Looks like TB traded a 6th round pick to Cleveland for a Qb, not sure which though.
Woot! (Thanks for getting out of bed, Legion.)
Edit: From the ESPN Draft Chat:
Randy Mueller: (1:39 PM ET ) If McPherson is still on the board when the Saints pick, I expect them to pick him...just a hunch.Kurt Whisler: McPherson to NO, does that mean anything about Aaron Brooks and his future as a Saint?
Randy Mueller: (1:45 PM ET ) Maybe in a year or two..What it means is they have a great athlete who can make all the throws (just like a first round pick) who, if he can stay on the straight and narrow) will have a chance to start in this league...I''d say it puts Aaron on notice, if nothing else...
RB: So why did the Saints take a quarterback that couldn''t start over the less than stellar Rix in college?
Randy Mueller: (1:48 PM ET ) Chris Rix can''t carry McPherson''s keys as a QB...I''d be more worried about bringing a kid with that background into the city of New Orleans itself...lots of options to spend his time doing the wrong things...
Edit2 (dbl-posts are bad, m''kay?): ESPN''s analysis of day 1. Clayton''s top 5: Cowboys, Vikings, Browns, Chargers, Eagles. Bottom 3: Seahawks, Bills, Broncos.
He also listed the Saints with Adrian McPherson.
I am continually befuddled why everyone is so high on him. He couldn''t hold down the starting job on some suspect FSU offenses and then got drummed out of school on some serious charges. There was no mistake to what he did, it was a deliberate criminal act.
Now all of a sudden he is a can''t miss prospect. His physical skills were never an issue, but the kid has a $.10 head.
HA-HA
/nelson
I hadn''t heard of Vincent Jackson until the Chargers picked him up in the second round but the more I read about him the more I like the pick. Here is a comparison of Jackson vs. Mike Williams and their combine stats (Williams on left, Jackson on Right):
Mike Williams Vincent Jackson
Height 6''5 6''5
Weight 229 241
40 Yard Dash: 4.56 4.46
20 Yard time: 2.63 2.57
10 Yard Time: 1.66 1.57
Wonderlic 20 33
Hand Size: 8 7/8 9 5/8
Arm Length: 34 1/8 32 3/4
Short Shuttle: 4.23 4.08
3 Cone: 6.98 6.84
Reps@225lbs: did not lift 32
Vertical Jump: 36.5 39
Broad Jump: 10''3 10''6
So Jackson is bigger, stronger, faster and smarter than Williams and the only knock on him is he played weaker competition. I can live with that there are plenty of great receivers who played at smaller schools. Oh and the more I have read about Castillo the more I like that pick as well. Overall I think the Bolts had a great draft and I am very excited for the upcoming season.
PS: Thank you NY Giants!
Much traveled kicker Doug Brien is about to hit the road again. Nearly four months after he missed two field goals in the final two minutes of regulation during a division-round playoff game at Pittsburgh, the 11-year veteran was informed by New York Jets officials that he will be released. The decision had been anticipated since Saturday, when the Jets used a second-round choice, their first pick in the draft, to select Ohio State kicker Mike Nugent.
I hadn''t realized that it was their first pick of the draft.
Edit: Link for the full story.
Great analysis, Legion. Any insight as to WTF the Seahawks are thinking?
Seattle''s draft makes Baby Jesus cry. I''ve considered Washington a place to relocate after school, and if I do, I''d be wanting Seahawks season tickets. I was thrilled when they finally did away with the Kingdome and went to an open-air stadium (football is MEANT to be played in the rain!). But they insist on being hard to like...
Our stadium is, indeed, awesome. Best football stadium I''ve ever had the pleasure of visiting, hands down. I was hoping that Seattle would either take a long-term gamble with someone like McPherson (I just don''t think that Hasselbeck is that good) or maybe trade up for a great WR with sticky hands, or even another RB to give Alexander a break on 3rd down. The *last* thing on my list to draft would have been an undersized LB... the hawks need big bruisers to help out the pass rush and fill the gaps, not more quick guys IMHO.
I''m pretty sure this article is useless, but maybe I''m just reading it wrong.
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