3 year rule - Draft 2005

[aikemirv]

http://football.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.drafthistory.com/

I give the draft an A.

If you had to do it over again I guess you would take Castillo over Spears and Tatupo over Burnett although Tatupo is pretty small but a great player nonetheless.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

You cannot be serious....a 'C'...when you have that many guys start that many games on a a team that made the playoffs....their is no way it should receive a grade that low

Oh I see what happened... I gave my "c" grade and didnt grade for NOW. I know the "c" is twice in post I was just reiterating my c... I was leaving it up to you guys to give the before and after grades.

 

[Wimbo]

Can't fault the Beriault pick... we never found out what he was capable of before his career ending injury. We sure do need another SS today, though.

 

[AbeBeta]

A "C" would mean an average draft.

We got one of the best defenders on the league out of the 2005 draft.

That's an A right there.

 

[LeonDixson]

Oh I see what happened... I gave my "c" grade and didnt grade for NOW. I know the "c" is twice in post I was just reiterating my c... I was leaving it up to you guys to give the before and after grades.

Ahh. That makes more sense. Thanks for clarifying.

I think I graded the draft high initially because of Ware, Spears and Canty; all of whom I thought would set the world on fire.

In retrospect I would still grade the draft A or A+ based on Ware, MBIII and Ratliff. Plus Canty and Spears being solid starters and only two players not still with team. Had Berriault not had to retire due to injuries I think he would have supplanted Keith Davis.

 

[Baileyneverfailey]

I gave it a B then, I give it an A now.

Ware is maybe the best defensive player in all of football. Spears is a solid D-Lineman. Canty is a phenomenal D-Lineman. Burnett contributes a ton in our nickel and dime defenses. Barber is our starting running back. Ratliff is a gem.

 

[DasTex]

I would like to go back and grade our draft... realistically. We cannot rate this one yet.

We can go back 3 years or so and see what happened and what they grade really was...

1 11 DeMarcus Ware OLB Troy State
1 20 Nors
2 42 CrazyCowboy
4 109 Marion Barber RB Minnesota
4 132 Chris Canty DE Virginia
6 208 YoMick
6 209 Pizza Hut Delivery Guy
7 224 Jay Ratliff DE Auburn



Grade C

I don't care if the draft was this, I'd still give it an A.

 

[DasTex]

Double post

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I would like to go back and grade our draft... realistically. We cannot rate this one yet.

We can go back 3 years or so and see what happened and what they grade really was...

1 11 DeMarcus Ware OLB Troy State
1 20 Marcus Spears DE Louisiana State
2 42 Kevin Burnett LB Tennessee
4 109 Marion Barber RB Minnesota
4 132 Chris Canty DE Virginia
6 208 Justin Beriault DB Ball State
6 209 Rob Petitti T Pittsburgh
7 224 Jay Ratliff DE Auburn


I dont remember what I graded this draft... I know I was high on Ware but that was it... to me... this draft was C at best.... I was just happy to get what we thought we had gotten in a "playmaker" in Ware.

Barber = Gem

Grade C

Do you know how many teams have drafts where they get 2 Pro Bowlers and 3 other starters, one of whom was a borderline Pro Bowler (Ratliff)?

Look around the league and most teams are happy to get 3 starters out of one draft that contribute. Tough judge.





YAKUZA

 

[AbeBeta]

Do you know how many teams have drafts where they get 2 Pro Bowlers and 3 other starters, one of whom was a borderline Pro Bowler (Ratliff)?

Look around the league and most teams are happy to get 3 starters out of one draft that contribute. Tough judge.

No, just totally unreasonable expectations

 

[AdamJT13]

Here are some threads about what people thought of our 2005 draft at the time --

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24914

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25300

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25802

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25561

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25150

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25157


Most people loved it at the time, it seems.

 

[AdamJT13]

Do you know how many teams have drafts where they get 2 Pro Bowlers and 3 other starters, one of whom was a borderline Pro Bowler (Ratliff)?

Look around the league and most teams are happy to get 3 starters out of one draft that contribute. Tough judge.

See his last comment. His "C" grade was what he thought at the time.

 

[Tyronosaurus77]

Id have to say that I would have given that draft a B after the draft. We got Ware which I was thrilled we didnt get Merriman. We got Spears off a pretty big year, and Canty had 1st round abilities.

My buddy at work is a huge golden gopher fan so I heard about Barber and Maroney every day from him, and I remember how much I threw it in his face that we got him. I didnt think that he would turn out to be the back that he is now.

I hope that Carp can come through in his third year before he earns himself a big fat F.

 

[jterrell]

1 11 DeMarcus Ware OLB Troy State
1 20 Marcus Spears DE Louisiana State
2 42 Kevin Burnett LB Tennessee
4 109 Marion Barber RB Minnesota
4 132 Chris Canty DE Virginia
6 208 Justin Beriault DB Ball State
6 209 Rob Petitti T Pittsburgh
7 224 Jay Ratliff DE Auburn


uh, that's easy: A+

Ware looks like the best player in that draft class.
Barber is a Pro bowler and Td machine.
Canty is a solid 3-4 DE.
Ratliff is an NFL starter at a few different positions.

Spears has seriously underwhelmed but is a starter on a 13-3 team, Petitti has bounced around but remained in the league and Beriault got hurt.

No offense but anyone grading this below an A should never grade another draft.

DeMarcus Ware looks like a Hall of Famer and we have 4 more starters out of that group with a solid backup in Burnett.

 

[Sarge]

That's a B+ draft at least......

 

[tomson75]

The only person we really missed on in that draft was Pettiti, and he's still in the league.

Unequivocally deserves an A+.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

YoMick, you give this draft a "C"? You get a grade "C" from me too. "C" for clueless!!! Come on, get a grip, be serious. They say hindsight is 20/20. I guess in your case even with hindsight you still don't get it.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

YoMick, you give this draft a "C"? You get a grade "C" from me too. "C" for clueless!!! Come on, get a grip, be serious. They say hindsight is 20/20. I guess in your case even with hindsight you still don't get it.

Thank you.

Next.

 

[DFWJC]

Disagree--that was a nice draft in hindsight.

 

[cowboyz]

don't forget to add pacman