Media Draft Grades

[Bengalbug]

(04-30-2017, 11:41 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote:  I may be wrong as my memory is not what it used to be, but I believe we received low marks for our 2005 draft. Pollack was a tweener and we were dinged for it and they hated Thurman due to his character concerns (unfortunately they were correct on Thurman, but wrong as Pollack was coming into his own until the injury.

But I do agree, good or bad rating's the day after a draft are meaningless. The Mixon pick was unacceptable for some, I understand it to a point, but we all need forgiveness in the eyes of God.

Mel kipper on 2005 Cincinnati Bengals: A-

Defensive end David Pollack and linebacker Odell Thurman were teammates at Georgia and are immediate upgrades for the front seven on Marvin Lewis' defense.

and thanks to his great physical attributes receiver Chris Henry is a good gamble in the third round despite some character questions.

I'm guessing this is a pretty depressing draft for Bengals fans. Thurman and Pollack weren't big contributors for different reasons and Chris Henry should probably get credit for helping the NFL overhaul its conduct code for players. I'm not sure we should increase the draft grade because of this though, so I won't be nice. Another big miss by Kiper. I'd give the Bengals points since Henry and Pollack's failures weren't their fault, but I'm not in a good mood today. This is a "C-" draft at best