If anything this draft will go along way to letting us know about Ohrenberg, Bussey, Tate, Crable, Whilite, Wheatley, MacKenzie, Guyton, Pryor, Brace, and Richards. Do you think any of the guys on this are further along in their development in the coaching staffs mind than the general population on this board? If so who?
Not sure exactly what "further along" means, but here's my assessment:
Not nough info to know about Bussey, Crable or McKenzie.
Ohrenberger reportedly has bulked up in the weight room which may be a sign toward year-2 progress.
Tate at least looked very good on returns in his extremely brief 2009 stint. My impression was that his move to IR was more precautionary than as a result of a serious re-injury.
Wilhite, I think, could become at least a competent nickel guy with coaching from Corwin Brown. Hard to tell about Wheatley - when he wasn't injured, he looked completely clueless.
Guyton, it seems to me, has become as good as he's going to get playing on the inside - just adequate - and should be challenged by McKenzie and a 2010 rookie. Maybe he becomes a good reserve, maybe gets tried on the outside.
Pryor certainly has a great motor, but needs serious work to become more consistent in his gap-control/block-shedding/run defense to become a reliable situational starter.
Brace wasn't healthy, but still didn't appear very enthusiastic or quick on the uptake. I have my doubts.
Richards was frequently praised by the coaches for his work on the P/S, IIRC. But maybe only 50/50 that he makes the 53-man as a reserve or becomes another Titus Adams.
Based on the Prospect Contact List, I think all these guys are going to have to deal with some serious new competition from this draft and not all of them have a better chance because of their relative experience.