NFL Draft

The NFL Draft is a marketing machine. Because of this people will watch the NFL Draft at the same rate they watch NBA and NHL Playoff games. We, in our house, watched quite a bit of the draft ourselves. Of course the big story was not the predictable picks but of course those that fell more than was thought they would.

Sam Bradford was the first pick. The quarterback, with the healed shoulder, and former Heisman winner quickly became the consensus first pick and he now will attempt to lead the St Louis Rams back to prominence. Bradford should be successful, his physical stature is what they call the prototype quarterback. However the Oklahoma system is not surely defined as a pro style offense and their are questions about the health if his shoulder.

What was most shocking was the fall of Jimmy Clausen to later in the second round. Carolina, who going in, had no idea that they would be so fortunate found themselves able to get what at least Mel Kiper thought was the number one quarterback on the board. if Kiper is right, then Carolina is fortune's favorite.

Early in the second round Mike Holmgren stated when asked that the Cleveland Browns wanted to get a quarterback but were sure it would have to be in the late rounds. Yet late in the third round they were able to pick Colt McCoy. There are plenty of detractors of McCoy in terms of his size and arm strength. But clearly he is a winner. And for a third round pick McCoy is a great try.

That brings us to Tim Tebow. I do not know what will become of Tim Tebow. I want him to succeed. I hope he turns out to be the next great quarterback. For many reasons he would be a great example. The fact that from the workout camps in January/February Tebow was considered less than stellar, he has since changed his arm slot and delivery. Something worked, Tebow now sits as a first round pick of the Denver Broncos. It will be very interesting to watch his progression.