Grade the rookies

[rocket]

I posted this in the NFL forum, but I want to see what you guys think of our own rooks!

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Riley Reiff B+ *Did pretty good and made a lot of holes available in the run game.

Ryan Broyles A *Was playing outstanding until he tore his ACL. Will be a big impact next year.

Dwight Bentley no grade. Did not see enough of him as he got injured and went on IR

Ronnel Lewis no grade. Didn't see much of him only on ST's.

Tahir Whitehead same as above.

Chris Greenwood didn't play a single game went on IR.

Jonte Green C+ *Was doing horrible during the preseason and the start of the season but seemed to play pretty good towards the end of the season

Travis Lewish no grade, didn't see enough off.

[****ed in DET]

Reiff gets a C. Nothing special so far, i hope it gets better.

Bently and most of the rest of them- Inc

Green- C. He is not anything special despite everyone trying to say he played well. Hopefully he can improve as well.

[vader817]

Riley Reiff B+ *Did pretty good and made a lot of holes available in the run game.

Ryan Broyles A *Was playing outstanding until he tore his ACL. Will be a big impact next year.

Dwight Bentley no grade. Did not see enough of him as he got injured and went on IR

Ronnel Lewis no grade. Didn't see much of him only on ST's.

Tahir Whitehead same as above.

Chris Greenwood didn't play a single game went on IR.

Jonte Green C+ *Was doing horrible during the preseason and the start of the season but seemed to play pretty good towards the end of the season

Travis Lewish no grade, didn't see enough off.

I really wished Schwartz would have at least put Lewis x2 and Whitehead in the game other than Special teams to see what we have in them.

[LionsFan..LOL]

Reiff-B
Liked what I saw when he got playing time. It's a small sample and he'll need to get the starting job at one of the tackle spots soon so we can really see how good he is.

Broyles-A
When healthy he showed the promise he showed while at Oklahoma.

Bentley-D
He struggled this year when he played. It's too bad his season was cut short via injury.

Ronnell Lewis-N/A
Barely heard his name.

Tahir Whitehead-N/A
Same as Lewis.

Chris Greenwood-N/A
Again look above.

Jonte Green-B-
A nice surprise. He started off real slow but was picking it up as the season ended.

Travis Lewis-N/A
Rarely saw him.

[cwick925]

Fellas wtf are you doing talking about rooks a half hour before the ball drops???? I know were sports forum nerds but really? GTFO and get drunk

[Lionsfanfromsac]

Fellas wtf are you doing talking about rooks a half hour before the ball drops???? I know were sports forum nerds but really? GTFO and get drunk

[chacha77]

Riley Reiff: A-; for a late first rounder he did surprising well. He played in most of the game and even got a start. He will be a full time starter next year at one of the tackle spots.

Ryan Broyles: B+; he played in a few games coming off an ACL injury. He played very well. A full 16 game season would give him 100 catches and 1000 yards. Can't wait to see him next season.

Dwight Bentley: B+; started all the games he played but was hurt most of the year. Still he started. Great value for a 3rd rounder.

Ronnell Lewis: D; only played ST. Will need game experience to give full grade. However was not expected to do much more.

Tahir Whitehead: D; same as Ronnell Lewis.

Chris Greenwood: F; didn't see anything. Expected to contribute after returns next season.

Jonte Green: A; highest graded rookie because he played the most. He played in every game and started the most of any rookie and did it well. Huge value from the sixth round.

Travis Lewis: D; again same as Ronnell and Tahir.

Overall Draft Grades:
This year: C+
Projected Final Grade: B+; I expect Rieff to be a starting OT for the next ten years. I can see Broyles being a featured slot recevier for the next ten years.
Bentely and Green are going to be starting caliber corners for a while. Ronnell Lewis will see an expanded role next year with VB and Avril gone. If we don't draft Te'o either Whitehead or Lewis will be a starting OLB for us next year. This draft will be proven to have huge value for us. The only one to still have no set spot will be Greenwood. He might be a safety or a corner for us. Next year this class will be responsible for at least 3-5 starters.

[JWO35]

Riley Reiff: D+ (Drafted as a LT, but spent 90% of the time on the field as an extra blocker. Not his fault more on the coaching staff)

Ryan Broyles: C (Began the season healing from a ACL. Ended the season tearing the other, but in between he played pretty solid)

Dwight Bentley: D- (Got outplayed by a guy drafted 3 rounds later, enough said)

Ronell Lewis: F (IMO the biggest disappointment of our draft, with a nickname like "The Hammer" he made the same impact of a pillow. But like Reiff, seems to be a coaching decision on why he didn't see the field outside of ST)

Tahir Whitehead F (When we drafted him, I was like who the **** is this? Throughout the season I was like where the **** is he at?)

