Looking back at the NFL Draft
The first day of the NFL Draft is a holiday at my house; whenever possible I take the day off to watch every selection through the first two rounds. Sunday is more of a casual affair, I just stop by when it gets close to a Green Bay Packers pick, or just to check in during a commercial break of whatever baseball game has my attention (generally St. Louis).
I've had a few days to let the draft sink in, heard the pundits, and the critical comments by Joe Theisman on Brady Quinn. Here are my thoughts:
1. Theisman, you were a great player and a good commentator, but his comments on Quinn were a little ridiculous. First, I am not a big Quinn fan, however, it was still painful to watch his slide from "Top-5 to who wants me?" ala Aaron Rodgers two years ago. Theisman blasted Quinn for his appearance, gum chewing, and excitment upon the stage. If you want to read the exact quote here's a link : http://braves.aolsportsblog.com/2007/05/01/joe-theismann-bashes-brady-quinns-gum-tie/.
Theisman says Quinn should have kept his cool. Okay, but he was the only guy on camera losing about $1.5 million dollars every 15 minutes. If you do the math that was a free fall of around $17 mill! When Cleveland, the team he watched growing up by the way, finally moved back into the first round to select him, how was he supposed to act? I'd be excited to go any place at that point. Nothing mention means that Quinn will be a poor field general. I'm still not sold on him, but hey, I thought Ryan Leaf was a good pick for the Chargers all those years ago.
2. This is a sore spot for me personally. The Buffalo Bills stole the Green Bay Packers logical pick of Marshawn Lynch at the 12 spot. As a Packers' fan, I knew Adrian Peterson would be gone, so Lynch was my bright spot. Okay, time to regroup. Still thinking offense would be an early key in the draft, after all they need to supply help for Brett Favre, I was going for Robert Meachem to join the Green and Gold. Instead, DT Justin Harrell who played with Meachem at Tennessee got the call. My thought then moved to the fact there were still many quality receivers and we still need a running back, lets look at Round 2. RB Brandon Jackson from Nebraska. Got the RB, but he's not big enough to be a No. 1.
If I had the option, I'd have gone with Meachem in Rd 1, Quentin Moses from Georgia at DE in Rd 2, and Michael Bush from Louisville at RB in Rd 3 even with the injury from last season. But again, what do I know.
3. Did anyone see Ted Ginn, Jr. being taken by the Dolphins? And did anyone like this pick. I made mention during that pick that the Texans would take Ginn because, they are so bad a many positions maybe getting further down the field to start the offense would be a plus. Well, that pick is what threw the draft into the spiral, maybe even costing Green Bay Lynch.
At that point, I had Amobi Okoye to the 'Fins and Ginn to the Texans. That just lost my selection mojo for the day. I feel sorry for Cam Cameron who was booed for the pick. You know, I change my mind. I don't feel sorry for him. His only explaination to Dolphins fans was wait until you see him return punts. Great! I'm sure they are all excited to see their top pick fielding punts, while Chris Chambers is double teamed and Ronnie Brown is being squashed.
4. Finally, I think for the most part the Razorbacks selected were very fortunate. I've interviewed all of these guys and couldn't be happier. Jamaal Anderson is great guy, he and Chris Houston being able to move onto the NFL together will help out tremendously. Good luck to them in Atlanta.
Tony Ugoh got the deal of the century when the Colts moved up in the 2nd round to call his name. I think they quietly had one of the best drafts, also taking Anthony Gonzales in Rd. 1 (the perfect pick for them) and Michael Coe in Rd 5.
I was excited to find out Keith Jackson, Jr. was drafted. So what if it's the seventh round. He's a great guy, and that's a great accomplishment. Jackson always has a smile on his face and loves the game of football. I think he'll be a great contributor to the Rams. It's not always the size of a player, it's the size of his heart. Jackson is huge in that category.
