I don't happen to agree with Rich Passan's pick this year. He wants Adrian Peterson. I prefer Joe Thomas (not that I'd shed tears over a Peterson pick--it's just that I feel it's finally time to take a T high and build the trenches).
Slight draft philosophies aside, his article on the front page today is RIGHT ON THE MONEY. He's absolutely right when he opines that this is indeed "silly season."
I especially enjoyed it when he said "At around 12:30 p.m. a week from Saturday, the only opinion that will count is Savage's. "
Don't get me wrong, I'd rather read NFL mock drafts than say, NBA playoff coverage but it does get a little overwhemingly ridiculous. No one really does know what's going to happen. Who could have predicted a few years back that Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers was going to free fall through the first round? Who predicted that Buffalo was going to go with John McCargo in the 1st round last year?
Even sitting at 3, it's tough for anyone to accurately guess what the Browns will do. Who do the Raiders and Lions take ahead of them? How many trade offers cross Savage's desk? What guy do they have rated on the top of their board?
We do know that Savage will have the opportunity to pick a helluva football player at #3.
Just like Braylon Edwards.
Er...................