Alright, so it happened again... we chose a bad year to "suck." Last time, we had Alex Smith, RB, Benson, Cadillac, and others high on the board - nothing to exactly get excited about - we made the right choice IMO out of a mediocre group with RB.
Then for the most part, the same thing repeats itself... we chose another poor year to "suck." It was like Deja Vu'... and I already was fearing the worst... here we go again, watch them pick Matt Ryan, or God Forbid, a over hyped RB that couldn't shake off my little cousin to add to our coral...
I almost didn't want to look... and then...
The FO used an alien concept in Davie... Common Sense.
Forget sexy picks, forget trading down (NO ONE, I repeat, NO ONE wanted the first pick in this draft - this was probably never an option)....
Jake Long was the pick that I wanted, and thank God, they picked him up. It just made sense, it was a safe pick... or at least the safest one from a "sub-franchise player" group.
Jake Long can really be thought of as a 2-for-1 pick. By picking him up, you instantly anchor your RT spot with Carey - that was an extra incentive. The guy is massively big, very eloquent which is surprising in an O-Line player... down to Earth, and well, at least he said the right things.
When you are rebuilding, you expect a lot of 'non-sexy' players, which is exactly what this office has done up to now. You secure the foundation, and now we have a line that for the love of God will let us use a 5-step, or hey maybe even a 7-step drop!?!? Thats amazing. We ran the ball pretty decent last year, so now we have a LT that loves to run block, and a stud @ RT in Carey that loves to pancake people... run left OR right now, as opposed to just left - nice.
Personally, I was elated that by the looks of things, we have a very competent FO, and I honest to God can't remember the last time I remotely thought of that.... They knew who their guy was, they went out and signed him before the draft even started... it was beautiful, not to mention unprecedented.
I think that things are certainly starting to look up, and the Jake Long pick serves as a great omen for the fin future.
On another note, I am absolutely enjoying watching the pats go down in flames... too awesome. Hand over the tapes ma'boy....
Then for the most part, the same thing repeats itself... we chose another poor year to "suck." It was like Deja Vu'... and I already was fearing the worst... here we go again, watch them pick Matt Ryan, or God Forbid, a over hyped RB that couldn't shake off my little cousin to add to our coral...
I almost didn't want to look... and then...
The FO used an alien concept in Davie... Common Sense.
Forget sexy picks, forget trading down (NO ONE, I repeat, NO ONE wanted the first pick in this draft - this was probably never an option)....
Jake Long was the pick that I wanted, and thank God, they picked him up. It just made sense, it was a safe pick... or at least the safest one from a "sub-franchise player" group.
Jake Long can really be thought of as a 2-for-1 pick. By picking him up, you instantly anchor your RT spot with Carey - that was an extra incentive. The guy is massively big, very eloquent which is surprising in an O-Line player... down to Earth, and well, at least he said the right things.
When you are rebuilding, you expect a lot of 'non-sexy' players, which is exactly what this office has done up to now. You secure the foundation, and now we have a line that for the love of God will let us use a 5-step, or hey maybe even a 7-step drop!?!? Thats amazing. We ran the ball pretty decent last year, so now we have a LT that loves to run block, and a stud @ RT in Carey that loves to pancake people... run left OR right now, as opposed to just left - nice.
Personally, I was elated that by the looks of things, we have a very competent FO, and I honest to God can't remember the last time I remotely thought of that.... They knew who their guy was, they went out and signed him before the draft even started... it was beautiful, not to mention unprecedented.
I think that things are certainly starting to look up, and the Jake Long pick serves as a great omen for the fin future.
On another note, I am absolutely enjoying watching the pats go down in flames... too awesome. Hand over the tapes ma'boy....