Anyone else have any takes. I was going to wait a week to let it all sink in, but Theisman got me thinking. Let me know your take on the NFL Draft. Leave your comment here, or on the Sports Talkback on our website: http://www.kfsm.com/Global/link.asp?L=225219 .
Thanks.
I've had a few days to let the draft sink in, heard the pundits, and the critical comments by Joe Theisman on Brady Quinn. Here are my thoughts:
1. Theisman, you were a great player and a good commentator, but his comments on Quinn were a little ridiculous. First, I am not a big Quinn fan, however, it was still painful to watch his slide from "Top-5 to who wants me?" ala Aaron Rodgers two years ago. Theisman blasted Quinn for his appearance, gum chewing, and excitment upon the stage. If you want to read the exact quote here's a link : http://braves.aolsportsblog.com/2007/05/01/joe-theismann-bashes-brady-quinns-gum-tie/.
Theisman says Quinn should have kept his cool. Okay, but he was the only guy on camera losing about $1.5 million dollars every 15 minutes. If you do the math that was a free fall of around $17 mill! When Cleveland, the team he watched growing up by the way, finally moved back into the first round to select him, how was he supposed to act? I'd be excited to go any place at that point. Nothing mention means that Quinn will be a poor field general. I'm still not sold on him, but hey, I thought Ryan Leaf was a good pick for the Chargers all those years ago.
2. This is a sore spot for me personally. The Buffalo Bills stole the Green Bay Packers logical pick of Marshawn Lynch at the 12 spot. As a Packers' fan, I knew Adrian Peterson would be gone, so Lynch was my bright spot. Okay, time to regroup. Still thinking offense would be an early key in the draft, after all they need to supply help for Brett Favre, I was going for Robert Meachem to join the Green and Gold. Instead, DT Justin Harrell who played with Meachem at Tennessee got the call. My thought then moved to the fact there were still many quality receivers and we still need a running back, lets look at Round 2. RB Brandon Jackson from Nebraska. Got the RB, but he's not big enough to be a No. 1.
If I had the option, I'd have gone with Meachem in Rd 1, Quentin Moses from Georgia at DE in Rd 2, and Michael Bush from Louisville at RB in Rd 3 even with the injury from last season. But again, what do I know.
3. Did anyone see Ted Ginn, Jr. being taken by the Dolphins? And did anyone like this pick. I made mention during that pick that the Texans would take Ginn because, they are so bad a many positions maybe getting further down the field to start the offense would be a plus. Well, that pick is what threw the draft into the spiral, maybe even costing Green Bay Lynch.
At that point, I had Amobi Okoye to the 'Fins and Ginn to the Texans. That just lost my selection mojo for the day. I feel sorry for Cam Cameron who was booed for the pick. You know, I change my mind. I don't feel sorry for him. His only explaination to Dolphins fans was wait until you see him return punts. Great! I'm sure they are all excited to see their top pick fielding punts, while Chris Chambers is double teamed and Ronnie Brown is being squashed.
4. Finally, I think for the most part the Razorbacks selected were very fortunate. I've interviewed all of these guys and couldn't be happier. Jamaal Anderson is great guy, he and Chris Houston being able to move onto the NFL together will help out tremendously. Good luck to them in Atlanta.
Tony Ugoh got the deal of the century when the Colts moved up in the 2nd round to call his name. I think they quietly had one of the best drafts, also taking Anthony Gonzales in Rd. 1 (the perfect pick for them) and Michael Coe in Rd 5.
I was excited to find out Keith Jackson, Jr. was drafted. So what if it's the seventh round. He's a great guy, and that's a great accomplishment. Jackson always has a smile on his face and loves the game of football. I think he'll be a great contributor to the Rams. It's not always the size of a player, it's the size of his heart. Jackson is huge in that category.
Anyone else have any takes. I was going to wait a week to let it all sink in, but Theisman got me thinking. Let me know your take on the NFL Draft. Leave your comment here, or on the Sports Talkback on our website: http://www.kfsm.com/Global/link.asp?L=225219 .
Thanks.
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