Comments on: A caution flag for NFL Draft excitement

By: DieHardSkinsFan21

DieHardSkinsFan21 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:47:39 +0000

Recently haven’t the majority of picks coming out of OSU busts? Ted Ginn, Gholston, Troy Smith, Katzenmoyer, ahmad plummer, Bobby Carpenter….. The list goes on and on. If you draft from any other school I think you have a much better chance at not choosing incorrectly.

By: Bucket

Bucket — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:29:33 +0000

“Most go down in value the moment you buy them.” … Especially true of Al Davis is the one selecting you!!

By: granadafan

granadafan — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:36:50 +0000

Just goes to show you can’t be enamored by the workout wonders like Gholston and forget to look at film to see if the guy can, oh I don’t know, actually play football. Teams used to interview the college coaches of the player to get a sense of how hard they worked in practice and in the locker room. Not sure if they do that anymore.
We get excited about the draft because there’s no football on at this time of the year. Hockey and NBA playoffs are cool though, but football is still king.

By: AutumnWind999

AutumnWind999 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:20:21 +0000

ThaPenguin says:
April 20, 2010 4:05 PM
Debbie Downer
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I agree. Pointless reminder.
The draft is the only major oasis for football fans in the 7 month off-season. I think everyone knows many draft picks will flame out despite draft day excitement and optimism by the fans.
However, the opposite can be said. What kind of shape was the Colts franchise in for about 25 years preceding their selection of Peyton Manning on draft day. What kind of shape have they been in since?
Most “experts” say teams are built through the draft. Then they turn around and write pieces like this to try to stifle fan enthusiasm about the draft in the midst of also cranking out hundreds of articles analyzing the draft for months. WTF is the point?

By: TexansMike

TexansMike — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:19:19 +0000

Mario, Cushing, Demeco in the second, and this year the next DROY Earl Thomas.
Some of us don’t hate our recent picks.

By: Coach Stram

Coach Stram — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:01:21 +0000

Yeah, its a late round pick, but thats a STEAL for the Rams!

By: Verbal Kint

Verbal Kint — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:59:16 +0000

Good point. F*ck it. I’m not going to even watch. See you in August.

By: BroncFanOr

BroncFanOr — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:58:32 +0000

I lost excitement because they decided to screw it all up and show it during the week while I’m working. Nice move NFL.

By: Bious

Bious — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:52:32 +0000

I am surprised Gholston never came around last year and developed
I knew he was a pansy taking hits but I figured he would toughen up at some point

By: jibfest

jibfest — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:50:04 +0000

They get lazy, what do you expect? Look at the Andrews’ brothers. Perfect example.

By: Pack_Attack

Pack_Attack — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:47:57 +0000

No sh*t. Thus the most overrated event in all of sports. The new format moves it into absurdity.

By: gurnblanston

gurnblanston — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:40:49 +0000

Nice trade, Mr. Allen. Hail!

By: firesnake

firesnake — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:39:52 +0000

What is really obvious is that teams value picks in this draft extremely high.
Almost nobody has been trading even third or fourth round picks.
Holy cow, they are overrating this draft. It’s still a crapshoot.

By: tingbatz

tingbatz — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:38:13 +0000

I have nipples gregg…does that mean you could milk me?

By: dogma1

dogma1 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:35:46 +0000

its true… half of the guys that went in the 1st round last year are not even worth 3rd round picks right now.

By: Kool Herc

Kool Herc — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:27:59 +0000

In other news Abraham Lincoln was shot.

By: Outsyder

Outsyder — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:27:15 +0000

They lose value the moment you drive it off the lot. Or, in the case of football players, the moment they hit the field.

By: stanjam

stanjam — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:26:51 +0000

That may be true, but the reality is all you can see after the draft is the potential, and so we get excited (unless of course, you pull boneheaded moves like the Jets have oft done. Always funny to hear the boos from Jets fans when they pick in the draft).
Most knew Gholston would be a bust. I know here in NE we were all praying that the Jets would take him so we could get Mayo. Luckily it happened that way. Gholston was one dimensional, and it showed. What was odd is that even that one dimension never showed up at the pro level.
What we see after the draft is the potential for our teams to be good for the foreseeable future. We also love to see the pre-season so we can see these guys play at the NFL level, and hope that our prayers have been answered.

By: posidelphia

posidelphia — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:21:56 +0000

You’re an anti-draftite and you disugst me…

By: bigfranky75

bigfranky75 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:21:26 +0000

wow… this post is absolutely USELESS…. shocking i know…. much like 99.9% of this idiotic blog.

By: posidelphia

posidelphia — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:20:52 +0000

And there’s no Santa Clause either – thanks Debbie Downer. For now I’m just going to Gruden all over the draft and have fun. So shut it.

By: mrzazz41387

mrzazz41387 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:20:30 +0000

overpay? They were so limited in what they could pay him… what are you talking about?

By: SterilizeTHenry

SterilizeTHenry — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:18:10 +0000

I want the 30 seconds of my life back that I spent reading this article.

By: InPeteWeTrust

InPeteWeTrust — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:17:39 +0000

Jesus. What a downer. Someof us are Seahawks fans and need Something to get excited about

By: VrttSllvn

VrttSllvn — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:16:11 +0000

What a BUZZKILL. Wow, I was under the impression that every player ever drafted in the first round was a shoo-in for the HOF…

By: Philly Cheese

Philly Cheese — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:15:31 +0000

Pearls of wisdom from Captain Obvious.

By: mybuddyandme

mybuddyandme — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:15:16 +0000

pointless post

By: JDow

JDow — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:15:12 +0000

Tell that to the ESPN’s of the world, they are the ones proclaiming greatness before they have stepped on the field and they especially do this for their pet teams, Pats, Eagals, Cowgirls and so on.

By: SATAN567

SATAN567 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:15:03 +0000

“Everyone loves their picks in the immediate aftermath of the NFL Draft.”
Yeah… right. Quite the opposite when McDaniels drafted Knowshon Moreno and Robert Ayers over BJ Raji and Brian Orakpo and then traded a 2010 first rounder to grab Alphonso Smith over Rae Maualuga. We hated those picks… and still do.

By: rocknrollsinger

rocknrollsinger — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:14:45 +0000

Thanks a lot, buzzkill.