This write-up looks pretty good. Although I don't agree with everything, here's what I like:
1 -- Most of the info about the '07 Draft is essentially in one place. It also shows that the 1st Round picks are overwhelmingly black, and the rest of the draft is mostly black as well, of course.
2 -- I think he's fair in his analysis of Trent Edwards. He seems to acknowledge that Edwards' was showing promise previously, but his production "fell off" last year for whatever reasons (bad O-line is likely one of the reasons).
3 -- He looked at production, and calls folks flops regardless of their pigment, and, of course,
almost all of those "flops" are of a darker-hue. This is probably the best we can get from the Caste media.
However, I disagree with his idea that, if someone is a starter, that this automatically makes them "bonafide" or indicates that they are producing. I'm mainly talking about his
brief analysis of the later-round selections.
Re-grading 2007 draft: Three-year look back gives real picture
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/13313391/regrading-2007-draft-threeyear-look-back-gives-real-picture?tag=globalNav.nfl;cover
(Before I highlite some of the analysis, I'll just say that I disagree that Brady Quinn "failed" -- but I'm also fairly happy that he is now away from that cursed organization.
Onto Greg Olsen. Personally, I'm not entirely sold on him, but nonetheless, it wasn't hard to see that he is unlikely to produce "monster" numbers under Hatie Smiff's totalitarian reign, not to mention his love of sumo O-linemen. It probably would be better if Olsen was traded, but it probably won't happen this year.)
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Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals hit big on first-round pick Leon Hall. He is a top-tier corner they landed with the 18th pick in the first round. He could have been a Pro Bowl player in 2009 and might be this season. He's that good. The rest of the draft produced little. Second-round pick Kenny Irons, a running back, was a bust. The only player of note from the rest of the draft is safety Chinedum Ndukwe, who has started off and on for three years after being a seventh-round pick. The Bengals had seven picks and hit just two.
In this case, he did not list the other 4 picks. I'll post a link to one of the unmentioned - a 4th Round afflete - because it shows all of Cincinnati's draft selections in one place:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_White
Houston Texans
The Texans used the 10th pick on defensive tackle Amobi Okoye. He has been a decent starter but nowhere near as good as expected. Second-round pick Jacoby Jones has been more of a return man than a receiver, getting just four starts as a wideout. Third-round pick Fred Bennett has started 17 games in three seasons. The best value came at the bottom of the draft. Sixth-round pick Kasey Studdard started 13 games at left guard in 2009, and seventh-round pick Zac Diles started 12 games at linebacker last season. Studdard took over the guard spot when Chester Pitts went down with an injury. He will be challenged for his job by a handful of players this summer. Okoye has to play better to help their grade.
Prisco pretty much stated the truth about Okoye. When he was selected, he was instantly proclaimed a "superstar" -- and we were told that he was such a "man-child" and "physical freak"... I give Prisco some "props" here.
Kansas City Chiefs
They had seven picks and all they have to show for their draft is one starter (receiver Dwayne Bowe) and backup running back Kolby Smith. That's not a good haul. Bowe, the first-round pick, has been a good player. But the Chiefs blew picks on defensive linemen in the second and third rounds; Turk McBride and Tank Tyler are now with other teams. Smith is a solid backup who has started, so he has some value as a fifth-round pick. But that's it.
It's
so easy to pick on the KC BlackChiefs!! I distinctly remember watching Turk's "highlights" and noticing that they were weak as hell. At the same time, the talking-heads were telling us about his "magical" abilities... he was from the SEC (Tennessee) afterall...
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles didn't have a first-round pick, trading it to Dallas to get more picks later. That didn't stop them from adding quality players. With their first of two second-round picks, they took quarterback Kevin Kolb. He will be their starter in 2010. Defensive end Victor Abiamiri came with the other second-round pick. He started five games last season but has been a bit of a disappointment. They got starting middle linebacker Stewart Bradley in the third round. Bradley missed last season with a knee injury, but he should be back this season. Another gem came in the fifth round when the Eagles took starting tight end Brent Celek. He is by far the best value pick. The big miss was third-round running back Tony Hunt, a player I thought would be really good. He didn't play in 2009 after being let go by the Eagles. This class will be graded down the road on how well Kolb plays.
Good write-up! This was wayyyy back in the day.. when the Eagles' actually drafted a few White athletes. This has come to be known as the "White racist" Draft!
They decided that they wouldn't select "anymore of those White scrubs"...
I'm finished! Cheers!
