Nfl draft grades

• COMMENTARY | Addressing needs, taking the best player available; each were common themes for teams during the 2012 NFL Draft, namely the Detroit Lions. But the Lions didnt necessarily do that each round. The Lions needed a sturdy offensive lineman.
(YAHOO!)
• The Green Bay Packers had a near flawless 2012 NFL draft, as they came away with some excellent players who will help the team immediately and into the future.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• I know you cant grade an NFL draft on performance the day it ends. And we often go back to look at how my assessments held up. What Im asked to do here is grade how well teams hit their needs based on where I had the players valued. Thats it.
(ESPN)
• Maybe its futile to attach grades and evaluations to teams only days after the NFL draft when it could be years before we really know how well or badly the players are going to perform or fit a system.
(AZCentral.com)
• 1 (12) Fletcher Cox, dt, Mississippi State. 2 (46) Mychal Kendricks, lb, California. 2 (59) Vinny Curry, de, Marshall. 3 (88) Nick Foles, qb, Arizona. 4 (123) Brandon Boykin, db, Georgia. 5 (153) Dennis Kelly, ot, Purdue.
(Philadelphia Daily News)
• BUCS: Tampa Bay maneuvered smartly in the early rounds, but failing to land CB Morris Claiborne could prove to be a missed opportunity. S Mark Barron brings physicality and leadership while weakside LB Lavonte David has rare instincts.
(Tampa Bay Online)
• Good morning. The 2012 NFL draft flew by, I thought, and now its time to pass along tentative, highly qualified assessments on how teams fared.
(ESPN)
• The 2012 NFL draft gave last years losers a chance to greatly improve their chances of winning more games, but only some of them took full advantage of their opportunity. The best teams in the league are known for building through the draft.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• Anyone thats followed the site for a while knows exactly how I feel about draft grades. . .and, if you dont, Ill be posting mine later this afternoon. (In the business, we call that a tease.
(Daily Norseman)
• Mel Kiper has spent the last three months on ESPN hyping the 2012 NFL Draft prospects up and now that theyve all found homes, Kiper has graded how every team did. The Chiefs, according to Kiper, received a C+.
(Arrowhead Pride)