Losing With Five

Jets GM Mike Maccagnan and Coach Toddd Bowles are betting their futures after drafting Sam Darnold with the third overall pick. They traded three 2nd round picks to the Browns to move up to the third spot.

The New York Post did a great analysis of all quarterbacks drafted in the first round since 2000. Success is far from guaranteed.

They now have five quarterbacks on their roster, in addition to Teddy Bridgewater, Josh McCown, Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg. At least two of them will not make it through training camp.

Maccagnan and Bowles will be gone if the Jets don't make the playoffs. Fans won't accept anything less.

After The 2018 Draft

The NFL Network is so good at what it does. It continues to create great programming.

They are moving on from the draft, while focusing on OTA's, team development and player signings.

Their "Top 100 Players", as voted by their peers, will be a big focus of their program time.

Only the NFL could get so much coverage for their draft. No other sport does it better.

Big and Fast From Down Under

Every player in the NFL Draft has their own unique story. Jodan Mailata is a human highlight film, but has never played a down of football.

The native of Australia is a 6'8" 345 pound rugby player who was drafted by the Eagles in the seventh round.

He is projected to play the offensive line and will be a work in progress. It remains to be seen if he can make the final roster.

2018 Draft Day

Local sports talk shows will talk about the Pats draft to no end. It will get boring real soon. These are the players they picked. There is no turning back on them.

They will all have varying degrees of success in the NFL.

Two In The First

It came as no surprise that the Pats took an offensive lineman with the 23rd overall pick in the first round of the draft. Isaiah Wynn of Georgia seems to be the versatile layer they were looking for.

Many were shocked to see them take RB Sony Michel also of Georgia with the 31st pick. Nobody thought they would select a running back so early. In recent drafts, teams have stayed away from picking them in the first round.

Nobody knows how either player will work out. They are now part of the team with their future ahead.

Tonight's Guessing Game

The NFL Draft finally starts tonight after the endless amount of hype from everyone.

The New York Post did a great analysis and assigned a rating to the overall first, second and third picks going back to 1987.

Many names jump out. They were all college stars. They entered the NFL with great expectations, but their final results were very mixed.

There is no scientific way that any type of future success can be measured. Some players won't last two seasons.

Betting On Dez

Some free agents turn down lucrative multi-year deals in the hope of having a big season on a one year contract and then getting a ton of money in their next one.

WR Dez Bryant is betting on himself after turning down a 3 year/$21 million offer from the Ravens. He will wait for two weeks after the draft before making his next move.

His options might change after teams make their selections. He appears to be confident that he is making the right decision. It remains to be seen if he is correct.

Gronk Back, But Where?

Pats TE Rob Gronkowski announced that he will play this season. I always thought he would, in spite of some of the things he was saying.

Are any of the trade rumors real? Is he back in the good graces of Coach Belichick? What could they get for him on draft day?

Money Not Needed

Peyton Manning has been courted by various networks for him to be in the role of analyst, but declined all offers. They threw tons of money at him, but he wants to be a fan and not a critic.

There is speculation that he didn't want to get into a situation where he might have to comment on brother Eli.

He doesn't need the money. He makes a fortune on his commercials and public speaking gigs.

Every former player can only wish they had to make these types of decisions.

Draft Week

The NFL Draft should be very exciting. It has been hyped to death by the experts. They seem to know what teams will do.

The Pats have a lot of options with their two picks in the first round. Will they make a trade up or down?

Will we hear any news about the status of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski? This story gets too much attention.

Showing Last Year's Mistakes

At this time next week, the 2018 NFL draft will be history. Teams will be signing undrafted players who were overlooked.

The NFL Network is showing the first round of last year's draft. We can see where mistakes were made in selecting players.

It happens every year. No team can be right 100% of the time. You never know how players might turn out.

The QB Drafted

Will the Pats draft a quarterback next week? It seems like a given, but in what round?

They have a lot of options with their two picks in the first round. It's no guarantee that any selection will work out.