I like Purdue here. You know how I talked about the fact teams could implode this upcomming season? The #1 team on the “implode watch” is Ohio State. Something just doesn't feel right up there. I don't know what it is – maybe the fact their “rival” Michigan sucks…and they don't have a ton to look forward to? I don't know. It just feels like a weird game for Ohio State. Oh yeah, Purdue beat Ohio State last season AND they have a transfer QB (Marve) from Miami. I don't know about you but Purdue is looking better and better to me.
Week 9
Baylor
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德州
I like Baylor. But I'm not sure at this point in the season if it's going to be an upset. Sure Texas ALWAYS has the best players, but they are giving me an Ohio State type vibe this season. Something is right. Maybe it was Coach Brown at the NFL draft, but I don't think I like their team this year.
Week 10
艾奥瓦
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印地安那
Indiana is at home. That's good right?
Week 11
南卡罗来纳州
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佛罗里达
The Ol' Ball Coach is due…he's gotta be. And Urban Meyer coming back as quickly as he has kind of makes me nervous about his long term and short term health. Because of that I go with the other USC.
- The St. Louis Rams managed to draft a QB with questionable durability (Sam Bradford), and ability in a pro scheme, in the last first round that will pay unproven rookies like sure fire hall of famers. Well done St. Louis, well done.
- The Lions were able to draft the best player in the draft (Ndamukong Suh) with their #2 pick, and then were able to trade up again in to the first round and draft a guy who many thought was going to be the best RB in the draft this year (Jahvid Best) before he broke his brain…couple that with last years draft where in the first 2 rounds they were able to grab the #1 safety, #1 QB and #1 TE you can see that minus Matt Millen the Lions are actually starting to build something.
- There's a tie for the “Good Things Come to Those Who Wait” award in the first round:
Tennessee Titans were just sittin around chillin…and all of the sudden BOTH of the DEs they wanted were available with only 1 team left to pick ahead of them. And they were able to get the guy that most everyone agrees was #1 on the board at DE (Derrick Morgan).
New York Jets…since they got rid of the Mangenius they have been having some of the “smarter” off season moves of the year. Nothing exemplifies that like waiting around at #29 and drafting a guy who was close to, if not the, #1 corner in the draft (Kyle Wilson).
- The “Guys this might be kind of crazy…but I'm about to try to do something awesome” award is another tie:
Dallas moved up and drafted the hands down hardest player to project in this draft (Dez Bryant). I know some teams will say Tebow, but you know Tebow will work…if he fails it's because…
Tim Tebow...Say what you want about his throwing motion but he sure can spot a tight end!
RUMORS
You know how if you stick around gambling long enough you find some guy who has more information about things than he should? He looks like a homeless dude who drinks a 40 for breakfast, but some how has more inside information that Mort ever dreamed? Yeah here's what this guy has said:
- “The only thing that will stop the Bears from trading Greg Olsen to the Patriots is the fact Jerry Angelo is afriad that Belichick is tricking him.”
- “Charlie Weis doesn't want Clausen, but does want a team to jump ahead of the Chiefs to draft Jimmy. Opening things up for the Chiefs to grab a guy they really want.” (Think Saffold…)
- “Eagles are promoting the Weis/KC wants Jimmy rumor too. They want someone to jump up and grab the QB so they can have one of their safety picks slip to them in the 2nd Mays or Allen.”
- “At this point a few other teams are wishing that Holmgren like Clausen more.”
- “Mays will slip a little bit further than some projected. I'm not sure the Eagles like him, but they sure want someone to think they do. ”
And those are your thoughts/rumors for First/Second/Third rounds.
So they say you build a team with a QB? Well we have some good news, and some bad news. There are a lot of QBs in this class who could pan out and be a great NFL QB for years to come, but the bad news is THEY ALL have issues. Be it injury (Bradford, McCoy), Mechanics (Just about every QB), or Other (Clausen), if you need a QB this isn't exactly the year you had hoped it would be for you to draft one.
I've graded these QBs into 5 groups, let's meet the QBs:
1st Round
These are QBs who SHOULD be drafted in the first round, or at least have a first round grade relative to their peers. This doesn't mean that they are going to be the best over time, it just means that they are the safest picks at this point.