kearly":381jekvg said:
The 2011 draft has been this regimes worst, and it's produced two starter caliber players on the OL, a good starting LB and an all-pro caliber CB.
Our FO is scary good.
I'm not too sure about the 2011 draft being the worst. It hasn't even been 2 years yet as well.
In the 2010 draft the Hawks picked:
Round One- LT Russell Okung
Round One- S Earl Thomas
Round Two- WR Golden Tate
Round Four- CB Walter Thurmond
Round Four- DE EJ Wilson
Round Five- DB Kam Chancellor
Round Six- TE Anthony McCoy
Round Seven- LB Dexter Davis
Round Seven- WR Jameson Konz
Notable UDFA's: None
In the 2011 draft the Hawks picked:
Round One – James Carpenter
Round Three – John Moffitt
Round Four – K.J. Wright, OLB
Round Four – Kris Durham, WR
Round Five – Richard Sherman
Round Five – Mark Legree, FS
Round Six – Byron Maxwell, CB
Round Seven – Lazarius Levingston
Round Seven – Malcolm Smith
Notable UDFA's: Jeron Johnson, Josh Portis, Doug Baldwin
In the 2012 draft the Hawks picked:
Round One- Bruce Irvin
Round Two- Bobby Wagner
Round Three- Russell Wilson
Round Four- Robert Turbin
Round Four- Jaye Howard
Round Five- Korey Toomer
Round Six- Jeremy Lane
Round Six- Winston Guy
Round Seven- JR Sweezy
Round Seven- Greg Scruggs
Notable UDFA's: Lavasier Tunei, Jermaine Kearse, Phil Bates, Deshawn Shead, Rishaw Johnson
If you look at the 2011 and 2010 draft in terms of starters, then you get 4 from each draft. Then you add in UDFA, and you get Doug Baldwin as well from the 2011 draft, which amounts to 5 starters for 2011, and still 4 from 2010 where I don't think any UDFA's made it. If I am allowed to count Browner as an UDFA rookie, then another pro bowler, but that's probably a little unfair.
In terms of backups, the 2010 had 2 while the 2011 had 3 (Walter Thurmond, Anthony McCoy for 2010, and Byron Maxwell, Malcolm Smith, Jeron Johnson for 2011).
Then, in terms of pro-bowls, the 2010 draft had 2, while the 2011 draft probably has just Richard Sherman, and maybe KJ.
They are very comparable, especially when you consider that the 2011 draft has had 1 less year to develop, and a lot less high picks to deal with. Sherman is probably the best player in our secondary right now, and KJ the best player in our LB crew. James Carpenter has a lot of potential, and has looked good at guard. Then you throw in the UDFA's in Baldwin and Johnson, and I think it's not too much of a stretch to say that the 2011 draft was better, although not by much at all.
I think PC and JS have gotten better at drafting every year. And the more people downgrade the draft, the better it gets :mrgreen:
(And just for comparison, the 2012 draft is looking amazing so far. We have netted 2 starters, 1 kinda starter (Irvin), 5 backups (Sweezy, Scruggs, Turbin, Lane, and Guy, which is extremely impressive because Sweezy, Turbin, and Scruggs have a shot at starting roles next year), and all our starters have pro bowl potential. Not too mention we hit on the hardest position to hit on (so far) at QB.)