So I want to give you guys a run-down of the NFL draft, which is Thursday at 5:30 on NFL Network. Here are some things I want to talk about that I think are the main things you should know if you're interested at all. If not, you should play Bloons. That game is the shit.
1st Pick Overall: Sam Bradford. Personally, I would pick Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska, as defense wins championships (see Tracy Porter, Super Bowl XLIV). But the Rams need a QB. I think we should remember that the Rams are awful, and Bradford will have to learn the game as the starter with essentially no wise words. So go easy on him when things look like crap, ok?
Tebow: A lot of people have been wondering what round he'll go in and to what team. My answer is I don't know. Tebow is a liability, he's risky, and most teams want to get a highly trained QB from the get-go. Tebow, however, is what I call "a project". He can be molded into a great QB, but I think he'll need to be drafted as a benchwarmer in the second round by a team with an experienced franchiser. Think Patriots (the best scenario in my opinion, he can learn from Belichick and Brady), the Colts (Manning), San Diego (Norv Turner and Phillip Rivers). He can learn the game from the best for a few years and get his start when someone gets injured or makes the playoffs early.
Teams with the best moves: are the teams that don't have to do much in the draft. In an uncapped year, free agency reigns supreme. Big names get moved to different teams like they were third stringers. Among the teams making the best moves are da Bears (Julius Peppers), Baltimore (Anquan Boldin), the Jets (LT and Santonio Holmes) and my personal favorites, the Washington Redskins (Donovan McNabb, the blackest irishman ever to walk this earth). To these teams, the draft is a much smoother procedure. They can snag who they want without having to worry if that position is really what's needed.
Worst team for the draft: The Denver Broncos. No, it's not just so I can talk about them. I truly think that no one has done less in free agency (not even the Lions) to help secure necessary positions. The Broncos need a WR, an inside LB, a receiving TE, and a center. They have 3 picks, and only one is in the first round. If more attention had been paid to one of these issues instead of picking up Brady Quinn, (or if McDaniels wasn't such an arrogant prick), the Broncos could have dealt with this already. But as it is, I feel as if the number 11 overall pick will be wasted on Dez Bryant, who has essentially none of the talent of Marshall but all of the emotional baggage. Bleh.
Farve: The Viking's entire draft focuses around whether he will return or not. If he does return, get him some god damn protection. Snag an additional RB to teach Adrian Peterson how to hold on to the ball (and his job). If he doesn't return, it's time to seriously evaluate the QB slot. Tavaris Jackson is "okay" but can't be molded into the franchiser Farve was (and still is). Lot of contemplation to be had here.
That about does it. I've got a few ideas coming down the pike, including a follow up to this blog after the draft, a follow up to the Activision/Infinity Ward lawsuit, a preview of E3 2010 and whatever else comes into my head. Thanks for reading. :DDDDD
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