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There were some head scratchers out there in the first round, like ol al davis screwing up da raiduhs, again. How do you pass up on michael crabtree from texas tech? the guy is a freakin monster.
Here are some of the sports blogs from yahoo.
Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:23 pm EDT
The three biggest head-scratchers of the first round
By MJD
#7, Oakland Raiders: Darrius Heyward-Bey
Obviously, this is the biggest head scratcher. Eighty-five percent of all draft analysts are actually bleeding from the scalp this evening because of this one.
Most teams compile a scouting report on a guy, and it's pretty long. Maybe a few pages of information. The Raiders, though, I don't think bother with anything that detailed. I think their scouting reports read, "Really Fast," "Kinda Fast," "Fast," "Not Fast," "Slow," or "Really Slow." I really think that's all they bother with.
And say whatever else you want about Heyward-Bey, but he did get the coveted "Really Fast" rating. He's big, too, and obviously, big and fast is a good combination. But there are questions about his hands and his route-running.
It's really not even about Heyward-Bey being a bad player. Maybe he ends up being the best player in the draft, I don't know. But even if that ends up being true, the issue is that the Raiders could've traded down and gotten the same player at #20, or later. The Raiders completely ignored the possibility of picking up extra draft picks. That's the crime here.
#12, Denver Broncos: Knowshon Moreno
The Broncos gave up five yards per carry last year. That was very close to being dead last in the league against the run.
So they've got to fix that. How do you do that? One of two ways: One, draft a front-seven defensive player who can stuff the run. Two, and this is the route that the Broncos chose, is to draft Knowshon Moreno, who is a good running back, so that good running back can't play for anyone else and carve up their defense.
Granted, that reasoning's a little more convoluted, but Josh McDaniels thinks outside the box. He's taken a very strange approach to the quarterback position, too.
#16, San Diego Chargers: Larry English
The Chargers had definite, clear needs. Inside linebacker, safety, offensive tackle, and running back. At outside linebacker, you've got Shawne Merriman coming back and Shaun Phillips on the other side. The Chargers were in a position to fill a real hole, and they took a guy who might or might not be able to find a place on the field next year.
The best move by far though goes to the j...e....t....s jets jets jets for picking up the man mark sanchez
There were some head scratchers out there in the first round, like ol al davis screwing up da raiduhs, again. How do you pass up on michael crabtree from texas tech? the guy is a freakin monster.
Here are some of the sports blogs from yahoo.
Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:23 pm EDT
The three biggest head-scratchers of the first round
By MJD
#7, Oakland Raiders: Darrius Heyward-Bey
Obviously, this is the biggest head scratcher. Eighty-five percent of all draft analysts are actually bleeding from the scalp this evening because of this one.
Most teams compile a scouting report on a guy, and it's pretty long. Maybe a few pages of information. The Raiders, though, I don't think bother with anything that detailed. I think their scouting reports read, "Really Fast," "Kinda Fast," "Fast," "Not Fast," "Slow," or "Really Slow." I really think that's all they bother with.
And say whatever else you want about Heyward-Bey, but he did get the coveted "Really Fast" rating. He's big, too, and obviously, big and fast is a good combination. But there are questions about his hands and his route-running.
It's really not even about Heyward-Bey being a bad player. Maybe he ends up being the best player in the draft, I don't know. But even if that ends up being true, the issue is that the Raiders could've traded down and gotten the same player at #20, or later. The Raiders completely ignored the possibility of picking up extra draft picks. That's the crime here.
#12, Denver Broncos: Knowshon Moreno
The Broncos gave up five yards per carry last year. That was very close to being dead last in the league against the run.
So they've got to fix that. How do you do that? One of two ways: One, draft a front-seven defensive player who can stuff the run. Two, and this is the route that the Broncos chose, is to draft Knowshon Moreno, who is a good running back, so that good running back can't play for anyone else and carve up their defense.
Granted, that reasoning's a little more convoluted, but Josh McDaniels thinks outside the box. He's taken a very strange approach to the quarterback position, too.
#16, San Diego Chargers: Larry English
The Chargers had definite, clear needs. Inside linebacker, safety, offensive tackle, and running back. At outside linebacker, you've got Shawne Merriman coming back and Shaun Phillips on the other side. The Chargers were in a position to fill a real hole, and they took a guy who might or might not be able to find a place on the field next year.
The best move by far though goes to the j...e....t....s jets jets jets for picking up the man mark sanchez
Sorry i got off topic, ma bad.
