2010 NFL Draft part 1

So right now, this is my current take on my favorite April event, the NFL draft:

I am consistently incorrect about the Quarterbacks that will make it and the duds for the most part. I hit on a few in the ’99 draft with thinking that McNabb was going to be a star and that Akili Smith and Culpepper were the busts (Culpepper kinda was) but was totally incorrect in thinking that McNown and Couch were going to be good. I was totally wrong last year in thinking that both Stafford and Sanchez were not NFL ready (time will tell but they both look good now). But here goes:

QB’s – Overall I think that this is a group that is chock full of potential but a lot of players that need some time to develop.

Sam Bradford – Overrated but he will be decent if he does not take a ton of punishment early in his career. I keep thinking of David Carr when I look at him. Not in the purest sense but I keep thinking that he has talent but will get destroyed early in his career and never quite catch on. The rams would be fools to take him first overall.

Jimmy Clausen – I want to believe that he will be good. I think he really has talent and I really want him to be good. But he has to go to the right team. The best thing that can happen to him is to fall the way of Aaron Rodgers and Brady Quinn where he drops in the draft. But unlike Quinn he needs to go to a good team where he can develop for a year or two. Although, it may end up that he goes to the Redskins where I think he will be successful so perhaps the slide is not necessary.

Tim Tebow – The question really is what seperates Tebow from guys like Rex Grossman, Cade McNown, Ryan Leaf, Daunte Culpepper, David Carr, etc etc? His noggin! Look, Tebow may not have that perfect throwing motion, he may have been in an unorthodox system, and he may be too eager to run but he wants to get better. He is willing to change things to get better and he has clear talent. He is not going to be the savior of a franchise right away but he can gain some experience his first year, fill in for a game or two, and win. He kind of reminds me of a middle class man’s Steve Young.

Tony Pike – I feel like I am repeating myself a bit here but this is a guy that needs to have a year or two to develop and get a little bigger and thus less fragile. He is a gamer and wants to win and has a lot of talent if teams do not worry about his slightly different release or ball grip as I have heard that this is the knock on him. He has been rising a bit recently to the point where I hear that some are ranking him as the third best QB in the draft. He draws a lot of comparisons to Flacco who I was hot and cold on when he came out. I don’t think that is a fair comparison but I think he may find similar success eventually.

Colt McCoy and Dan LeFevour both win the Ryan Leaf award for me—that is great college quarterbacks that are overhyped. I don’t forsee either doing anything in the NFL although LeFavour does have some intangibles and could go the way of Tim Rattay.

Mike Kafka – My official Andre underrated guy. I love this guy and I truly think that he was a late bloomer and is only going to get better in the NFL. He has leadership, athleticism, a good head on his shoulders (Northwestern), and is just a winner. Hear me now! This is your Jake Delhomme kind of guy who is not always pretty but will lead his team to victory. Instead of cassion moxy he has Chicago Moxy.

So instead of drafting Bradford, the Rams should trade down and draft Okung in the first and steal Kafka in the fifth. I will address other stuff later but I love starting with the most important position on the field first.