2010 NFL Draft

I don't usually keep up with the NFL Drafts, but I can't help but hear a few things about it from the radio, Internet, and TV (doubtless you've already heard everything I'm about to tell you).

Not surprisingly, quarterback Sam Bradford from Oklahoma was the first pick, and he went to the St. Louis Rams. In my opinion, this wasn't the smartest move by the Rams. Their old quarterback was a perfectly capable (he wasn't great, but he was certainly capable) center. They have an excellent running back in Stephen Jackson. All they really need is a good wide receiver, because their passing play is virtually nonexistent.

Another dumb move, in my opinion, was the drafting of Tim Tebow by the Denver Broncos. I've always thought that Tebow was a bit overrated. He can't get rid of the ball fast enough, and he can't even throw a spiral. Sure, he won the Heisman Trophy, but that's only because he can run the ball extremely well. It's nice if an NFL quarterback can run, but it's certainly not necessary as long as he can throw the ball well, which Tebow cannot. Now, Tebow could have some success if he was at a different position, such as half back or running back, because he's pretty big (6 foot 3, 240 pounds, to be exact).

The other two college quarterback superpowers were Colt McCoy and Jimmy Clausen. McCoy was drafted to the Cleveland Browns as the 85th overall pick, and Jimmy Clausen went to Carolina as the 48th overall pick (my dad thinks that Clausen has a slow release).

Other notable drafts include the #2 pick, Ndamukong Suh, who dominated in college at Nebraska. Rolando McClain, famous for his amazing field goal block against Tennessee, went to the Oakland Raiders as the 8th pick. The Stanford running back Toby Gerhart went to the Minnesota Vikings (even though the Vikings have one of the best running backs in the league already).

The Packers chose Brian Buluga, an offenseive tackle from Iowa (phew), Andrew Quarless, a tight end from Penn State, Marshall Newhouse, another offensive tackle from TCU, James Starks, a running back from Buffalo, and C.J. Wilson, a defensive end from East Carolina. All in all I think we made very good picks.

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