Draft Grades for Pick 28 Myles Murphy

[SunsetBengal]

(04-28-2023, 09:25 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Look at the NFL.com grades. They give a lot of A's. Some B's. Then a few C's.

No one knows how these guys will turn out. As of now, it was a good roll of the dice.

If we took Porter, Maher, etc...we probably still get an A.

Exactly, it's almost like if you selected a player in the 1st round that they had rated as a 1st round talent, it validates their ratings of players and therefore you get an 'attaboy' for making them look good.  However, if you selected a player outside of the group that they felt should be in that selection range, you made a 'reach' and get a sub-optimal grade for bucking the protocol.  But, what if your evaluators saw something in a player that others missed, and they work out just fine?  Well, then you got lucky and your 'gamble' paid off..

FWIW, I'm fine with our pick. I feel like it was a bit of a 'safe' pick, but I can rationalize why they went that direction. Quality pass rushers are expensive on the open market, and as much as I like our starting front four, having fresh legs to rotate in keeps the pressure on those opposing QBs.