Deadlift
Hall of Famer
The fates of Cleveland (Hillis & McCoy) and Denver (Tebow) were sealed when they engaged in bad-Drafting in April.
For Denver, I'll just focus on their picks on the offensive side of the ball..
--Orlando Franklin was clearly soft, weak and clueless at Thug U, yet Denver decided to reach on him. For such a "big black guy," I didn't see him dominate anybody. I also recall that Miami had trouble running the ball. On the field, most black offensive linemen don't appear to have a "mean streak/killer instinct," and Franklin was no exception.
--Julius Thomas and Virgil Green, two TEs from smaller schools (Portland State and Nevada), speaks for itself. I doubt that they're better than Charlie Gantt, Konrad Reuland, Brent Brackett, etc. This is where I can give the Giants' credit for picking up Jake Ballard as a UDFA, because many teams' could do something similar, but they choose not to... we call it the Caste System.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1755056/julius-thomas----http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1130615/virgil-green
For Cleveland, I'll put the focus on their OL/DL picks..
1st round -- Phil Taylor. I would hardly call him a monster (25 tackles and 3 sacks), when he has simply benefitted from being next to fellow sumo Ahtyba Rubin. Cleveland should have went for an o-lineman or an offensive weapon for McCoy.
2nd round -- (DE) Jabaal Sheard - "I throw people threw windows." Serious character issues here. And, he only has 2.5 sacks thus far. If the goal is "winning," I don't think you would want this type of presence in your lockerroom.
5th round -- Jason Pinkston, a weakling and quintessential sumo. He shouldn't be on any team's active roster. Here's his profile, which includes a wonderful picture of this finely-tuned titan: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1115001/jason-pinkston
Forgive me if I think some of these picks could have more "calculated intentions" behind them, than simply being "mistakes"..
For Denver, I'll just focus on their picks on the offensive side of the ball..
--Orlando Franklin was clearly soft, weak and clueless at Thug U, yet Denver decided to reach on him. For such a "big black guy," I didn't see him dominate anybody. I also recall that Miami had trouble running the ball. On the field, most black offensive linemen don't appear to have a "mean streak/killer instinct," and Franklin was no exception.
--Julius Thomas and Virgil Green, two TEs from smaller schools (Portland State and Nevada), speaks for itself. I doubt that they're better than Charlie Gantt, Konrad Reuland, Brent Brackett, etc. This is where I can give the Giants' credit for picking up Jake Ballard as a UDFA, because many teams' could do something similar, but they choose not to... we call it the Caste System.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1755056/julius-thomas----http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1130615/virgil-green
For Cleveland, I'll put the focus on their OL/DL picks..
1st round -- Phil Taylor. I would hardly call him a monster (25 tackles and 3 sacks), when he has simply benefitted from being next to fellow sumo Ahtyba Rubin. Cleveland should have went for an o-lineman or an offensive weapon for McCoy.
2nd round -- (DE) Jabaal Sheard - "I throw people threw windows." Serious character issues here. And, he only has 2.5 sacks thus far. If the goal is "winning," I don't think you would want this type of presence in your lockerroom.
5th round -- Jason Pinkston, a weakling and quintessential sumo. He shouldn't be on any team's active roster. Here's his profile, which includes a wonderful picture of this finely-tuned titan: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1115001/jason-pinkston
Forgive me if I think some of these picks could have more "calculated intentions" behind them, than simply being "mistakes"..