A little bit of an odd choice by the Bills. I mean, I see it. They've chosen a track for improving by stacking their defense, and they're going to stick with it. And if Gilmore can make a difference there, the Bills just might have one of the top defenses in the league this year. I was realllly hoping that Kalil would fall a few slots and the Bills would pick him up. Fitzpatrick is a very decent QB but he's not a snap decision maker. If they can give him an extra second in the pocket, it might make a huge difference. Also... when was the last time the Pats traded up twice??
I wonder how many of those hits in the first part of the video would've been flagged in the NFL, because waaah no touching qb's.
This is what I was thinking while watching the tapes from a lot of the picks yesterday, from horsecollars to roughing. As for the Packers yesterday, I'm happy with Perry. They needed a pass rusher really bad having been last in the league in sacks per pass play last season. Like many though I was hoping for Upshaw.
How awesome is it that Indy took Stanford's TE at the top of the 2nd? That's going to be an excellent option off the bat for Luck. People don't realize the important of rapport between QBs and their receivers. Sporting News published a book back in 2005, sorting a list of the 50 greatest QBs of all time. In it, there was a 3-page article outlining the amount of reps Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison had between them with the Colts. Including practices and playoff games, the estimate was somewhere north of 30,000 passes. It got to the point where, in Manning's gaudy 2004 year, they would know what each other was thinking at the line of scrimmage, without requiring any audibles or added signals. Their ability to read the defense in the exact same manner was scary.
This is my favorite time of any sports offseason. From Mock Draft season, to the actual draft, to my favorite - Draft Grades. I like Kiper well enough, but to judge teams on who they drafted based on how you had them rated is kinda ridiculous. Not to mention the fact that there will be 1st round busts and 7th round stars. You should look at how well a team addressed it's holes, not the "value" for each pick. Value is determined by what someone was willing to pay. And there is no such thing as overdrafting or bargains. There is winning and not winning. That being said, I liked the jump the Cowboys made to #6. I like the guys the Eagles drafted. I don't like the mostly offense draft by the Colts and I dont get the QB selections by Denver or Washington. You cannot develop somebody when they get 5% of the practice snaps.
"Ravens coach John Harbaugh tells 98Rock Patriots' Super Bowls r 'stained' and 'discredited' by Belichick's cheating" I hope Coach Harbaugh isn't a member here!
I imagine the Colts are trying to get Andrew Luck as comfortable as they can, as early as they can. I think it's a wise route to take. Dallas trading up to take Morris Claiborne was the best move of the draft, I felt. I think it was smart for Denver to draft a backup QB. They didn't have a solid backup option. Worst-case scenario, Osweiler was an insurance pick. That's not a horrible thing, considering Peyton's coming off of surgery. Bill Williamson actually had a sensible opinion of the pick. Also, this Mr. Irrelevant reaction is awesome: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.stampedeblue.com/2012/4/30/2988883/yes-there-was-apparently-a-bidding-war-for-nfl-draft-chandler-harnish-mr-irrelevant" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.stampedeblue.com/2012/4/30/2 ... irrelevant</a>
<a class="postlink" href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7881761/nfl-bans-four-players-new-orleans-saints-bounty-roles" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/78817 ... unty-roles</a> About what I expected. Kinda surprised not to see Roman Harper in there anywhere.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.10news.com/news/30993007/detail.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.10news.com/news/30993007/detail.html</a> Wow. This sucks. The rumor going around is that Junior Seau committed suicide, I hope its just wild speculation and all is well with him and his family.
He ran his car off the road one time and said he just fell asleep. No matter how bad it is, you got kids. Suck it up.
Chalk up another NFL player who had mental problems. I know it should be obvious that participating in such a sport could hurt your brain, but I don't think it's been really clear until the last few years just how much damage can be caused, and how much that can affect your personality and mental health. I know these players want to go 10+ years in the league, but it may be worthwhile to consider that perhaps a decade or more of smashing your head into hard objects is not worth the payout.
I think the fact that he shot himself in the chest and not the head makes it pretty clear that he felt he had brain damage in some way or another.
When I read it, the first thing that came to mind was Ted Johnson and his (probably) contact-induced depression. I was somewhat surprised to see Scott Fujita show up on the suspension list for next year. He never seemed like the type (well-known around the league for charitable activities and the like).
I read somewhere that he wanted to donate his brain to science to prove that he had brain injuries sustained from football.