Grading the 2006 Draft

With the draft around the corner, and no major news likely soon, I thought we could discuss the few draft classes that, following the 2-3 yr development rule, that we ought to be able to grade out now.
Here is our draft from the 2006 class (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/draft_query.cgi?pos=ALL&round_1=1&round_2=30&tm=was&year_1=2006&year_2=2006&conference=any&type=) .

# Year Rd Overall Player Pos
1 2006 2 35 Rocky McIntosh LB
2 2006 5 153 Anthony Montgomery NT
3 2006 6 173 Reed Doughty DB
4 2006 6 196 Kedric Golston DT
5 2006 7 230 Kili Lefotu G
6 2006 7 250 Kevin Simon LB

I think I would give it a B+, or A-, given that we had only 1 first day pick, it looks like we got 3 solid players, McIntosh, Montgomery, and Golston, and 1 mid grade in Reed Doughty. I remember Lefotu, but nothing about Simon. What does every one else think?

Better than expected, given the picks we didn't have that year (thanks, BLloyd). Still, we didn't fill a bunch of needs that we currently have now, and it cost us a 2nd round pick in 07 to get McIntosh, who absolutely hasn't been ready to this point.

I give it a solid C.

I give it a c-. Giving up the extra pick for Rocky was just stupid. But Monty and Goldston have been very solid.

I give it a c-. Giving up the extra pick for Rocky was just stupid. But Monty and Goldston have been very solid.

Even though I wasn't really looking at the FO moves, certainly it fits under the topic. So the FO gets a C- for costing us a 2007 pick, but the I think getting 4 productive players out of what picks we had gives them plus points.

2004
1. Sean Taylor, S, Miami - 5th overall
3. Chris Cooley, TE, Utah State - 81st overall
5. Mark Wilson, OT, California - 151st overall
6. Jim Molinaro, OT, Notre Dame - 180th overall

If you give 2006 an A-, what would you give this?

I give it a C, because rocky has been a starter, and gholston &/or Montgomery switch off starting, Simon and lefotu r obviously not with us so that's to wasted picks (not exactly sure who would have been availible to us around that time whose good now), doughty is special teams only, and it really sounds like the skins didnt want him back, even though they resigned him, expect him to be cut, rocky has also had some injuries and considering we could of traded him for Briggs, I still would of done that, even with us keeping him we still should have gotten Briggs...so yeah this is all y I give the draft a C.

I give it an A+. To get three potential starters out of any draft is incredible. To get them out of the fifth and six round is amazing. Look at Pittsburgs drafts and they average two players kept starting per draft over five years.

With the draft around the corner, and no major news likely soon, I thought we could discuss the few draft classes that, following the 2-3 yr development rule, that we ought to be able to grade out now.
Here is our draft from the 2006 class (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/draft_query.cgi?pos=ALL&round_1=1&round_2=30&tm=was&year_1=2006&year_2=2006&conference=any&type=) .

# Year Rd Overall Player Pos
1 2006 2 35 Rocky McIntosh LB
2 2006 5 153 Anthony Montgomery NT
3 2006 6 173 Reed Doughty DB
4 2006 6 196 Kedric Golston DT
5 2006 7 230 Kili Lefotu G
6 2006 7 250 Kevin Simon LB

I think I would give it a B+, or A-, given that we had only 1 first day pick, it looks like we got 3 solid players, McIntosh, Montgomery, and Golston, and 1 mid grade in Reed Doughty. I remember Lefotu, but nothing about Simon. What does every one else think?

If that draft was so great why did we need to sign a major free agent in Haynesworth to provide support in the middle?

This draft was subpar just based on the lack of top round picks. I don't think that Monty and Golston could make the roster of some of leagues top defenses.

Scouts knew that Rocky had that bad degenerative condition in his knees. We still picked him any way. His career should be taking off right now but he's being held back by nagging injuries.

Not that great of a draft. The only draft I'll like is one where we have all of our own picks.

If that draft was so great why did we need to sign a major free agent in Haynesworth to provide support in the middle?

This draft was subpar just based on the lack of top round picks. I don't think that Monty and Golston could make the roster of some of leagues top defenses.

Scouts knew that Rocky had that bad degenerative condition in his knees. We still picked him any way. His career should be taking off right now but he's being held back by nagging injuries.

Not that great of a draft. The only draft I'll like is one where we have all of our own picks.
We are one of the leagues top defenses. We have a maniac owner that will do anything to win. We went after the best DT in football, he would start on any team in the league. If I am wrong, name the team.

Here are the drafts from the rest of the division for 2006

DALLAS 2006
1 2006 1 18 Bobby Carpenter LB DAL
2 2006 2 53 Anthony Fasano TE DAL
3 2006 3 92 Jason Hatcher DE DAL
4 2006 4 125 Skyler Green WR DAL
5 2006 5 138 Pat Watkins DB DAL
6 2006 6 182 Montavious Stanley DT DAL
7 2006 7 211 Pat McQuistan T DAL
8 2006 7 224 E.J. Whitley C DAL

NEW YORK GIANTS 2006

1 2006 1 32 Mathias Kiwanuka DE
2 2006 2 44 Sinorice Moss WR
3 2006 3 96 Gerris Wilkinson LB
4 2006 4 124 Barry Cofield DT
5 2006 4 129 Guy Whimper DE
6 2006 5 158 Charlie Peprah DB
7 2006 7 232 Gerrick McPhearson DB

PHILADELPHIA 2006

1 2006 1 14 Brodrick Bunkley DT
2 2006 2 39 Winston Justice T PHI
3 2006 3 71 Chris Gocong DE PHI
4 2006 4 99 Max Jean-Gilles G PHI
5 2006 4 109 Jason Avant WR PHI
6 2006 5 147 Jeremy Bloom DB PHI
7 2006 5 168 Omar Gaither LB PHI
8 2006 6 204 LaJuan Ramsey DT PHI


edit: I put this up to show that having all your picks isn't the only criteria of being a great draft, the goal is to have players who make your team and are used for gameday.