back in style.
3. NY Jets - Sam Darnold. A. Safe pick.
4. Cleveland Browns - Denzel Ward. C. Reach or need? Could have found a trade partner and still got him. Overdvalued.
5. Denver Broncos - Bradley Chubb. A. Bookend for D line.
6. Indianapolis Colts - Quentin Nelson C. Never take interior lineman this high. Trade down slot.
7. Buffalo Bills - Josh Allen QB A+. Got their big body strong armed QBOTF.
8. Chicago Bears - Roquan Smith LB. C+ Drafted for need. Reached a lot.
9. SF 49ers - Mike McGlinchey C+ Overdrafted. Should have worked Cards for trade down.
10. Arizona Cardinals - Josh Rosen QB. A +++. Wow. Stay healthy young man.
11. Miami Dolphins - Minkah Fitzpatrick B Fits a need and an attempt to stay with Pats. Too high for a hybrid S
12. Tampa Bay Bucs - Vita Vea.DL/NT C+. Boom or bust.
13. Washington Redskins - Da'Ron Payne. C+. See Vita Vea.
14.New Orleans Saints - Marcus Davenport DE C. Small school and workout warrior. Boom or bust.
15. Kolton Miller OT. Oakland Raiders - A. Huge need for Carr protection.
16. Buffalo Bills - Tremaine Edmunds LB A+. Young and big and fast and skilled.
17. L A Chargers - Derwin James S A+. Unless there is a reason he slid.
18. Green Bay Packers - Jaire Alexander. CB. B. Smallish and not a burner. Filled a need and value traded down.
19. Dallas Cowboys - Leighton Vander Esch LB. A. Huge need with Sean Lee injuries, but he has medical issue.
20. Detroit Lions - Frank Ragnow. C. C+. Boring pick for need. Centers do not deserve 1st round status.
21. Cincinnati Bengals - Billy Price. C. D A run on centers and he comes in injured. Wow.
22. Tennessee Titans - Rashaan Evans ILB. C+ Filled a need. Another over valued Alabama player.
23. New England Patriots - Isiah Wynn G. B- Drafted a Guard to play Tackle.
24. Carolina Panthers - DJ Moore. WR. B+ Filled a huge need. Best in a weak WR class.
25. Baltimore Ravens - Hayden Hurst TE. B+ Need and quality value pick. Catch 1st guy. Match for Flacco.
26. Atlanta Falcons - Calvin Ridley WR. B. Need pick from a thin WR class.
27. Seattle Seahawks - Rashaad Penny RB. D WTH? 3rd rounder at best.
28. Pittsburgh Steelers - Terrell Edmunds. S C. Run on safeties. Meh
29. Jacksonville Jaguars - Taven Bryan DL. B+ . Calais can't play forever. JJ Watt Lite?
30. Minnesota Vikings - Mike Hughes CB C+. Undersized and last of CB run in 1st round.
31. New England Patriots - Sony Michel RB/Slot A. Replaces Dion Lewis hole.
32. Baltimore Ravens - Lamar Jackson QB. B -. Moved back into 1st to spend more money but get additional year. Boom or bust.

Just my take. What is yours?

1.Mayfield will bust in Cleveland.Browns should have taken Darnold instead my grade C
14.Saints-gave up too much.Marcus Davenport DE- grade D
20.Detroit-Frank Ragnow C-G- Mayock says he is going to play Guard.Grade B
21-Bengals-Billy Price C-Bengals need OLINE help Grade B
27.Seattle-agree WTF Grade D
30.Minnesota-Josh Jackson or Carlton Davis CBs would be better Grade B
32.Ravens-Lamar Jackson QB -good situation for LJ.Grade A

 

[MrYeahBut]

I don't get into the nitty gritty of draft prospects, but wasn't there talk here about drafting Ragnow at #15 for the Cards? Lord knows the team hasn't had a center in like a decade, prolly longer. I can't even remember anyone other than Sendlein. My brother is a Lions fan and he's pretty happy with the pick.

 

[Cardiac]

Props to the Browns for owning their small quarterback fetish instead of denying it.

5/5

 

[Shaggy]

Agreed, but I rate him A+ because of his marketing potential for Browns who are in desperate need.

Same thing happened with Johnny Football and that didn't last long.

 

[Southpaw]

Same thing happened with Johnny Football and that didn't last long.

Mayfield is a football idiot savant. Manziel is just an idiot

 

[Jay Cardinal]

I don't rate picks this early after the draft. But I really like the cost of the Cards trade up over the Bills cost to move up. It seems we paid a much lower cost.

 

[NJCardFan]

Props to the Browns for owning their small quarterback fetish instead of denying it.

But then they crapped the bed passing on Chubb. I think they're going to live to regret that. Ward is good but Chubb on the same line as Miles Garrett would have instantly made them the best defensive line in football. With a line like that you just need above average D-backs.

 

[NJCardFan]

14.New Orleans Saints - Marcus Davenport DE C. Small school and workout warrior. Boom or bust.

The fact that they traded up for him is an absolute head scratcher. I'm not sure he wouldn't have been there anyway.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Denzel Ward is worth that spot, IMHO.

