What grade would you give defensive drafting under Garrett (2011-16)?

[Zordon]

6 drafts
27 players
16 career ints (14 w/ Boys)
29.5 career sacks (27.5 w/ Boys)
0 Pro Bowls
18 games - suspension


2011- 6 ints, 5 sacks (career #'s)

• Bruce Carter (2)
• Josh Thomas (5)

2012- 3 ints, 11.5 sacks

• Morris Claiborne (1)
• Tyrone Crawford (3)
• Kyle Wilber (4)
• Matt Johnson (4)
• Caleb McSurdy (7)

2013- 5 ints, 2 sacks

• JJ Wilcox (3)
• BW Webb (4)
• Devonte Holloman (6)

2014- 2 ints, 11 sacks

• Demarcus Lawrence (2)
• Anthony Hitchens (4)
• Ben Gardner (7)
• Will Smith (7)
• Ahmad Dixon (7)
• Ken Bishop (7)
• Terrance Mitchell (7)

2015- 0 ints, 0 sacks

• Byron Jones (1)
• Randy Gregory (2)
• Damien Wilson (4)
• Ryan Russell (5)
• Mark Nzeocha (7)

2016- 0 ints, 0 sacks

• Jaylon Smith (2)
• Maliek Collins (3)
• Charles Tapper (4)
• Anthony Brown (6)
• Kavon Frazier (6)

 

[RS12]

I am not gonna blame Garrett for the draft.

 

[robjay04]

Obviously a F but I don't think he has much to do with defensive drafting. He is probably the 5th or 6th person in the room with an actual say.

 

[AzorAhai]

I don't give Garrett a grade on defensive players drafted period. That's on the front office and partially on the defensive coordinator. Garrett is has an offense based background. Outside of RKG mantra, why would he be picking the defensive players?

 

[erod]

Isn't this a Jerry/Stephen/McClay question? Garrett isn't the primary influencer on draft picks.

However, when Garrett got there, the offensive line was pathetic, the defense was ancient, special teams were a mess, and the backfield was Barber and Jones.

Rome wasn't built in a day. Next offseason will be ALL defense.

 

[visionary]

F

 

[bark]

Dang zordo if I didn't know better I'd think you are trying to get him run off

 

[CATCH17]

Isn't this a Jerry/Stephen/McClay question? Garrett isn't the primary influencer on draft picks.

However, when Garrett got there, the offensive line was pathetic, the defense was ancient, special teams were a mess, and the backfield was Barber and Jones.

Rome wasn't built in a day. Next offseason will be ALL defense.

Stop it.


This is delusional.

It's salary cap / parity football. You're not building a perfect team in this era of football. Especially when you're skipping out on FA.

 

[Wolfpack]

F.

 

[Zordon]

Isn't this a Jerry/Stephen/McClay question? Garrett isn't the primary influencer on draft picks.

However, when Garrett got there, the offensive line was pathetic, the defense was ancient, special teams were a mess, and the backfield was Barber and Jones.

Rome wasn't built in a day. Next offseason will be ALL defense.

Wow, just wow.....

He's the 7th most tenured HC in the NFL. 5 of the 6 in front of him have won Super Bowls.

 

[Common Sense]

Isn't this a Jerry/Stephen/McClay question? Garrett isn't the primary influencer on draft picks.

However, when Garrett got there, the offensive line was pathetic, the defense was ancient, special teams were a mess, and the backfield was Barber and Jones.

Rome wasn't built in a day. Next offseason will be ALL defense.

I'm pretty sure Rome at least looked respectable in its seventh year.

 

[Zordon]

I am not gonna blame Garrett for the draft.

He's responsible for hiring the defensive coaches. He's surrounded himself with terrible evaluators of defensive talent, that's on him.

 

[erod]

Wow, just wow.....

He's the 7th most tenured HC in the NFL. 5 of the 6 in front of him have won Super Bowls.

I'm not claiming Garrett to be any all-time great coach. I do know he inherited a steaming pile of farm animal droppings.

 

[BAT]

I am not gonna blame Garrett for the draft.

I agree, he has enough problems just coaching the team.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

I'm not claiming Garrett to be any all-time great coach. I do know he inherited a steaming pile of farm animal droppings.

With a franchise quarterback, the best pass rusher of his generation, the best tightend in the game, and a top tier wide receiver.

 

[Aven8]

Stop it.


This is delusional.

It's salary cap / parity football. You're not building a perfect team in this era of football. Especially when you're skipping out on FA.

Bingo.

If JG can take credit for the Oline, he needs to take credit for the Dline and everywhere in between.

 

[erod]

Stop it.


This is delusional.

It's salary cap / parity football. You're not building a perfect team in this era of football. Especially when you're skipping out on FA.

Dallas went from the oldest team in the league to the youngest under Garrett.

That's not an overnight process. One more offseason needed.

Not saying he's an in-game genius, but he did rebuild a roster, even if he didn't pick the exact players, by convincing Jerry to stop with the declining veteran nonsense.

 

[erod]

With a franchise quarterback, the best pass rusher of his generation, the best tightend in the game, and a top tier wide receiver.

With a craptastic offensive line, it didn't matter one iota.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Wow, just wow.....

He's the 7th most tenured HC in the NFL. 5 of the 6 in front of him have won Super Bowls.

Yeah, but his player say nice things about him and his press conferences are dyn-o-mite!

 

[CATCH17]

Dallas went from the oldest team in the league to the youngest under Garrett.

That's not an overnight process. One more offseason needed.

Not saying he's an in-game genius, but he did rebuild a roster, even if he didn't pick the exact players, by convincing Jerry to stop with the declining veteran nonsense.

This is not the reality of the NFL.


If it takes any coach in this league to win under these circumstances of taking years and years to build then they don't belong in a league where it's easy to turn around a team quick.