Friday, April 25, 2008

NFL Draft a big, overblown, overrated piece of history

So the Miami Dolphins are off the clock, having chosen Jake Long of Michigan to be the top pick in the draft.

That's an extremely un-exciting pick, but one that should change the course of Dolphins football for the next several years.

Miami is essentially an expansion team again and I've always believed if you're an expansion team, go with a lineman before you go after a quarterback. If you don't, David Carr and Rick Mirer are reincarnated into your team.

But back to the draft itself.

Were it not for Mel Kiper Jr.'s exhaustive reports on prospective top picks, ESPN's dire need to have Boomer and Keyshawn on the air (two obnoxious peas in the same pod), and constant mock drafts hurriedly typed up by football enthusiasts who live in their parents' basement, maybe I'd be able to enjoy the NFL Draft's first round. Maybe.

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