While I agree with Mayock that this draft isn't particularly strong, especially the senior group, I don't think next year will be any better. With most of the talented underclassmen declaring for this years draft, next years senior draft class will be even weaker with the exception of Andrew Luck (though he will still be a RS Junior). Then when you combine that with the potential impacts of the new CBA and rookie wage scale, next years draft could be very weak, and the next few years drafts relatively weak. I think the implementation of a rookie wage scale could lead to more players staying until their senior seasons to try to go as high as they possibly can, instead of declaring when they have a late 1st or 2nd round grade. Instead of these players declaring like they have in the past, they may very well stay and try to move from a late 1st round pick into the top 10 to try to make as much money as possible.
Looking at this years draft class, I think in the future guys like Aldon Smith, Tyron Smith or even Julio Jones might stay the extra year and potentially go top 5 if there is a rookie wage scale in place. If this is the case and players do stay in school longer, trying to maximize their draft value, then the next few years could turn out to be weak drafts, especailly next years. Because of this I think this draft is extra important especially with the extra picks, in order to continue to build this team as a perennial superbowl contender. I would be hesitant to move too many picks into the future because they would lose their value, especailly mid round picks. And I would be very aggressive in this draft and possibly look to use future picks to move into this draft where there is quite a lot of Junior talent. I could be completely wrong and nothing may change, but I think its something to think about, especially when looking to move picks into future drafts.
