Steve  "The Homer"  True

Now that the NFL Draft is over, I must do what has become even more popular than the draft itself: I must grade the draft.

I can't stop the movement, and I can't even hope to contain it.

B: The grade I gave Ted Thompson for the 2008 draft even before the draft. It's obvious he knows what he is doing in putting a team together. It's also obvious that he is yet to find the next superstar that is necessary to keep the team at the elite level. If Ryan Grant or Aaron Rodgers or someone else can become such a player, then I will give Thompson an "A" for next year's draft long before the draft.

A: The grade I give myself for suggesting a year ago that the Packers take Reggie Nelson instead of Justin Harrell in the first round. I'll admit that it's a blind squirrel kind of thing, but Ted should have checked with me before making the pick.

F: The grade I give myself for suggesting that last year's fifth-round choice, David Clowney, would be a better player than third-round pick James Jones. Clowney was cut before the start of the season, and Jones had a solid rookie year.

D+: The grade I give myself for saying that last year's second-round choice, Brandon Jackson, would be a good pick. Thompson deserves the same grade for picking Jackson.

A+: The grade Thompson gets for acquiring Ryan Grant. If he continues as one of the league's best, it makes up for two or three Jacksons.

A: The grade I give myself for actually checking to see if my assessment of talent was any better than Thompson's for last year. If not, then it would actually be a bad thing if I rated this draft class highly. I call last year a push because Nelson could be that superstar, but Thompson gets the nod on almost every other draftee.

Inc.: I pass on this year's draft because I don't know anything about any of the players. I didn't have a Reggie Nelson that screamed to be picked in the first round. I don't do 30th picks, plus I didn't get any info from Gary Danielson, my talent scout. He's the one who actually told me about Nelson.

A+: The grade several people are giving to Packers first-round pick Jordy Nelson. It's off the charts. Chip Brown, who covers University of Texas football, loves Nelson. Nelson singlehandedly whooped the Longhorns this past season. I would think Brown would hate Nelson for such a performance, but this is not your normal archrival. If the wide receiver ever has his own television show, it will be called, "Everybody loves Jordy." He's a super hero at Kansas State and called "The People's Choice." It is a great story. He was born in a manger in a small town close to the K-State campus, and he was a walk-on who played defensive back before switching to wide receiver. In just a few days, he has gone from: "Who did you say was the Packers' first choice?" to a bigger Wes Welker who will be a fan favorite and possible Packers Hall of Fame inductee in 10 years. I wonder what grade I'll be giving the Jordy lovers next season?

A+: The grade that goes to the NFL for cutting down the time for each selection. It almost seemed to be the NFL Draft on fast forward.

Steve "The Homer" True writes a regular column for The Freeman. True, who is the host of "The World's Greatest Sports Talk Show," heard from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays on 540 ESPN, can be reached at homer540espn@yahoo.com