Why the low draft grades?

RJ in Lafayette said
I am not comfortable with the quality vs. quantity argument.

First, you need more than four draft picks every year to have enough players on the team who are legitimate starters in the NFL. You can find in rounds three and four tight ends, running backs, defensive tackle, linebackers, safeties. We have seen in recent years the limits of relying so heavily year after year on undrafted free agents.

Second, the number of players a team has playing under their rookie contract, the better a team's position should be relative to managing the salary cap.

Bongi said
I have always liked the Patriots approach. Trade back and collect picks. If someone falls, you can trade up and get them.

I am sure we will have a discussion during the dead months of the offseason.

Let me be clear, I prefer to have an agressive General Manager that goes for it than one that stand still and wants to win the press and fans.

But there should be a balance in resources, and for that I mean cap, picks, investing in free agents

I don't think a problem giving away the farm when you have a mature roster, and consider we are close to go the the big game.

But when your roster is at that stage, you better understand that the talented players you have may have to leave to a second expensive contract, that is how the market works.

It's not a matter of quantity vs quality. It is a matter of going for quality once, and balance it with quantity the next time.