Saturday, April 25, 2009

Raiders: What are you doing?

New Raiders Wide Receiver Darius Heyward-Bey.  No, I don't know why either.


By Stanley




Darius Heyward-Bey?  Are you serious, Oakland?  You need a receiver, okay.  But take Michael Crabtree!  Crabtree is going to be an awesome player in the NFL, and the Raiders need a big play receiver.  Heyward-Bey is no lock to be a good player at all.  It doesn't make any sense.  The Raiders clearly should have taken Michael Crabtree; this is the first huge surprise of the day.  Mel Kiper Jr. is going insane right now.  He is absolutely baffled.  

Some other quick draft notes:

-Steve Young is in an awful mood.  Everything someone says, he disagrees.  Steve really doesn't look like he is having fun at all.

-Todd McShay is at a breakdown table with Trey Wingo and Herman Edwards.  I don't think he could be in a worse situation right now.  Mel Kiper really makes his life horrible.  

-The Packers just chose B.J. Raji, a great pick for them.  Raji really makes the Packers rush defense more than stellar, which is key in stopping Chicago's Matt Forte and Minnesota's Adrian Peterson.  

-It looks like Jeremy Maclin might drop to Washington.  Will the Redskins select Maclin, even though they chose three pass catchers last year in the draft?  Or will they go with an Everette Brown like player, or Brian Orakpo?  Should be interesting.  Aaron Maybin and Robert Ayers are other possibilites at defensive end.  

-Mel Kiper just said "Brian Orakpo" like 300 times in the last thirty seconds.  

-The 49ers are walking into an ideal situation right now.  They can draft Michael Crabtree right here, replacing the void left by Terrell Owens a few years ago.  They haven't had a good receiver since.  Here we go.  Crabtree is on the phone right now, and the 49ers pick is in.  Yep, they just picked Michael Crabtree.

-Will the Browns trade Braylon Edwards?  That seems to be the big question remaining.  Anquan Boldin could also still be traded to the Ravens or Eagles.  

3 comments:

  1. Bravo on noticing Young's grouchiness today, he really is edge.

    Don't beat yourself up over Stafford either, it's worth a shot. I would rather take a risk trying to win a Superbowl than be content finishing 9-7 every year by drafting "inside out".

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  2. Of course, but if Stafford does not pan out the Lions will set themselves back another 5 or 6 years, which they can't really afford to do at this point.

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  3. True about stafford though he might be decent. What I think though is that
    Smith would be a safer pick.

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