Well, the Ravens didn't really do anything exciting.
What we have hasn't been working, guys. Try something else please.
I will never get why people are disappointed in perennial playoff teams because they don't win the Super Bowl every year; some day you'll hopefully realize only one team in thirty two actually wins it and you'll be happy with what you already have.
Wondering what will happen to M. Forte.. our season depends on that beautiful man.
Does it? The Bears actually have outside threats now, and with real receivers Cutler might amount to a real quarterback. This will take a LOT of pressure off Forte,
and in the Mike Martz offense he'll probably receive even fewer touches than last season. derp
It is unfortunate that Forte is unlikely to be signed to a big contract, and questionable whether he'll actually show up to training camp without one. The fact of the matter is, Forte wants to get paid for his efficiency - how productive he is with his touches - rather than his productivity, the amount of yardage he actually produces. This has created a contract divide that's unlikely to be resolved. Add in the fact that RBs aren't as important as they used to be, and you'll see it's unlikely that they'll simply "pay the man."
Redskins did alright. Most fans would have rather seen nothing but OL and secondary picks after Griffin but that isn't really realistic. The Cousins pick makes sense since we only have one QB that we want to keep for multiple seasons. It makes sense to have a backup to learn alongside Griffin. Did we have other, more important holes to fill? Probably. But they may have felt he was a good value at that spot.
I hate the Cousins pick, and I personally believe it is bad for everyone involved.
Drafting a backup quarterback that high and in the same year as your starter shows that you might not trust Griffin's durability, at best, and at worst you don't trust Griffin. There should not be a shadow of a doubt that they trust Griffin completely; why on earth would you instill one by drafting another quarterback? Second, it's bad for the organization; they had multiple needs they should have attempted to address with the pick, and no first round pick until 2015, yet they spent it on the position of "Clipboard-holder." Last, it's bad for Cousins; he had a legitimate chance to become a starter for another team two-three years down the road, yet now he's stuck behind a far better quarterback and inevitably going to be forgotten.
Also, Tannehill at 8? Where did this guy come from and why is everyone riding his dick?
Honestly, I dislike Tannehill at 8, and I don't really see him going far in the NFL. However, with the rookie wage scale, top-10 QBs are no longer high-risk, high-reward; if he doesn't pan out, the Dolphins will be drafting in the top 10 again over the next couple years and won't have to pay him a large amount of money like Sanchez or Bradford will get for falling on their faces. With Tannehill's old coach being his new Offensive Coordinator, he has a chance to get comfortable with the system and to become at least a serviceable quarterback, if not more.
Still, he was a second round talent taken at #8 because of the position he plays, and nothing more.
Weeden was a far worse pick, in my opinion. Regardless of how you look at it, he'll have to have immediate success to be worth such a pick at his age, and probably doesn't have a very high ceiling on his productivity. On the bright side, I found the article about them attempting to trade Colt McCoy funny... as if anyone wants him! :happybrain:
Last, but not least: I really love when the "experts" give each team draft grades. With "C" given as "average" and "D" given as "below-average", only one team got a C- (the Saints) and no team scored worse. Only one team slightly below average... way to go Mel Kiper! Guess that's why it's the most optimistic time of the year!
