2008 Woodie Awards
Inside the Lines: What each team really needs in the 2008 NFL Draft
J. Andrew Horvath
Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: Sports
Along with Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament, the NFL Draft is one of those rare, highly celebrated sporting events where nobody actually goes onto a field of any kind and plays a sport in any way. It's that level of unpredictability, even in a setting where everyone's in a suit and nobody is shouting except the drunk and obnoxious Jet fans or the Philly fans that will undoubtedly hate the Eagles' pick.
So, with no further adieu, let's put the mock back in mock draft, and take a look at the first ten picks in this weekend's NFL Draft.
Miami Dolphins
Even though the Dolphins agreed to a contract with Long already, don't be fooled. The Dolphins can screw up anything, no matter how sure it seems. The pick makes perfect sense, which is precisely why the Dolphins will not take the Michigan ogre. The recent contract agreement is just a smoke screen from the Wiley Tuna. Remember their pick from last year? The guy who is going to dazzle fans with his punt returns, according to the now-fired coach? The Dolphins must rectify that mistake, and trade the first overall pick to the Browns for Brady Quinn, two tuna melts from Subway, and one ridiculous Kellen Winslow outburst. The Browns will then take Jake Long just for the satisfaction of making him play in Ohio for a few years.
St. Louis Rams
The Rams didn't quite have the same awful season as Miami, but they certainly have as much to gripe about. That's what makes this pick so easy. The Rams will select everyone's favorite cameraman, Matt Walsh, with the second overall pick. That way they can find out what really happened before Super Bowl XXXVI.
Atlanta Falcons
What can be said about the Atlanta Falcons…other than they're in the worst possible shape of any NFL franchise. The Falcons' has increased their loss total by three every year since 2004, and not even an army of Home Depot prepped contractors could help this team make a single-year turnaround. Here's a two-for-one prediction: the Falcons will undoubtedly continue to get worse and with this pick will end up taking a player who will be miserable in Atlanta a few years from now.
So, with no further adieu, let's put the mock back in mock draft, and take a look at the first ten picks in this weekend's NFL Draft.
Miami Dolphins
Even though the Dolphins agreed to a contract with Long already, don't be fooled. The Dolphins can screw up anything, no matter how sure it seems. The pick makes perfect sense, which is precisely why the Dolphins will not take the Michigan ogre. The recent contract agreement is just a smoke screen from the Wiley Tuna. Remember their pick from last year? The guy who is going to dazzle fans with his punt returns, according to the now-fired coach? The Dolphins must rectify that mistake, and trade the first overall pick to the Browns for Brady Quinn, two tuna melts from Subway, and one ridiculous Kellen Winslow outburst. The Browns will then take Jake Long just for the satisfaction of making him play in Ohio for a few years.
St. Louis Rams
The Rams didn't quite have the same awful season as Miami, but they certainly have as much to gripe about. That's what makes this pick so easy. The Rams will select everyone's favorite cameraman, Matt Walsh, with the second overall pick. That way they can find out what really happened before Super Bowl XXXVI.
Atlanta Falcons
What can be said about the Atlanta Falcons…other than they're in the worst possible shape of any NFL franchise. The Falcons' has increased their loss total by three every year since 2004, and not even an army of Home Depot prepped contractors could help this team make a single-year turnaround. Here's a two-for-one prediction: the Falcons will undoubtedly continue to get worse and with this pick will end up taking a player who will be miserable in Atlanta a few years from now.
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