POLL: What’s YOUR Hawks 2025 Draft Grade?

[glenwo2]

8.5 Burt Reynolds.

Or vintage Tom Selleck :

 

[Sprfunk]

I'm saying A. I'll say this draft could have gone off the rails. The blue chip players went in order, and where gone by our pick. They made the best of what was left and picked Zabel. He was imo the best inside oline man of the draft for how we play.
This really was a smart pick. Not a reach, but an exceptionally gifted athlete that helps unlock the run and pass game.
We just seemed to be lined up incorrectly for the whole draft though. We kept seemingly coming up just after a Drop-off in talent. We traded up to grab Emmanwori and flipped the script. I this LV would have gotten him. They executed the draft perfectly especially given less than ideal circumstances.

 

[GemCity]

Well said, totally agree. Add to it that Mike was a first time head coach last year so he was still getting his legs under him. Not now, he's up and cruising and getting his team dialed.

I’m extremely impressed with MM and believe everything you said is true. Fish’s statements too….

I highly doubt MM selected Grubb….he likely gave it the ok but, he had little time or choice.

Incredible coach…love his approach.

 

[Aircrew]

Or vintage Tom Selleck :
View attachment 71298

Great, now I'm ovulating.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Great, now I'm ovulating.

I'm 6 months....oh wait, that's just my gut.

 

[Rat]

I give it a B-. Excellent Day 1, spectacularly botched Day 2, and a very good Day 3.

Zabel was an auspicious occurrence of talent and need coming together. Obviously a risk taking a small-school guy that early, but there's little reason to not be confident that he can make the jump as well as anyone else.

Emmanwori I would have been lukewarm on getting with our original second rounder, which is about where I thought he should have gone (4th round player with a 1st round skillset). Giving away one of our third rounders to move up for him was a poor decision. This has serious boom or bust potential, with the latter more likely than the former. Those who think he's Kyle Hamilton or Kam Chancellor are going to be disappointed.

Arroyo I like a lot. It was great to see us get in on what I think could be an all-time TE class. I wouldn't fault those who would have preferred Fannin, but I think this could finally be the high-end receiving threat at TE we've never really had, barring injury.

Taking Milroe in third round was one of the most insanely idiotic things I've ever seen this franchise do in my entire life. At no point in his overhyped, underwhelming collegiate career was Milroe even close to anything as a passer that would make this a rational pick. Everyone here is now dumber for having heard Schneider's delusional justifications for it. For his selection of Milroe, I award Schneider a big, fat F, and may God have mercy on his soul.

I have no complaints about the Day 3 haul. It appears they did well getting talented players who fell through the cracks for whatever reason. I think Cabeldue is better than any of the three offensive linemen we drafted last year and I like getting a special teams demon with our last pick in the seventh. That's exactly what those picks should be used for.

 

[glenwo2]

Emmanwori is the Best f*cking Safety in that draft.

Boom or Bust, my ass.