St. Louis Rams On the clock

The St. Lous Rams have the 1st Pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and are on the clock. How long ago was it that the Rams were good? Not too long ago. But they hit hard times and haven't gotten back up. They have had the 2nd pick the last two years, now they have the #1 selection.

This years pick is going to be determined as much by who they didn't pick the last two drafts as it is by who they should draft this year. Who didn't they draft-Matt Ryan in 2008, and Mark Sanchez in 2009. Some teams need the franchise quarterback not only to lead the team on the field but to be the face of the franchise off the field. Atlanta has that with Ryan and the Jets have the same with Sanchez. As much as St. Louis would love to line up Ndamukong Suh or Gerald McCoy, the choice is going to be a quarterback. That leaves the selection at Sam Bradford or Jimmy Clausen.

Ask anyone and they will say that Clausen is the most pro ready quarterback in this years class. So why is everyone saying that the Rams will be taking Bradford? I have a hard time understanding this myself. Played in a spread offense. Took snaps out of the shotgun a majority of the time. Sat out most of the year with an injured shoulder. Just the luck of the Rams. No surefire quarterback, running back, blind side blocking tackle, or pass rushing end or linebacker to take with the 1st Pick. Just a pair of qaurterbacks with a littany of questions, and a pair of sure fire defensive tackles that no team has drafted first since 1994.

But the Rams do have one thing going for them. This draft is deep in lineman on both sides of the ball. They can get a batter pair of picks out of a QB first, then a lineman with the 33rd overall at the top of the 2nd Round then they can with one of the premier defensive tackles first overall, then taking the best offensive skill position player in the 2nd Round. It's times like this that causes General Managers to lose sleep every night and wonder if their resumes are updated if the picks don't work out.

2010 NFL Draft

Greetings and Salutations to All

The 2010 NFL Draft will soon be upon us. Isn't is amazing how the NFL has become a 12 month a year sport. There is no off-season any more. Once the Super Bowl is over, free agency begins. Then college underclassmen declare and pre-draft analysis begins. After the draft at the end of April you have draft analysis and coverage of OTA's. Then training came begins. August comes around and the Pre-Season starts. The Regular Season kicks off in September, and the NFL takes control of the spotlight until the Super Bowl. Then it starts all over again.

The TMG Draft Zone is about coverage of the Draft, both before and after. I have my Mock Draft, as does everyone else, and I'm here to analyze which teams might draft which players. Why they should and why they should not. I look forward to hearing from fans and who they think their team should draft and why, and who their team should avoid altogether.

As for the players going into the 2010 NFL Draft, I can't remember a player who has been scrutinized, critisized, and picked over with a fine tooth comb like Tim Tebow. The University of Florida Pro Day has been by far the highest attended, by both the general public and the media. Even with players like Joe Haden and Brandon Spikes working out, it was all about Tebow. All for a player who looks to go in the 3rd Round. Too bad for Spikes everyone there watched him run a 5.0 and a 5.05 in the 40. It might be interesting to se if he gets drafted before Tebow.

One more thought on Tebow. If he does not make it as an NFL quarterback, and say Sam Bradford or Jimmy Clausen don't make it as the franchise QB their teams are projecting them to be with Top 10 picks, who will be considered the bigger draft bust?