Posted on 04/25/2019 6:14:14 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
I think the 1st rounder pick my Boys gave the Waiders for Amari Cooper was a great deal. No way they could have got an equal talent with the 27th choice this year. BTW the Waiders took safety Johnathan Abram from Miss State. He may become great but I’ll stand pat with Amari.
Is there anyone who ran the draft better than Bill Walsh of the Niners before or since besides maybe Belichick?
The cost for Khalil Mack? Meanwhile the Raiders had three first round picks.
I wonder if Arizona will keep Rosen now that they've taken Murray.
And the Giants took the Duke QB. I confess I never heard of him before last night.
Multimillion dollar slaves?! Huh. Good luck to Bosa in SF. If he stays healthy he'll be great.
We also got to see another heartwarming NFL family story come out yesterday where Tyreek Hill of the Chiefs, who had been accused of breaking the arm of his toddler son and not charged, was recorded by his baby mama as she relayed the story of how her son is terrified of him because he beats him all the time and the boy says Hill did indeed break his arm and how scared he is to be near Hill, to which Hill replies "You better be scared too, bitch."
Was that covered in the inspirational stories on ABC last night?
Fortunately, to make Bears fans feel better for giving up their pick for a monster player, the Raiders took their top 10 pick and used it on a guy projected to go 15 picks later at best, while passing on some sure fire studs consensus top 5 guys still sitting there. Then they took a running back who is considered the best one in a very weak class (tallest midget in the circus?) and would probably have been a day 2 pick in the prior two or three drafts. And finally with their third first round pick the got a safety who is probably good.
In a draft LOADED with surefire stud defensive line talent they got a safety, a running back, and a reach. Nice work, fellows!
The Raiders may ave gotten some talent with those three picks, but the consensus seems to be they could have done a lot better. The draft is always a crapshoot: can’t-miss prospects who miss, guys who never reach their potential due to injury, guys who have off-the-field problems that derail them. You never know till a couple years down the road how you have done.
Truth.
I watched a 30-for-30 episode earlier on this week about the 1984 draft. It focused on John Elway and Dan Marino. The Steelers could have had Marino, and her was a local Pennsylvania kid who played at Pitt to boot, but Noll wanted to go defense. Instead they chose a can’t-miss linebacker from Texas Tech. He had a good one half season then was involved in a drunk driving incident and was paralyzed. Tragic.
Beating a three-year old? Breaking his arm? What the hell is the matter with someone that they would do that to a child? A big strong pro football player?! He's done in the NFL. Whether or not he ends in jail is to be determined.
Chuck Noll. His ‘74 draft alone had 4 Hall of Famers.
Special Bonus Comment: for what it's worth the Raiders new GM, Mike Mayock, is a guy who lived in Philly and did Eagles pre-season commentary as a side gig to his "draft guru" stuff. My conspiracy theory: He used his mock "Eagles draft board" for this. Rationale: he was hired recently so he hasn't been thinking Raiders until now. All the picks are guys you can argue were prospects Philly could have been linked to. They needed a defensive lineman because of trades and free agency departures but wouldn't be picking until 25. The raiders used a top 10 pick to get a defensive lineman expected to go around there. The eagles need a RB, Josh Jacobs was the best in the draft (they say) and so many thought he was a Philly target at 25. Raiders took him around there. Eagles also can use another safety because of injuries and free agency departures, some thought they'd go there int he first and linked them to the guy the Raiders took. Bottom line: Mayock took guys who had been talked about extensively in his home town for the past couple months. Coincidence?
How do you feel about the NHL?
Yes now that you remind me that was a great pick.
It’s baseball season.
Freegards
And the Bears traded theirs (and next years) for K Mack. No complaints there! I doubt a low first rounder this year and (hopefully) a very low first rounder next year would come close to equaling Mack.
But it does make the draft less fun.
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