I’m a day late as I was hoping to get this out on Sunday but here are reactions to rounds 2-7 and the draft overall.

Eagles turning into Bulldogs:

The Eagles went all in on Georgia players drafting two defensive linemen and a defensive back. They also traded for DeAndre Swift, another former bulldog. They have several Alabama players in the last couple of years as well. It is a strong strategy to draft players from arguably the best two college programs right now. How Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith fell into their hands is beyond me. It’s like the rest of the league wants them to win. Eagles are my way too early Super Bowl favorites.

Can I kick it? Yes you can!:

6 total kickers were taken in the draft, 3 punters and 3 place kickers. This isn’t that abnormal but what is abnormal is taking kickers in the 4th round where two of them went to San Fran and New England. Another went in the 6th and 2 punters went in the 6th as well. New England actually drafted a kicker and a punter. There are not that many kicking needy teams out there so drafting one before the 6th round makes little since. Only one punter went in the 7th. It was an odd draft in a lot of ways but San Fran and New England taking a kicker in the 4th was certainly in the realm of odd.

Stenston Bennett…in the 4th…really Rams?

The Rams think they are pretty smart in general but this was pretty dumb. The Rams have had very draft picks but they had lots of picks in the later rounds this year. So why waste a 4th rounder on a guy who is likely never going to play a down in the NFL and you already have a clear starter anyway. Bennett would have been available in the 6th or 7th. Heck, he might have been there the very last pick of the draft. Now I know the Bennett defenders will say, keep doubting him like everyone did in college. Well, in college he had all the best players in the country surrounding him. He is not going to have that with the Rams. And it doesn’t matter because he isn’t good enough to play in the NFL to begin with. To be fair, I really dislike Georgia and Stetson Bennett but most analyst agree, this guy is never playing a meaningful down in the NFL. He is a practice squad guy at best.

Analysts who don’t follow college football grade draft:

There are a bunch of grades out on the draft. While there are certainly some guys who qualify for this job, most of the grades are coming from people who report on the NFL every week. The problem is these guys don’t follow college football that much and are not doing the amount of homework that a Daniel Jeremiah or a Todd McShay is doing. Those guys follow the NFL but are constantly looking at the incoming talent and where they might fit best. Even then, grades are stupid. We should grade the draft after a season or two. This is like showing up to the first day of class in college and the teacher looking at you going, you like like a smart kid…you get an A. And then I walk in and the teacher says…oh man…looks like it is a C for you. First of all, I would have welcomed this option. C’s get degrees. But it is illogical to grade people before they do any work. Who knows which teams get which grades until we see how it plays out. Nobody thought Jaylen Watson and Isaiah Pacheco were these amazing draft picks a year ago. So who knows who will be good and who won’t. All grades should be I’s at this point for incomplete.

Chiefs draft is good in theory:

In general, the right approach is to trust in Veach. I mean he was the guy who wanted Mahomes and since he has been in charge we have two super bowl wins and have never not made it to the AFC Championship. The Chiefs drafted players in position of need; DE, WR, OT, Nickleback (the position not the band), DE, DT, CB. Besides the last one, I think these are all positions that make since. And by the 7th round you just sort of get whoever anyway. I am not super excited or upset by any of these picks. I’ll wait and see how they play out. But Veach knows his stuff and so I’ll trust him for now. Also, I do think it was funny that all these guys worked out with Mahomes and the one receiver we actually drafted worked out with him as well but no one mentioned him or let that out of the bag. Classic, Veach.

Impact of draft on predictions:

Everybody is a contender. The draft solidifies the beginning of paper champion season. The grades on the draft make people highly overvalue teams. But spoiler alert, if your team sucked before they still suck. Sorry Texans, Cardinals and Bears…you still aren’t good. But for fun, here are my playoff teams post draft:

AFC Division winners: Chiefs, Bengals, Bills, Jaguars

AFC Wild Card teams: Chargers, Steelers, Dolphins

NFC Division winners: Eagles, 49ers, Packers and I guess the Saints

NFC Wild Card teams: Seahawks, Vikings, Cowboys

There you go…of course I only know this information because it is all scripted.