Rendell seemed most excited by our NGA picks, and while I’m sure there is plenty to be excited about with Western and Walker, it’s worth noting that they were late-round selections because no-one else tried to take them before that.
Flags can be swung by hitting on very good players late in the draft, but grading a team’s draft performance on the players taken at the end of the draft focuses on the wrong thing. In assessing this draft, Chapman is probably the swing-piece. Pick 14 can be a tough place to draft. I’d be more interesting in what people thought about that pick.