So, the NBA season is coming to a close, with the playoff picture shaping up. Adam Morrison has declared for the draft, and the ESPN lottery game is the most entertaining flash game on the internet, despite it lacking any real purpose. And quite frankly, I could care less.
So let’s talk football. More specifically, let’s talk about the draft. But we’ll only talk briefly, because I don’t have much to say.
The Texans, first and foremost, should not draft Reggie Bush. In fact, they shouldn’t draft Vince Young either. Their best option, with this pick and their needs, is to trade away the top pick for something they really need, offensive line help. They need to give up the pick to someone who needs some offense and a low pick, like say, the 49ers, and use the 49ers’ pick to select D’Brickashaw Ferguson, if he’s still available. The Texans already have a running back, as well as a decent quarterback (if he would get some pass protection) so why waste a pick on something you don’t particularly need anyways? The only reason I would keep the pick is if you can get a team to overpay for Dominick Davis.
Another topic I want to chat about real quick is the quarterback issue. The talking heads lead us to believe that there are three top flight quarterbacks in this draft. And I have to wonder, are there really? Let’s look at the three in question.
First, there is Matt Leinart, former Heisman winner, who has shown he can play in the big game and handle media pressure. He’s a pocket passer with a good arm. Basically, his the prototypical NFL quarterback, and I think his best fit would be in Tennessee with his former offensive coordinator Norm Chow or in New York, as I suspect he feeds on media hysteria. Leinart is a bona fide future NFL QB.
Then there is Young. While I think the Wonderlic is a little overrated, since it can’t really test resolve, athleticism and poise, which Vince Young clearly has. What he doesn’t have is an NFL ready style. The Texans have to much skill in other positions to rely on a quarterback who would act more as a running back. The place that comes to mind as a good fit for Young would be Chicago, a team desperately in need of an explosive playmaker. But Young won’t end up in Chicago. And Young won’t have a great impact in the league.
Lastly, Jay Cutler from Vanderbilt has mysteriously risen to the status of a top ten pick. There is no in the top 10 that is equipped to have him come on. Sure, a standout college quarterback from a small or non-traditional school has worked out well in the past, as with Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh. And it would help if he could get a couple years in before they made him the starter, as with Carson Palmer and the Bengals. But there are no well built teams just waiting for a starting QB, and there aren’t any top 10 drafting teams that can allow Cutler to receive the tutelage he needs. The most feasible team I see picking Cutler and making him successful is Oakland, but I suspect he will be gone before then.
Other than that, I will be waiting with almost unbearable anticipation to see where Brandon Kirsch goes (Europe, probably) and to see who the Vikings pick. I’m guessing it will be a second team all SEC linebacker. It’s destiny. -Ryan
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