Everytime I watch ESPN and see Todd McShay disrespectfully attack Mel Kiper, Jr. It just makes me shake my head. While Kiper is not the end all be all. The young padawan should be willing to listen and learn. Everyone has an opinion but sometimes when you listen you could accidentally learn.
Anyway the “debate” was about the Lions and picking a quarterback or not. Kiper thinks they should go signal caller and McShay wants a linebacker with the #1 pick in the draft. Are you kidding? So he gives himself an out by saying “or a offensive linemen”. Even still at number one he had better be a darn good lineman. Run blocking and pass blocking.
Obviously Kiper thinks that drafting a QB, Matthew Stafford out of Georgia. Well think about. They jettisoned Kitna. They need to groom someone at QB from the ground up. Its going to take time.
I understand the whole out with the old and in with the new. But to me all the other draft analysts are clones. McShay knows football but he is too emotional about it. Mel Kiper, Jr. clearly uses common sense when choosing a play or at the very least when breaking down the teams options.
What are the Lion’s going to do? A QB or a WR? They probably should build from the trenches out. Solidify that Offensive line. Set up the Defensive line. That would be a great start. Your QB cannot throw the ball if he is on his back. And on the same note, the WR cannot catch a ball that never gets thrown.
The soap opera in Denver doesn’t look to be anywhere near a resolution. Jay Cutler is not even talking to his Head Coach.
He wants out. They wanted him out. They don’t want him out.
For me, it seems that they will trade him for some good picks and maybe a player in return. Jay could very well end up in Cleveland. Would Brady Quinn end up in Denver or would it be Derek Anderson?
DE Everette Brown, Florida State: I think the Packers could bring this guy into the top 10. QB Josh Freeman, Kansas State: Also if the Packers were smart they would go after this kid. Aaron Rodgers won’t make it through 2 seasons healthy. I think Rodgers is one of those QB’s that performs well in spots but when it comes down to it he won’t deliver when it is expected of him. I call it the Donovan McNabb syndrome.
In the later rounds, probably the second, they will have to shore up the TE position. I like Brandon Pettigrew TE Oklahoma. He is the most complete TE out of this draft. His blocking skills are lacking but that can come in the NFL with proper training. He is a tall one, that makes him a big target. He is 6′6″ and has the will of a bull. Once he learns proper blocking technique linebackers will have fits and defensive linemen will have their hands full as well.
You really have to hand it to Bill Belichick. He is a true mastermind. Cheat or not. He has gotten the 2nd pick in the draft (overall 32nd) for a QB, Matt Cassell, that he picked up in the 7th round.
This guy should be running the economy. Nice ROI. That is why New England has cemented a place atop the AFC East even without Brady. They don’t overpay for players. They don’t keep players too long. They win with lesser players.
Now it remains to be seen about Cassell but one year and you are worth a 2nd round pick. All I can say is that Pioli knows about football and doing his part. Now will he look like a genius or will the REAL genius will have made a fool of him, Bill Parcell’s style.
Personally, I think when you take a guy like Cassell out of Belichick’s system then there is only one way to go. Down or maybe mediocre. Cassell took that team to 11-5 and just missed the playoffs. Thats another story all together. How will he fair without his mentor, the brains behind the operation. The man behind the curtain. We’ll see.
If Brady goes down again, then I wonder if Bill could do it again with a relatively unknown, unexperienced QB under center.
The 2009 NFL Draft first round pick is, the Detroit Lions select another Wide Receiver? I certainly hope not. This team, this organization has to be built up in the trenches. The Offensive line and the defensive line. Didn’t Detroit learn anything? You cannot continuously draft a wide receiver year after year after year. Look what just happened. Roy williams, the wide receiver that is, just went to the Dallas Cowboys. The Lions didn’t get anything out of him.
So I digress. The Lions should be looking at someone like B.J. Raji. A Defenstive Tackle out of Boston College. He is raw but he is emerging as a potential top-10 pick.
The Rams. Well the Rams have to start somewhere. It might as well be on defense as well. How about Defensive End, Everrette Brown. Its hard to believe that the Rams won a Super Bowl not that long ago.
The Bengals desperately need to upgrade their offensive line. Carson is going to get killed back there. Jason Smith is worth a look. The shame of it is that Carson was the next coming of Troy Aikman. He just didnt have Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin. So what better place to start. Yes, you guessed it. The Offensive Line.
I actually like Mark Sanchez, QB, USC for the Kansas City Chiefs. Its a tough call. Do you send him to Lion’s Den or do you send him to Chief’s horror. There are only two positions in this draft that can possibly be taken at this spot; LT and QB. He could be the QB to be the face of their franchise.
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