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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 430869, member: 837"]
Well, I'm not sure that "data" supports or disproves anything in terms of the cupboard being full or bare, but it's worth noting that the next three seasons -- which would include mostly P's recruits -- featured a total of four players drafted, none on the first day. And, if you look at 93-02 drafts, when we were more or less at our best under P -- we had 25 players drafted (2.5 per year) and the average draft position was 3rd round (3.14) with 7 first rounders. From the drafts of 03-08 (which would clear out most of the P era players and include the first GRob eligible players), there were 12 players drafted (2 players per year) and the average position drafted was 5th round (5.42). There were 0 first rounders. 
 
The 09-12 drafts -- mostly GRob kids with the exception of tiller -- included 7 kids drafted other than Tiller (just under 2 per draft) with an average position of 4.28. And, it should be noted, that Nassib/Lemon/Sales/ et al could improve those numbers.
 
Again, I'm not sure that's a great indicator of overall talent, but it certainly shows some serious talent in the heart of the P era, a major drain at the end of the P era, and potentially a slight improvement under  GRob (certainly debatable). Either way, things weren't really worse under GRob in that regard. I think we'll find DM's classes will get at least closer to those years in the 90's early 2000s.
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