NFL Draft

Not much to say here as the Draft went pretty much inside the outlined predictions. Stafford went first, but that was obvious. I was a bit surprised with the Tyson Jackson pick at #3 and then I was disappointed that the Seahawks did not take my hopefully predicted risk of Chris "Beanie" Wells with the 4th pick, instead taking the safe bet with Aaron Curry. Jets made a good move in trading up to get Sanchez, the Jets must look to the future after they overpaid Brett Favre and got a bust and a drop in team chemistry for their trouble. I think the Bengals took a smart risk in taking Andre Smith at #6 after Jason Smith was off the board. Then.....what the f***! Heyward-Bey at number 7! We know that Al Davis loves speed but passing up Crabtree and Maclin? I am shocked that anyone would have Heyward-Bey above both Crabtree and Maclin. But, hey, it worked out for them, too. I'm also surprised that the Packers went with B.J. Raji over both Maclin and Crabtree as well. With Donald Driver aging, it would have been a much better move to take Crabtree. I was then a little interested that the Broncos went with Knowshon Moreno at #12 but overall, a solid pick. A solid move by the Packers to trade up and take Clay Matthews. Hakeem Nicks is a good stab by the Giants at #29 and Chris Wells is a good pick by the Cardinals. Personally, I'm glad that the Colts took Donald Brown out from under Arizona because Wells is the better fit and the better back. Moving to the 2nd round, James Laurinaitis is a strong pick at #35 overall but they picked him over Rey Maualuga? I don't know....?? Fast forward to number 53 and the Eagles with one of the biggest steals of the Draft. Some people would favor a pick of Shonn Greene or Javon Ringer in this situation but LeSean McCoy is an outstanding and incredibly underrated runner from Pitt. I applaud Philly for this selection. Now the Jets, at the first pick of the 3rd round, 65th overall, make a great move in selecting Shonn Greene from Iowa, great pick! The Jets had only three picks in the draft, after the huge trade to get to #5 and take Mark Sanchez, but may get my nod for the most productive draft of all. Now to pick #114, in the fourth round, as the Broncos compound a good draft by filling a need at safety that has been a gaping hole since the departure of John Lynch by selecting David Bruton, free safety from Notre Dame. Now, I am a HUGE Notre Dame fan and I watch all their games, so I have seen enough to tell you that this kid is a quality player. He can cover well and is an outstanding open field tackler. Notre Dame turns out great safetys such as Tom Zbikowski (Ravens) and Chinedum Endukwa (Bengals). Bruton is no exception, and upon the graduation of Kyle McCarthy next season we could see another. Lastly, Mr. Irrelevant is Ryan Succop, placekicker from South Carolina to the Chiefs.