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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Saturday, April 23, 2005

2005 NFL Draft

The NFL Draft today was a tough one to watch. Only one Gator went in the first three rounds, Channing Crowder at #70 to Miami. Ciatrick Fason will have to wait until day two, and it's questionable whether any of the other Gators will even be picked.

I had a feeling things wouldn't go well for the Gators today, so I was hoping the Seahawks would come through and make things worth watching. Instead they had one in my opinion had to be of the worst draft days of any team. Their picks were as follows:

  1. Chris Spencer C Ole Miss (1st round, #26 overall) - Spencer was a safe pick as he's a talented Offensive Lineman and bound to be a solid performer. However, it's rare to see a Center go in the first round and most people had him projected as a mid-to-late second round pick, so picking him here was a bit of a stretch . Top that off with the fact that vetrean Robbie Tobeck is returning at this position and it makes you wonder if this is really the best they could've done at this spot. All in all this pick wasn't too bad, but other potential picks I would've liked to have seen here include: WR Roddy White, DT Shaun Cody, and OLB Kevin Burnett.
  2. Lofa Tatupu LB USC (2nd round, #45 overall) - This is where things started going downhill. Tatupu was projected to go in the 4th-5th round due to his size. He may turn out to be a decent player, but you have to wonder if they could've waited to get him. Other guys who were available at this spot that would've been good fits include: Dan Cody DE, Odell Thurman ILB, and Matt Roth DE.
  3. David Greene QB Georgia (3rd round, #85 overall) - Ick. David Greene? Most people had Kyle Orton and Adrian McPherson rated higher at QB, and McPherson definitely has more upside than Greene. If you don't go QB here, OLB Darryl Blackstock, DT Anttaj Hawthorne, and HB Marion Barber were all still available.
  4. Leroy Hill OLB Clemson (3rd round, #98 overall) - CNN/SI had this guy projected to go in the mid-7th round. Hawthorne and Barber were still available at this point, as well as OLB Michael Boley.

posted by Jamie at 10:02 PM

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

No doubt our draft was probobly the worst draft in the last ten years. ( Excluding the Browns of course ) We passed on odell thurman to get poppa smurf. Then we passed on a possible 1st rounder twice to get the amazing DAVID GREENE and then the great no named linebacker from Clemson OH MY GOD university. I would have made better picks with my nuts on a guillotine

Jarett

9:24 AM

 

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