My unsolicited thoughts on the NFL Draft
No one has asked me what I think about the upcoming NFL draft. Which is always a good indication to make an Internet post about it.
BULLET POINT: OPTIONS! The way I see it, the Hawks have four options.
- Package the picks and move up to grab Ndamukong Suh
- Keep the picks and get some brutes (offensive/defensive linemen would be preferable)
- Keep the picks and go sexy (C.J. Spiller, Jimmy Clausen, etc.)
- Package the picks and move down to the late 1st (you could get 3-4 solid NFL starters with #6 and #14).
Of those, I advocate the fourth option. Maybe I’m a risk-averse person, but the boom/bust rate of mid-to-high 1st rounders seems to high to me. Logistically it would be hard to work out, but the Seahawks are going to be such a shitburger in 2010 and have so many holes to fill, this is then most practical method to start rebuilding.
If you want people to start buying tickets, put a competitive team out there. Draft picks are the best and cheapest option to do so. Which leads me to…
BULLET POINT: STUPID!! The Charlie Whitehurst deal gets stupider and stupider the closer to the draft we get. If so many teams wanted him, why was he not the backup in San Diego? Why did we have to give up so much for him? I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, but if the organization picks a QB at any point in the draft I’m going to burn down Qwest Field.
BULLET POINT: FINALLY!!! Does it seem like the sports media has been covering the draft for approximately two months? It’s ridiculous. Glad it will be finally over soon.
BULLET POINT: NON-SEQUITUR!!!! Colin Cowherd is the best sports radio personality alive. Love his program.
What does everyone think? Excited about Thursday’s primetime draft? Think the Hawks are going to screw the pooch? Confident in Pete Carroll’s ability to lead men older than 25 years old? LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!
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I’d also go with option four. I think if we went with Ndamukong Suh, he’d basically be star, playing on a sub-par team, led by a man who coached successfully in college. Cortez Kennedy comes to mind. Thanks for updating the site btw, there is very little to do where I’m at.