My Cards draft grade

[Cbus cardsfan]

Whether it was circumstance beyond their control, be it teams unwilling to trade or guys getting selected right before their selection, I think this draft was a complete disaster and will go down as one of the worst ever for the Cards. My grade is a C-.

Reasoning:
- In the box safeties and blocking TE's are positions that are filled, and value attained, by players selected in the latter rounds and not in rounds 1 and 2 that are normally reserved for talent, playmakers, top level OL, and difference makers.

- The draft was widely regarded as one of the deepest, strongest OL draft in years, yet none were selected by a Cards team that has had long-running issues at OL.

- Two tiny college slot WR's in any draft is a head scratcher. Especially when WR is the deepest position on your team.

- Inaccurate QB's are what they are, inaccurate. To all of a sudden expect a guy to become more accurate at a higher level of play is a major reach. Sure, Thomas will get better coaching and learn better footwork, but inaccuracy is inaccuracy.

- the trade down netted less value for the Cards than what other teams garnered with later picks.

- No edge rushers. It wasn't a great draft for edge rushers but there was some talent available.

- I did like the picks of Kareem Martin and Ed Stinson. If Stinson can stay healthy, he could be a steal and Martin shows great potential. Plus, the Cards needed to get some youth infused to the DL.

Sometimes a draft falls the worst possible way and sometimes you hit the perfect scenario. This draft fell terribly for the Cards front office and I think they reacted badly to it by drafting for need over BPA and panicking during the trade down scenario.

I hope I'm wrong and these guys all turn out to be very good NFL players but it doesn't look very promising to me right now. However, there have been many times a draft looks sensational on paper and everyone is giddy come the day after, but the players turn out to be bust after bust. I think the Cards will get production out of most of these players, and that's a positive. I don't they drafted any impact players, or difference makers and that's a negative.

 

[Mulli]

Kareem Martin is the edge rusher?

 

[az jam]

I gave them also a C- on the poll thread asking for a grade. These were my comments:

4th round QB Logan Thomas pick was terrible so was the 6th round WR Walter Powell choice.
Hard to get excited about the Cards draft. I don' see that there are any impact players. Buccannon & Niklas may be the only two eventual starters.

Usually I'm pumped on their picks but not this year.

Would be happy to eat crow on my words in the next couple of years.

 

[Duckjake]

I agree with you to some extent. To me it seems like they drafted 6 Rashad Johnsons and the QB.

 

[Buckybird]

I don't think the draft as a whole will be one of the worst in Cards history but I do agree with you Cbus this was a head scratcher & agree with everything else you say. C-

1) I do agree you don't draft in the box safeties in rd.1. I think Bucannon will be a solid player, but I still believe he's not gonna solve our problems covering TEs. He does remind me of AW & he had his problems doing that as well. I think the Cards panicked once their 3 players were gone in Pryor, Barr & Shazier. IMO they hoped for Barr, wanted Pryor & had Shazier as their fall back option & the Stealers wrecked the scenario.

2) I was also strongly disappointed they didn't add an edge rusher, which is their other weakness & need besides safety.

3) lots of good, solid CBs & not 1 selected? Come on man
You can NEVER have enough good coverage guys IMO. Isn't Cromartie on a 1 year deal? Hmmm

4) hate the Logan Thomas pick! As say you can't teach accuracy! IMO the greatest QB gurus are only gonna slightly alter this problem, if at all. You either have it or you don't. We could've drafted a better QB at #4 in AJ. McCarron or taken a highly rated but falling Carl Bradford. I think both are gonna be pretty darn good NFL players & definately a better selection than this train wreck of a pick in Thomas.

5) I also don't think teams should draft TEs whose best attribute are blocking either, especially in the 2nd round. Wow. Once again a solid player, nothing more. How many TEs did the Jets take in Rds 1 & 2 throughout their glorious draft resume? Hmmmm

Guys here can applaud the QB pick all they want, but at some point they will see his size will be his only attribute that is at NFL level.