2014 NFL draft thread (no longer too early)

Nunn was OK.

 

George Boone sees nothing wrong with those picks. ;D

 

So first-rounders will be able to choose their own walk-up music at the draft ...

http://thebiglead.com/2014/05/07/the-nfl-draft-adding-walk-up-entrance-music-for-draftees/

How dare they make a mockery of such an American institution!

 

Nothing could be further from the truth. If you're going to do a drive-by, at least check your aim.

 

Tupa was a third-round pick. Not exactly a huge reach, he had a solid career as a punter and could play quarterback. He had value at playing two positions.

 

Erxleben was the punter for a while. The Saints had drafted him because their kicking was terrible the year before (looking it up, they had 4 kickers in '78) and he was a college hero at Texas. They figured he would put them over the top. He fucked up his debut, throwing an interception for a touchdown in a loss, got hurt, missed the rest of the season. The next year, he missed some big kicks, got a mental block and was afraid to kick anymore.

He's now in his second prison stint for investment fraud. A real winner.

 

Thankfully the day is here. Finally the end of mock drafts.

 

Interesting psychology by the Seahawks to give Sherman the $45 million a night before the draft.

It wasn't about giving him his due as much as it was sending a message to potential Seahawks that it doesn't matter what round you go in, rather work hard like Sherman, a 5th-rounder, and the sky'$ the limit. He isn't the only low-round guy to become a superstar but again it's that the Seahawks did it 24 hours before the draft.

 

Seattle seems to be operating on the principle of "we'll take care of our stars first and worry about the other guys later." This is the direct opposite of the Patriots' idea that their stars, Brady included, should get less than open market value so as to have more money to spend on the other guys when needs arise -- like Revis. We'll have to wait and see if the Seahawks can maintain success with their idea as long as the Pats have, but it's certainly possible. Their stars are relatively young.

 

It helps that Seattle only has to pay Wilson $600,000. On a lot of
teams the QB sucks up a lot of cap money.

 

Brady gets paid a lot, but he has been willing to accept contracts with lower salary figures but with a higher percentage of the money guaranteed. He probably has a portfolio of nothing but Treasury bonds.

 

And a wife that pulls in about the same if not more income annually.

Seattle in the short term is in a good situation because they can spread
their money around instead of being salary top heavy at QB.