NFL Draft Random Thoughts

Well the NFL Draft is only 1.5 weeks away, and things are starting to get exciting!

I would talk about the draft overall, but let's be honest, we all only really care about what our teams will be doing (except for me, but I buy draft prospect magazines, so clearly I have problems), so here are my thoughts for what some of your favorite teams are going to be doing:

Arizona Cardinals (Chueeey):
The Cards have #8 overall, and what's that you say? The Cardinals are not picking in the top 5 of the draft, clearly I must be in the Twilight Zone. Arizona desperately needs a RB or CB, so the obvious projection is Cedric Benson or Antrel Rolle. If its Benson, the Cards are going to regret it. Benson has "poor man's Ricky Williams" written all over him. He lacks the ability to seperate once he is into the second level, and he has little less wiggle than a white girl trying to dance to a Trick Daddy song. Plus he is about a 4.6 in the forty, which basically means death in the NFL, no matter what scouts try to convince themselves of based on college "production"

If its Antrel there is hope in the desert since this guy is a definite shutdown corner, considering he put the handcuffs on the Cardinals very own #2 pick from the 2004 draft, Larry Fitzgerald. The only scary part about this pick is that defensive prospects goto to Arizona to die (Andre Wadsworth, Wendel Bryant) or leave in their primes (Simieon Rice).

Minnesota Vikings (Jay):
The Vikings are going to do everything, including scrafice Mike Tice to the Sun God, to make sure that either Mike Williams or Braylon Edwards is going to be there. They better hope that its Braylon because Mike Williams is going to be the next Keyshawn Johnson. Willaims is too slow to seperate, and while he probably has the most incredible hands, he is just a twinkie away from eating himself into being a TE, not a risk I'd like if I was picking #7. As a huge Wolverines fan, I'd love to say that Braylon is going to break the tradition set by Desmond Howard, David Terrell, Marquise Walker, and Amani Toomer, but who am I to go against history. All of this means that the Vikings will have gotten fleeced in the Randy Moss deal, almost at the level of my trading Antonio Brayant and a #1 pick for Randy Moss at the beginning of my Madden franchise.

Tampa Bay Bucs (Richie and Griffin)
The woeful Bucs are sending a lot of smoke up everyone's ass saying that they might take Mike Williams with the #5 pick. This is about as likely the Raptors NOT finding a way to draft Andrew Bogut, which is to say, sadly, not likely at all. The Bucs will be taking Mr. Carnell "Cadillac" Williams based on need, and the fact that Williams has the ablilty to take it to the house everytime he touches it, plus Jon Gruden has a serious hard on for him after the Senior Bowl. It will be a decent pick, not a reach, not amazing value, but everyone will be satisfied, which is distinctly different than being happy, since Williams is not the sort of player that will alter Tampa's destiny which is to have yet another Top 10 pick next season.

More draft thoughts later (if you think the analysis above is negative, wait till you hear what I have to say about my own favorite team the Cowboys...)