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Regrading the 2018 NFL Draft: Colts, Buccaneers get perfect

ZogZerg : 5/12/2021 7:45 am
marks.

Interesting that most teams stayed about the same or went down. Some teams had a lot of picks and only have 1 or 2 starters from them at the moment.

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New York Giants

2018 Grade: B

The Skinny: They took running back Saquon Barkley with the second-overall pick. He flashed star potential in his first two seasons, but tore his ACL last year. He should be able to come back and play at a high level this season. Second-round guard Will Hernandez has been a solid starter, while third-round edge Lorenzo Carter has started 19 games in three seasons, but he is coming off an Achilles' tendon injury. Third-round defensive tackle B.J. Hill has been a rotational player.

How I did: As usual, I didn't like the idea of taking a back second overall. I did like the pick of Hernandez and thought they added some solid players in Hill and Carter.

New Grade: C


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New Orleans..... oooofff  
sb from NYT Forum : 5/12/2021 8:59 am : link
...Traded two 1st round picks to pick Marcus Davenport. He was seen as super-raw at the time, and N.O. was seen as really reaching by trading up to 14 to get him.

The guy has started 14 games in 3 years (only 1 last year) and has only 12 career sacks. 1.5 last year.
That's  
Toth029 : 5/12/2021 9:01 am : link
Why grades post Draft are awful and a waste of time. I'd wait 5 years and not 3, since many guys take a while to take off. Not relying on 1-year wonders which happen a lot (RG3).
RE: New Orleans..... oooofff  
eric2425ny : 5/12/2021 9:27 am : link
In comment 15261746 sb from NYT Forum said:
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...Traded two 1st round picks to pick Marcus Davenport. He was seen as super-raw at the time, and N.O. was seen as really reaching by trading up to 14 to get him.

The guy has started 14 games in 3 years (only 1 last year) and has only 12 career sacks. 1.5 last year.


Bad move. The funny thing is they knocked it out of the park in 2017 with Lattimore, Ramczyk, Marcus Williams, and Kamara.
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Gruber : 5/12/2021 9:27 am : link
He thinks Will Hernandez is a solid starter, so what grade would he give the Giants if he realised he isn't?
Think we got off relatively easy  
Jimmy Googs : 5/12/2021 9:28 am : link
on the re-grade...
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Spirit of '86 : 5/12/2021 9:57 am : link
In comment 15261798 Gruber said:
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He thinks Will Hernandez is a solid starter, so what grade would he give the Giants if he realised he isn't?


Hernandez is solid in the sense that he is an average NFL guard. Was he worth a second round pick? No. Are there guards playing in the league (who played for Giants in some cases) worse than him? Yes.
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sb from NYT Forum : 5/12/2021 10:39 am : link
In comment 15261798 Gruber said:
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He thinks Will Hernandez is a solid starter, so what grade would he give the Giants if he realised he isn't?


When you consider that he gave the Colts an A+ in part because they drafted Braden Smith, and that the Giants drafted Hernandez before Smith, who was the more highly-regarded prospect, I'd think he'd be more down on the Hernandez pick.

Oh, and that he lost his job to a rookie last year too.
Based on the fact that he is quoting  
Mike from Ohio : 5/12/2021 12:32 pm : link
games started (and possibly snaps), it feels safe to say that he isn't watching tape to make these assessments.
C  
GMen72 : 5/12/2021 6:56 pm : link
Is generous. Other than Barkley, none of the picks in that draft have looked worthy of their draft position.

If Jones doesn't make a jump, 2019 will be worse.
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