Grade day 2 of the draft

Self-explanatory, really.

37. Kyle Duggar, S, Lenoir-Rhyne
60. Josh Uche, LB, Michigan
87. Anfernee Jennings, LB, Alabama
91. Devin Asiasi, TE, UCLA
101. Dalton Keene, TE, Virginia Tech

After sitting out the first period in Friday, bb stumbled onto the ice at the start of the second period and laid a d2 size egg, on a very highly drafted special teams demon!

however, he quickly righted the ship by scoring four goals over the next three hours.

uche was a nice pick up and should be able to contribute as a pass rusher until he hits the rookie wall. Winovich hit the rookie wall about 6 games in, so expect the same from uche.

Jennings was another nice pick up. Strong on the outside, he can set the edge and stop the run.

the two tight ends are both move tight ends and maybe they can catch a few balls, but neither is threatening the deep seam. Because they are move tight ends, I suspect we keep izzo as a blocker and send la”drop” on his merry way.

4 players drafted today that can help next season.

just need to another fatty for the middle of our defense (fotu?) a kicker and a bunch of wide receivers. (I like the receiver/returner from Virginia)

time for bb to end the Third period with a flourish so we can get a win this weekend!

Pretty, pretty good. Gave it a B due to the Jennings pick being very meh to me.

Beside that you are looking at 3 future starters with Uche and Dugger with star potential.

Every pick filled a need, onto day 3

A+

Just another in a long line of vintage dominant Bill Belichick draft days, which comes as a surprise to absolutely no one.

The players I'd grade out to a solid B.

I'm not sure what the long term plan is here. If we are acknowledging next season as a lost cause, which we should, I'm fine with the draft thus far. Loading up with young talent on D, finally upgrading our wretched TE situation.

Next off season we'll need to do a lot of rebuilding on offense starting with a franchise QB if Stiddy is not that. Need upgrades at receiver, and likely move on from Michel.

If we are in rebuild mode, terrific. That's what I'm hoping for.

A-/B+

Kdo5 said:

The players I'd grade out to a solid B.

I'm not sure what the long term plan is here. If we are acknowledging next season as a lost cause, which we should, I'm fine with the draft thus far. Loading up with young talent on D, finally upgrading our wretched TE situation.

Next off season we'll need to do a lot of rebuilding on offense starting with a franchise QB if Stiddy is not that. Need upgrades at receiver, and likely move on from Michel.

If we are in rebuild mode, terrific. That's what I'm hoping for.

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That's what I think as well. Next year you will see high picks at OL, QB and WR.

Thankfully if you hit on the picks it's a 2 year rebuild. So don't expect much in 2020 and 2021 record wise but if they do it right, 2022 could already be a big jump. Getting the QB situation sorted out will be key obviously.

SBLIII said:

That's what I think as well. Next year you will see high picks at OL, QB and WR.

Thankfully if you hit on the picks it's a 2 year rebuild. So don't expect much in 2020 and 2021 record wise but if they do it right, 2022 could already be a big jump. Getting the QB situation sorted out will be key obviously.

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Sort out the QB position and the rest will be easy. We have this season to see if Stiddy is worth sticking with for the future or if a high pick or move needs to be made the following year.

Unfortunately for Jarrett he hasn't exactly been put in a good position to succeed.

Kdo5 said:

Sort out the QB position and the rest will be easy. We have this season to see if Stiddy is worth sticking with for the future or if a high pick or move needs to be made the following year.

Unfortunately for Jarrett he hasn't exactly been put in a good position to succeed.

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Odds are stacked against him, like Rosen at Miami.

SBLIII said:

Odds are stacked against him, like Rosen at Miami.

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I would say as long as the OL does a half-decent job of protecting him, isn't that a good situation to really judge his talent and fit in the NFL? If he shows good decision-making ability and accuracy, even if he doesn't throw for a ton of yards and TDs with that receiving corps you'll know that you have something for the future. On the other hand, it he proves himself to be erratic, throwing up 50/50 balls and picks all over the place you'll know that he's not cut-out for being a starter in the NFL and can move on.

StairwayToSe7en said:

A+

Just another in a long line of vintage dominant Bill Belichick draft days, which comes as a surprise to absolutely no one.

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He drafted a Last Chance U player over proven D1 stars. Give me a break. He hadn’t drafted a pro bowler since 2013 and that’s why we are where we are without Tom Brady to save the day

PF_SU said:

I would say as long as the OL does a half-decent job of protecting him, isn't that a good situation to really judge his talent and fit in the NFL? If he shows good decision-making ability and accuracy, even if he doesn't throw for a ton of yards and TDs with that receiving corps you'll know that you have something for the future. On the other hand, it he proves himself to be erratic, throwing up 50/50 balls and picks all over the place you'll know that he's not cut-out for being a starter in the NFL and can move on.

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If these two TE's turn out to be decent we should at least be able to get a decent judgement of Stidham's ability. It's still a very weak offense with the only proven good players being Edelman and White.

C

Drafted a Last Chance U player over D1 star Winfield

Passed up Baun from Wisconsin to draft a Michigan LB who didn’t start until senior year and whom only average 52% of snaps per game

Gave up the farm to draft a tight end from UCLA who was only a one year starter

Drafted a Lb from Alabama in round 3 who has already reached his potential

Outside of statue Jennings, I like the athleticism of our picks.

I give it a solid B-. Not exciting. But BB loaded up on defensive needs. S, LB. Edge. Our defense will keep us in games even as our offense struggles to score.

The dip in Tight Ends is much needed as that was our worst talent position on the field last year outside of WR.

Day 3 we can expect the high character special teamers, a few trades into next year's draft, and a Kicker.

Not too many head scratchers on Day 2 which is surprising that there were no massive Belichickian reaches per usual.

A+

doesntmatter1 said:

Outside of statue Jennings, I like the athleticism of our picks.

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how is Jennings a statue lol

I’m going to say somewhere between a C and a B. It’s good that they addressed some of the weaknesses.

doesntmatter1 said:

Outside of statue Jennings, I like the athleticism of our picks.

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I see Jennings as being more of an inside backer with the ability to be a run stuffer in the same vein as HT. Would that be a safe assumption? He looks to be strong and sturdy.