Offensive tackle Robert Brewster and quarterback Nate Davis were both selected on Sunday, Brewster heading to the Dallas Cowboys in the 3rd round with the 75th overall pick, and Davis heading to the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round, with the 171st overall pick.
For Brewster, it was a surprise to say the least, to see the big fella head off the board as the 7th tackle chosen in the 09 draft. Listening to the pundits on ESPN chat about him, they liked the pick, but are concerned with Brewster's ability to play tackle in the NFL, insisting that he will likely end up as a guard. Regardless of where he ends up, he is a professional football player as of this moment, so congrats to Brewster.
For Nate Davis, it was a mixed bag all around. Though not surprising that he came off when he did, as most thought Davis was a 4th or 5th round selection, what was surprising was the players that came off the board at his position before him. Names like Stafford, Sanchez, and Freeman were to be expected, but names like Rhett Bomar and Stephen McGee were shocking to see chosen ahead of 13. The debate can begin now as to whether or not Nate should have stayed or left, but for this very moment, he deserves some celebration. He is a professional quarterback whose name was called during the NFL draft. And that alone, regardless of what Nate does in San Francisco or beyond, is a tremendous accomplishment.
Some other draft thoughts from an admitted NFL casual fan...
For Brewster, it was a surprise to say the least, to see the big fella head off the board as the 7th tackle chosen in the 09 draft. Listening to the pundits on ESPN chat about him, they liked the pick, but are concerned with Brewster's ability to play tackle in the NFL, insisting that he will likely end up as a guard. Regardless of where he ends up, he is a professional football player as of this moment, so congrats to Brewster.
For Nate Davis, it was a mixed bag all around. Though not surprising that he came off when he did, as most thought Davis was a 4th or 5th round selection, what was surprising was the players that came off the board at his position before him. Names like Stafford, Sanchez, and Freeman were to be expected, but names like Rhett Bomar and Stephen McGee were shocking to see chosen ahead of 13. The debate can begin now as to whether or not Nate should have stayed or left, but for this very moment, he deserves some celebration. He is a professional quarterback whose name was called during the NFL draft. And that alone, regardless of what Nate does in San Francisco or beyond, is a tremendous accomplishment.
Some other draft thoughts from an admitted NFL casual fan...
- Can someone explain to me how the draftniks like Kiper and McShay can go to lauding Mark Sanchez as the next great thing to talking about him as a potential bust all in the course of 24 hours?
- If someone can also explain to me why Tampa Bay felt the need to trade up two spots to take Josh Freeman, that would be most excellent.
- Same goes for Oakland and Darius Heyward-Bey. Fantastic player, but they passed up Jeremy Maclin, Michael Crabtree, and Percy Harvin to grab him. Very very strange.
- Aside from the Cardinals, other MAC draftees included: Northern Illinois' DE Larry English (Round 1), Ohio's S Michael Mitchell (Round 2), Western Michigan's S Louis Delmas (Round 2) and CB Edjuan Biggers (Round 7), Temple's DE Terrance Knighton (Round 3), Eastern Michigan's OT T.J. Lang (Round 4), Kent State's WR Julian Edelman (Round 7), Miami's TE Jake O'Connell (Round 7)
- Ball State's Chris Miller, Darius Hill, BJ Hill, and Dan Gerberry could potentially make a roster as an undrafted free agent, which Andre Ramsey has done... signing with the Seahawks late Sunday night.
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The draft "experts" have to both praise and bash the kid at the same time, that way they look smart either way the kid's career turns out. Regarding Heyward-Bay, the answer's simple. Al Davis is batshit crazy and he loves very fast wide receivers and hopes that they happen to be able to catch the ball too.
Nate ended up in a pretty good situation, he can sit behind Hill and Smith for a year or two and if both remain unimpressive then he would be in perfect position to take over the starting spot.
Julian Edelman was the mediocre QB for Kent, not wideout... but I'd imagine that's his projection in NFL... that was the most shocking pick to me today...
Darius not getting drafted was ridiculous too, there's no way that any of those 7th round TEs were better. NO WAY.
Mel Kiper and Todd McShay... ugh, I'm full. I couldn't possibly eat another bite from this turd buffet.
Sanchez is WAAAYYY overrated and will fall on his face in the NFL if not given time to develop, IMO. He's the equivalent of a HS player going straight to the NBA draft. He started all of 16 games, had all-american talent around him, and their offense still wasn't a record setter. His own coach questioned his decision to turn pro, DURING HIS PRESS CONFERENCE!! He needs to sit a year or two to be successful. I understand why he came out though, with next year's class being strong, but for the draft "experts" to hype him up to #5 overall (some were saying St. Louis should have gotten him at #2!!) is ridiculous and shows how the media can manipulate a player's stock, just as they did with Davis'. Nate is a better all around QB than Sanchez. Yeah, I said it..He has a stronger arm, is more mobile, and has that "it" that I never saw from Sanchez...Too bad the media latched on the the "learning disability" angle and drove him out of the top 2 rounds...He deserved better. I hope he proves everyone wrong
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