A mostly mundane draft finally got some juice with the addition of Demond Claiborne. When Aaron Jones goes down with his typically amount of injuries Claiborne will be able to make a nice lightning and thunder tandem with Jordan Mason. Who knows, maybe this will push for more to come from Xavier Scott as well. In short, he's a home-run threat out of the backfield and that is always welcome! Selection Grade: A The thing that kept it at just an A is that he is on the smaller si

The second local standout from the universities to get drafted also ended up in a less-than-preferable spot. Philadelphia doesn't have all the same flaws as New Orleans but their fanbase more than makes up for the difference. The good thing is that with Jalen Hurts solidly in position as the starter, Payton can keep working on his craft without being a significant factor for them on the field and then maybe get a chance to play elsewhere in future years. Or perhaps he'll rema

The multi-hour wait for Minnesota to be back on the clock yielded more head-scratching. Not so much with the second pick but taking a fullback with the 159th pick seems like a reach, by about three rounds. Yeah, we all love CJ Ham but that was considered more of a hole than running back even with Emmett Johnson on a platter for them? Just because the draft is in Pittsburgh doesn't mean the philosophy of the draft has to be blue-collar! Bredeson is such a non-factor guy that h

Well, it took a lot longer than the majority of the projections indicated it would but Bryce Lance got the call from New Orleans to begin his professional efforts. To be honest, it's going to be impossible to divorce my opinion of the city from my regard for this outcome because the state and the city to a greater degree are a dirty, humid swamp which really doesn't do much to mask it's shortcomings. I could go into detail about how gross New Orleans was but I don't feel like

One is good Two is better Or at least that's the hope in Eagan, MN as the squad went back to back near the end of round three. With the Sam Darnold compensatory selection they added a long-term backup who may be the replacement for Brian O'Niell should his production and contract situation no longer sync. The newly-acquired Greenard pick resulted in the long-awaited successor to Harrison Smith, should he not come back for another last ride to make Jakobe Thomas his understudy