The Raiders fucked up, of course. They should have taken Calvin Johnson. The only reason not to was because they had Randy Moss. And then they traded Moss. It's always risky to plop a rookie quarterback onto a horrible team with no offensive line and no weapons. It's a recipe for failure. The trade of Moss wasn't so bad, they got nothing in terms of talent back but got rid of a big salary and a big headache.
I don't know why the Patriots were so desperate to fuck up their team chemistry with Moss after they had already added Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker through free agency. And they also drafted some dickhead from the U. Seems like they are getting away from what made them so successful.
The Browns had a great draft, getting the QB they wanted at 3, at 22. Not sure if they knew Quinn would fall that far but I doubt it was just plain luck. So many teams already have QBs entrenched or just drafted, so they obviously thought the number of potential suitors for Quinn was very limited. This is the Aaron Rodgers postulate. A QB expected to go at the top, slides past one team that was supposed to take him, then sinks like a stone.
I'm pleased with the Redskins choice of LaRon Landry. Teamed with Sean Taylor that should be an awesome duo of safeties. The Redskins biggest problem last year was the fact that they forced so few turnovers (bottom ten all-time, I think). You just can't win games when you are losing the battle of turnovers every week. Now, a lot of turnovers are luck (a tipped ball, a bouncing fumble) but if you can make your own luck, a good way to do it is with two hard hitting safeties.
Not sure what the Dolphins were doing with Ted Ginn at #9. But I always say this in the post-mortem of the draft. Where you take a guy is not important. If Ted Ginn is a really good player for them will people say "yes, but, they should have moved down and still got Ginn at 15 while adding a third rounder." No, all you need to do is pick a good player. If the Patriots had picked Tom Brady in the first round would it be a bad pick because they could have had him in the sixth? No, performance is the only tool for evaluation from this point on.
Monday, April 30, 2007
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I disagree with your assessment of the Pats. I think adding Randy Moss was a great move. They only gave up a fourth rounder for him. If he becomes a headache, they'll cut him and not look back. I think he will be so happy to be out of Oakland and playing for a contender again that he is going to work his ass off. There were reports that he ran a 4.3 40 time last week in a workout. I think he's going to be a great clubhouse guy for them and open up the field for Stallworth, Welker, and Watson. After losing to the Colts (and them winning the Super Bowl) the Pats were not going to stand for another disappointing finish to the season. They figured that the Colts, Broncos, and Chargers were going to be their best competition this year. The Broncos added Bly and Henry so the Patriots added Moss, Adalius Thomas, and Stallworth. They are going to be stacked this year and the best team in football hands down.
Wish the Skins would have traded down and added a couple more picks. Hard because nobody wanted Quinn. If they would have known about Buffalo wanted Marshawn Lynch, they could have dealt with the Packers. At least they didn't trade away any picks from next year's draft like they usually do. Landry was a good pick, but that gives them two run-stopping safeties who don't have great hands or covering skills. No doubt they will crush people but hopefully it isn't after the receiver already made a 40 yard catch.
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