Chris Greenwood: Inc. (Spent all season on PUP/IR so he gets a pass)

Jonte Green: B (When your 6th round pick made the biggest impact on the team as far as rookies, it's a problem especially when you drafted two guys at the same position earlier. IDK, if he actually played well enough to earn a B or he just trumped the other rookies simply by getting the most field time)

Travis Lewis: D (Only reason he isn't getting an F is because I actually heard his named called this year unlike Whitehead & R. Lewis)

[blujaysrock]

Reiff-C
Played well in his only start at LT, but hard to give him a better grade when he was basically used as a FB/TE.

Broyles-C+
Showed he can be a legit receiving option, but grade low since he really only played a couple games

Bentley-C-
Showed some flashes, but was inconsistent. He should be able to contribute next season in some way.

Ronnell Lewis-N/A
Don't recall ever seeing him and was inactive for quite a bit of the season.

Tahir Whitehead-B+
This grade is solely on ST performance. He had 2 FF on ST from what I recall and made some nice tackles, that's what you want out of a STer and he did that.

Chris Greenwood-N/A
Was on IR all season, no grade.

Jonte Green-B
For a 6th round pick he certainly exceeded expectations, and his performance was far better than what a 6th round CB should be. Only really had a couple bad games (Falcons being 1) and was the benefit of a couple horrid PI calls which were basically just good coverage.

Travis Lewis-D
Liked his energy on ST, but only recall him having a few ST tackles.

[mc18641]

Riley Reiff B+ *Did pretty good and made a lot of holes available in the run game.

Ryan Broyles A *Was playing outstanding until he tore his ACL. Will be a big impact next year.

Dwight Bentley no grade. Did not see enough of him as he got injured and went on IR

Ronnel Lewis no grade. Didn't see much of him only on ST's.

Tahir Whitehead same as above.

Chris Greenwood didn't play a single game went on IR.

Jonte Green C+ *Was doing horrible during the preseason and the start of the season but seemed to play pretty good towards the end of the season

Travis Lewish no grade, didn't see enough off.

You guys didn't hear a lot about Ronnell Lewis because we was benched for a while after week #4 then was injured for part of the season as well. In every article I have seen that has mentioned him, he is still too raw to be trusted on the field.

[mc18641]

I think the draft class of 2012 will really cause problems for us down the road. Here is what I am talking about......

Starting with the secondary pickups of Greenwood, Green & Bentley. All three of these guys will need to be on the active roster next season. If any of these guys are placed on practice squad or reserve/non-injured lists, they will get picked up by another team. That leaves a maximum of 3 open spots at CB on our roster next season. If we re-sign Houston (which I don't think we should do), that leaves us perhaps only 1 CB we can draft.....leaves no room for competition in training camp, or we lose one of our 2012 draft picks a year later.

Same goes for the DE/LB positions, with Whitehead and T.Lewis already needing roster spots (and showing no signs of becoming a starter so far), if we re-sign Durant and Levy, with Tulloch already locked in, that only leaves a roster spot for one more LB via the draft.

At DE, if R.Lewis can't filll the void of KVB when we cut him, we will need to let Lo.Jack walk to keep a spot for Lewis so that we can draft another DE to fill that void.....unless we let Avril walk. Either way, the DE position would get SIGNIFICANTLY weaker if both KVB and Avril walk and we can't re-sign Lo-Jack for whatever reason.

All of these mock drafts look nice with picking up Manti Teo or a top DE, but if we don't trade down, we will not be able to address all of our needs.

[whooligun]

Reiff-C
Played well in his only start at LT, but hard to give him a better grade when he was basically used as a FB/TE.

Broyles-C+
Showed he can be a legit receiving option, but grade low since he really only played a couple games

Bentley-C-
Showed some flashes, but was inconsistent. He should be able to contribute next season in some way.

Ronnell Lewis-N/A
Don't recall ever seeing him and was inactive for quite a bit of the season.

Tahir Whitehead-B+
This grade is solely on ST performance. He had 2 FF on ST from what I recall and made some nice tackles, that's what you want out of a STer and he did that.

Chris Greenwood-N/A
Was on IR all season, no grade.

Jonte Green-B
For a 6th round pick he certainly exceeded expectations, and his performance was far better than what a 6th round CB should be. Only really had a couple bad games (Falcons being 1) and was the benefit of a couple horrid PI calls which were basically just good coverage.

Travis Lewis-D
Liked his energy on ST, but only recall him having a few ST tackles.

Excellent grades! Everyone else is way too high on guys that did not play or were hurt. I might drop Jonte's grade a bit, but the rest are spot on.

[garnotm]

Incomplete on all of them...non were on the field enough to make a difference.

as far as the rookies who did play.

Fairley looked awesome

Leshoure looked lost as some times needs to work on his ability to see the hole and then hit that hole full speed.