http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/columns/story?id=2412734 We got a B. I'm happy, his grading system was pretty tough. Only three teams got better grades, the Texans, the 49ers, and the Ravens, all of whom got B+. While Kiper can say some stupid things sometimes, I'm appreciating the validation from anyone at this point. PLEASE NOTE- Colts- C Jags- C+
He doesn't like the colts draft... Kiper had addai as the 6th best back behind bush, williams, maroney, white, calhoun. He can't like the colts pick in rd one.
Calhoun? I can see White being ahead of Addai but in there system Addai is the better fit. Addai is the better combination of size, speed and pass catching ability and I doubt many teams had Calhoun rated over Addai who is bigger and faster than Calhoun.
Soxcat.. The knock on addai is that he doesn't have change of direction ability that a deangelo williams has. He might not be as dynamic a runner.
Also, I saw Kiper's pre-draft Top 5 RB-thing, and he described Addai as a "bigger back who plays small". I don't know what that means, but I remember seeing Addai v. GA in the SEC championship...he went down fairly easy. :evil: That being said, you don't have to hit a home run with your draft when you only really need a piece or two...