Grading drafts immediately after the fact may be fun but it is also useless. The proof will be determined in the long run.
That said, I have read a load of post-draft reviews and almost all of them were very positive. And the ones that weren't generally mentioned that we didn't fill all of our needs.
Shit... we didn't have 40 picks in the draft. This is basically a total rebuild. It also looks like it was a concerted effort to change the culture. Macc went out and got tough players with leadership qualities.
Reading the Hampur during the draft would make you think the Jets had a horrible draft. And let's be honest here... nobody on this board is a draft expert. Some of the pre-draft man-crushes have been pathetically bad. And yes, I have been guilty of that many times too. The reality is that not all college players, even some of the best ones, translate well to the NFL.
I loved OBJ a few years back and was pissed that we didn't get him. And that pick looks even better now. But had he come to a team as dysfunctional as the Jets, I could see him being considered a bust by now because he has some big time immaturity issues. Right player / wrong team plays into it big.
If I could pick one thing to come out of this draft, I would hope that some of the players we drafted help to change the culture on the lockeroom. If that has begun, then I think it was successful.
I personally went into this draft hoping the team would basically do exactly what they did. Not saying I wanted them to take the players that they chose but to try to draft BPA, fill the holes and not try to act like they could fix the shitload of problems this team has in one draft.
For that reason alone, I think Macc did a good job.
Now it's time to see if Bowles can man up and become a good coach and leader. I'm not sure he can do that but he has one year to prove it or he will be out the door. I would love to see this team at least play hard this year.