The
Raiders got the best safety in the first
round and then in a crazy drop also got
another top 5 safety in the 4th round in
Darnell Bing.
Overall
Grade: B- They had a pretty good
draft but you just can't pass Leinart
for Huff. You don't pass on
franchise quarterbacks when you don't
have one. Especially after they got
Darnell Bing.
When it comes to making a big
play in the secondary you won't
find many who have done it as
well as this guy at the college
level the past few years in a
big-time program at Texas. Huff
definitely has more positives
then negatives, which means
terrific upside that coaches
love. He will more than likely
end up playing safety in the
NFL, and should make an
immediate impact...more
Howard is an
excellent natural athlete with
playing speed and explosiveness
that is hard to find. He
consistently fills fast and
takes on the lead blocker strong
and aggressively in the hole --
has shown the ability to stack
the point of attack, shed
quickly and make tackles. He is
a little bit of a reach this
high in the round, but this
draft is grabbing up defense
first.
McQuistan is the
type of offensive lineman who
gets overlooked often because he
lacks good all-around athletic
ability, but has enough
athleticism, good natural
strength and outstanding
toughness and aggressiveness to
make up for it
The steal of the day.
Some feel that because of his
speed, he will make a better
free safety in the NFL, but his
closing and hitting abilities
lend him better to the strong
safety spot, especially with his
occasional problems in coverage.
He has prototypical size for an
NFL safety, with very, very good
speed and hitting power to
complement it...more
An offensive
tackle with his natural
athleticism, strength and
competitiveness should be a
dominant blocker, but his
technique is so bad that he
consistently was beaten and his
man made/disrupted a lot of
plays.
