Winners-
Philadelphia- The Eagles took Jeremy Maclin at #19, moving up a couple spots after trading with Cleveland, and grabbed RB LeSean McCoy with the 21st pick of the 2ndround. These are the type of brazen, daring picks that can make a team great. Both add world class speed and quickness to the Eagles. I love their draft so far.
Cleveland- The Browns wheeled and dealed, walking away with three 2nd round picks. Cleveland may not have had the flashiest pick, like the Eagles, but they made very smart decisions on very good players. Alex Mack, drafted at #21 in the 1st round, while anchor the middle of that line for the next 12 years. Brian Robiskie and Mohamed Massaquoi are not burners with 4.4 speed but both are intelligent receivers with great hands, the Browns have done very well at rebuilding the receiving corps. David Veikune, as I’ve been saying, went much higher than many expected. He will turn out to be a great choice for them.
Denver- I know many will not agree with me here, but I think the Broncos are one of the drafts biggest winners so far. Knowshon Moreno, taken 12th overall, is a superstar-in-waiting while Robert Ayers, taken 18th overall, is scratching the surface of his potential and should find a great fit int he 3-4 where he won’t have to rush the passer. Many were shocked that the Broncos would trade a 1st round pick in 2010 for a 2nd round pick this year just to take an undersized CB in Alphonso Smith. I say Smith was the best CB in the draft. Darcel McBath is good but not great and Richard Quinn was a reach with many better TE prospects still available.
San Francisco- Can a team with only one Day 1 pick be a winner? Sure! When you’re sitting at tenth and just hoping to catch whichever player falls and it turns out to be Michael Crabtree, you’ve won, hands down. Crabtree may or may not be a great NFL player, but the fact that San Fran actually found him gift wrapped at #10 and were not to shocked to actually scribble his name on a piece of paper and walk it to Goodell makes them a winner.
Losers-
NY Jets- The Jets traded a lot to move up to #5 to take QB Mark Sanchez, and with them currently making another trade with Detroit to get its 3rd round pick, the Jets will have only 3 picks this year. There will be a ton of pressure on Sanchez and he may have to start right away. I know the Jets needed a QB but that was a lot to give up for someone with only 16 starts to their name.
Oakland- Of course Oakland makes this list. C’mon, they pass on Michael Crabtree and Jeremy Maclin in favour of Darrius Heyward-Bey? Then they pick a guy no one had heard of, not even the ESPN experts. John Clayton had a list of 750 guys and didn’t have him on there; I had 600 names in front of me and never had him. The Raiders must believe they know something the rest of the world doesn’t know because Ohio S Michael Mitchell is not going to excite their fans.
Cincinnati- The Bengals just don’t learn do they? OT Andre Smith, taken at #6, has the physical talent to go #1 overall, but his maturity gave him a late-first round grade. Then they catch Rey Maualuga in the 2nd round at 38th overall, giving the Bengals two guys with character concerns. Same old Bengals huh?
By Daryl Breault
2 comments:
Michael Mitchell is a monster go look him up on youtube he might be the most physical player in the draft and by far the hardest hitting.
lol very funny. andre smith wasnt a character concern, he made some poor decisions when it came to preparing for the draft after the offseason, but he's not a thief or pothead.
also, rey isnt a character concern either...he fell because he is a 2 down LB right now.
but keep hating, the bengals had one of the best drafts of the weekend.
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