 

[MrYeahBut]

Raiders send: Picks No. 10
Cardinals send: Picks No. 15, 79, 152
Johnson chart: $0.98
Stuart chart: $1.35

Cardinals' GM Steve Keim missed out on Patrick Mahomes when the Chiefs traded up last year, so it's no surprise that he made a move of his own this year. He also got himself a great deal in the process, given that he actually turned a profit on the Johnson chart and paid less than either the Bills or Ravens did on the dollar by the Stuart model. It's surprising that the Raiders weren't able to scare the Cardinals into giving up the 46th pick with the threat of the Dolphins lurking at 11. Alternately, 15 and the Cardinals' two third-round picks at 79 and 97 would have been a reasonable ask, given that it would have cost $1.04 on the dollar by the Johnson model.


http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23331197/2018-nfl-draft-breaking-aced-all-trades-round-1

 

[Billions of Mario]

Raiders send: Picks No. 10
Cardinals send: Picks No. 15, 79, 152
Johnson chart: $0.98
Stuart chart: $1.35

Cardinals' GM Steve Keim missed out on Patrick Mahomes when the Chiefs traded up last year, so it's no surprise that he made a move of his own this year. He also got himself a great deal in the process, given that he actually turned a profit on the Johnson chart and paid less than either the Bills or Ravens did on the dollar by the Stuart model. It's surprising that the Raiders weren't able to scare the Cardinals into giving up the 46th pick with the threat of the Dolphins lurking at 11. Alternately, 15 and the Cardinals' two third-round picks at 79 and 97 would have been a reasonable ask, given that it would have cost $1.04 on the dollar by the Johnson model.


http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23331197/2018-nfl-draft-breaking-aced-all-trades-round-1

I saw that earlier, thanks for posting it here.

Keim looks like an absolute genius right now considering what everyone else gave to move up.

 

[MadCardDisease]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...draft-debrief-winners-and-losers-from-round-1

The Arizona Cardinals: General manager Steve Keim has admitted that he coveted Patrick Mahomes a year ago, only to be caught flat-footed when the Chiefs traded ahead of the Cards to make Mahomes their quarterback of the future. Arizona made sure that didn't happen this time around, moving up five spots to No. 10 to draft Josh Rosen.

There was a crazy disconnect among draft analysts about Rosen. So many of them called him the best pure passer in the draft, yet few of them ranked him as the best quarterback. His timing, anticipation and ability to make plays under duress translates so well to the NFL level. Rosen is perhaps the most pro-ready quarterback in the class, though he won't be under pressure to play right away with Sam Bradford in town. (Backup Mike Glennon, incidentally, saw a quarterback get drafted to take his job for a second straight year.) Rosen says he knows his place.

"I'm not going to come in and be an a------ and think that my s--- don't stink," Rosen told reporters Thursday. "I understand the situation. I'm going to come in and I'm going to be respectful."

Keim and all Cardinals fans have to be thrilled. They wound up with my favorite quarterback in this class, and it didn't cost much to get him.

 

[cardpa]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the ridiculous pick the Hags made. Rashaad Penny in the first round. What the hell were they thinking? He would have been there in round three. With all the holes they have they picked Penny?

 

[gmabel830]

Agreed, but I rate him A+ because of his marketing potential for Browns who are in desperate need.

You know what helps marketing? Winning.

 

[wa52lz]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the ridiculous pick the Hags made. Rashaad Penny in the first round. What the hell were they thinking? He would have been there in round three. With all the holes they have they picked Penny?

I cheered almost as loud for this pick as I did for us moving up for Rosen!

 

[crisper57]

Browns screwed the pooch at #4. They should have taken Chubb. Now he goes to Denver, with that Defense? Scary. That pushed QB out of the Broncos mind and when the Niners stole the OT that the Raiders wanted, Oakland panicked and the Cards were there to pounce. A lot of dominoes had to fall correctly for AZ to get that A+++ grade, but they never have to apologize for it.

That was a fun night!

 

[Zeno]

Browns screwed the pooch at #4. They should have taken Chubb. Now he goes to Denver, with that Defense? Scary. That pushed QB out of the Broncos mind and when the Niners stole the OT that the Raiders wanted, Oakland panicked and the Cards were there to pounce. A lot of dominoes had to fall correctly for AZ to get that A+++ grade, but they never have to apologize for it.

That was a fun night!

I never thought Denver was going to be in the market for a QB after what they just paid Keenum but Chubb being there was unexpected. The second round is going to be interesting though for sure...but like Stout last night I am off to see Infinity War so will have to wait until I get home to see what we did.

 

[Southpaw]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the ridiculous pick the Hags made. Rashaad Penny in the first round. What the hell were they thinking? He would have been there in round three. With all the holes they have they picked Penny?

I did in my write up.

27. Seattle Seahawks - Rashaad Penny RB. D WTH? 3rd rounder at best.

You know what helps marketing? Winning.

It will still be a few years before they can compete .... maybe. In the meantime Mayfield will create interest for the fan base.

Browns screwed the pooch at #4. They should have taken Chubb. Now he goes to Denver, with that Defense? Scary. That pushed QB out of the Broncos mind and when the Niners stole the OT that the Raiders wanted, Oakland panicked and the Cards were there to pounce. A lot of dominoes had to fall correctly for AZ to get that A+++ grade, but they never have to apologize for it.

That was a fun night!

That was a make up for Joe Haden????????????? Big time reach.

 

[WisconsinCard]

Browns screwed the pooch at #4. They should have taken Chubb. Now he goes to Denver, with that Defense? Scary. That pushed QB out of the Broncos mind and when the Niners stole the OT that the Raiders wanted, Oakland panicked and the Cards were there to pounce. A lot of dominoes had to fall correctly for AZ to get that A+++ grade, but they never have to apologize for it.

That was a fun night!

Perfect storm scenario for us.

 

[oaken1]

I don't get into the nitty gritty of draft prospects, but wasn't there talk here about drafting Ragnow at #15 for the Cards? Lord knows the team hasn't had a center in like a decade, prolly longer. I can't even remember anyone other than Sendlein. My brother is a Lions fan and he's pretty happy with the pick.

most of the Ragnow talk was second or third round as he was rated the second best center by most and just topped Mayocks board a few days ago.
I jumped on him as my favorite center a few months back and at the time he was expected to be an early fourth round pick

 

[Ronin]

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