Despite being on vacation I was able to watch bits and pieces of the NFL draft, and follow the rest on my phone. A few thoughts:
- I'm sorry, if you don't think the Eagles had a great draft, you're a fool. You needed weapons? They got a Big Time Wide Receiver (Jeremy Maclin), a running back (LeSean McCoy) and even a tight end (Cornelius Ingram) who was #1 on Scouts Inc.'s "Best Available" rankings for two whole rounds before he was picked. The team has improved, immensely, over the crew that came within points of last year's Super Bowl.
Unless you're living in the alternative universe that is the WIP morning show- in the failure to trade for Anquan Boldin equals a disaster- it was an A+ draft.
- After weeks and weeks of rumors, the only active veteran NFL player traded on either day of the draft was Ellis Hobbs (going from New England to the Eagles.)
- I've got a feeling the Randy Moss Era in Minnesota will repeat itself with Percy Harvin- he dropped to them in the draft, he'll be a major impact player, but such a pain in the ass that he'll be out within four or five years. Love the Phil Loadholt pick in Round 2- there's no more perfect name for an offensive lineman than "Loadholt."
- The Raiders are idiots. That is all. And the Redskins are probably even worse.
- But what was the worst decision of the day? Certainly this segment with Erin Andrews, a clearly disinterested Bill Cosby, and another kid named Cosby:
I don't even get the point- is Quan Cosby's son, the fruit of one of those paternity suits from a few years ago?
Posted by Stephen Silver at April 28, 2009 04:37 PM