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Re: Grading the Linehan-Era Draft Choices

My take...

2006

(1) Tye Hill: Hit

(2) Joe Klopfenstein: Solid rookie season before being demoted behind McMichael. Showed in his play but he's improved in his blocking in recent weeks. Work in progress, IMO.

(3) Claude Wroten: Work in progress. I'd be much closer to call Wroten a miss than I would Klopfenstein at this point. Wroten, supposedly a first round talent, has half a sack on a season where he was supposed to be a significant part of our D-line rotation.

(3) Jon Alston: Clear miss.

(3) Dominique Byrd: Miss as well.

(4) Victor Adeyanju: Hit, promising role player who is a capable if average starter.

(5) Marques Hagans: Work in progress. Showed some flashes in the Baltimore game and as a return man.

(7) Tim McGarigle: I don't think a 7th rounder being surpassed by an UDFA is much of a slight; there's really not much difference between those types of players. McGarigle is on the 53-man roster though, so for a 7th rounder, I'd consider that enough to earn a Work In Progress.

(7) Mark Setterstrom: Hit.

(7) Tony Palmer: Miss.

2007

(1) Adam Carriker: Definite hit.

(2) Brian Leonard: Work In Progress. Hasn't yet shown himself to be a guy who could replace SJ in the line-up, which was basically the main validation many had for this pick.

(3) Jonathan Wade: Work in Progress. Too early to call him a hit at this point.

(5) Dustin Fry: Fry was a fifth rounder, not a fourth rounder. It is concerning that he hasn't been able to see time with all our injuries, but he hasn't shown me anything to qualify him as a miss just yet. Work In Progress.

(5) Clifton Ryan: Definite hit.

(6) Ken Shackleford: Miss, agreed.

(7) Keith Jackson: Again, miss. Probably not important to keep around with the emergence of Ryan, though.

(7) Derrick Stanley: Work In Progress. Essentially the exact write up you use for Stanley is what I'd use for Fry as well.


That puts my count at five hits, eight WIP's, and five misses. I think that's a solid first two years.
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