http://nicepickcowher.com/2012/04/27/npc-first-round-draft-grades/ A Pittsburgh Steelers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:16:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://nicepickcowher.com/2012/04/27/npc-first-round-draft-grades/comment-page-1/#comment-2053788 Awesome Articles From Awesome Steelers Blogs April 27, 2012 « Pittsburgh Steel Foundry - The Ultimate Pittsburgh Steelers Blog Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:16:05 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=12771#comment-2053788 [...] NPC First Round Draft Grades [...] [...] NPC First Round Draft Grades [...]

]]> http://nicepickcowher.com/2012/04/27/npc-first-round-draft-grades/comment-page-1/#comment-2053787 jeffsnedden Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:42:49 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=12771#comment-2053787 I appreciate the honesty though Hawk_Eye. I appreciate the honesty though Hawk_Eye.

]]> http://nicepickcowher.com/2012/04/27/npc-first-round-draft-grades/comment-page-1/#comment-2053786 jeffsnedden Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:41:09 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=12771#comment-2053786 Not every team got an A or B.  There are a few C's and a D- in there.  Reality is NOT that 40-50% of these players will be out of the league in 2 to 3 years.  Go find me a 1st round of any year where those numbers hold up.  There will be busts, no doubt  - but in a first round evaluation unless a team drafts a player they don't need or a player that is out of the top 50 on the board, I don't see the need to fail them. Not every team got an A or B.  There are a few C’s and a D- in there.  Reality is NOT that 40-50% of these players will be out of the league in 2 to 3 years.  Go find me a 1st round of any year where those numbers hold up.  There will be busts, no doubt  – but in a first round evaluation unless a team drafts a player they don’t need or a player that is out of the top 50 on the board, I don’t see the need to fail them.

]]> http://nicepickcowher.com/2012/04/27/npc-first-round-draft-grades/comment-page-1/#comment-2053785 Hawk_Eye Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:28:49 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=12771#comment-2053785 Reality is 40-50 % of  these players will be out of the league in 2 to 3 years, so simple mathematics means you need to have a sliding scale for the whole first round. If you give all the teams A & B's your just not honest in your evaluations. Simple as that. Reality is 40-50 % of  these players will be out of the league in 2 to 3 years, so simple mathematics means you need to have a sliding scale for the whole first round. If you give all the teams A & B’s your just not honest in your evaluations. Simple as that.

]]> http://nicepickcowher.com/2012/04/27/npc-first-round-draft-grades/comment-page-1/#comment-2053784 jeffsnedden Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:19:32 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=12771#comment-2053784 Its the first round Hawk_Eye.  Would you like to tell me who in your eyes "failed" the first round? Its the first round Hawk_Eye.  Would you like to tell me who in your eyes “failed” the first round?

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