Mel Kiper gives the Pats a B+ - New England Patriots Forums

***Rob0729*** · 04-27-2009, 08:42 AM

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GRADE: B+
You have to give the Patriots credit for acquiring even more picks for next year's draft. Safety Patrick Chung, defensive tackle Ron Brace and cornerback Darius Butler were all good selections in the second round, although offensive tackle Sebastian Vollmer was a reach. Wide receiver Brandon Tate was a decent third-round pick and I really like the sixth-round selection of Jacob Ingram, the best long snapper in the draft.

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BradfordPatsFan · 04-27-2009, 08:43 AM

Logan Mankins was a reach too...

RoughingthePasser · 04-27-2009, 08:48 AM

Not bad....what did you do Kipper?
Flip a coin for that one?
Pull that out of your bottom?

the final grade is inaccurate,biased and weak.

Compared to the rest of the league and what's best for our team-the final grade is an : A+
m'kay?

We should have 2 more rings than we do now.
This year will be the year of revenge

Let the masses hate us-I think its funny.

Ricey · 04-27-2009, 09:05 AM

I don't get the thing about "reaching" for a player. If a team likes that player enough to draft him at where he was drafted then so be it. Ppl tend to get so wrapped up in draft ranking, player rankings and whatnot that they dont understand different team puts different value for different players. Plain n Simple. U like him there, Pick him there...Bottom Line.

letekro · 04-27-2009, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Ricey

I don't get the thing about "reaching" for a player. If a team likes that player enough to draft him at where he was drafted then so be it. Ppl tend to get so wrapped up in draft ranking, player rankings and whatnot that they dont understand different team puts different value for different players. Plain n Simple. U like him there, Pick him there...Bottom Line.

The Kipers of the world premise their entire existence that there is some absolute ranking of players out there. Obviously there is not - different teams like different players - but Kiper is there for pure entertainment value, and I think, for the most part, he delivers...Todd McGay on the other hand...not so much.

Schmo · 04-27-2009, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by RoughingthePasser

Not bad....what did you do Kipper?
Flip a coin for that one?
Pull that out of your bottom?

the final grade is inaccurate,biased and weak.

Compared to the rest of the league and what's best for our team-the final grade is an : A+
m'kay?

We should have 2 more rings than we do now.
This year will be the year of revenge

Let the masses hate us-I think its funny.

Calm down Gollum, nobody was talking about rings.

RoughingthePasser · 04-27-2009, 09:43 AM

Okay schmegg

***DarrylS*** · 04-27-2009, 09:45 AM

Not a fan of Kyper, reminds me of Dick Clarke otoh he forgot about McKenzie who could be a real sleeper.. with consistent coaching this guy could meet a need along with Mayo.

My grade was about an A-.. but like so much of this nothing is really known, Sanchez could pull a Len Bias or blow out his knee in training camp.. the whole affair is about guesses.

***ausbacker*** · 04-27-2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DarrylS

Not a fan of Kyper, reminds me of Dick Clarke otoh he forgot about McKenzie who could be a real sleeper.. with consistent coaching this guy could meet a need along with Mayo.

My grade was about an A-.. but like so much of this nothing is really known, Sanchez could pull a Len Bias or blow out his knee in training camp.. the whole affair is about guesses.

Kiper reminds me of Leslie Nelson in Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Sicilian · 04-27-2009, 09:58 AM

Eh, grading a draft is like grading a college thesis after only reading the first page. Kiper has no real savvy for understanding that teams have different draft priorities, but I'll never really fault him. He's a college football analyst, and tends to know a whole lot about the players themselves. I'll give him credit for the work he puts in, but undertand that any grade he comes out with is for entertainment purposes only.