Readers,
I apologize for yesterday's blog. I did not articulate my point very well, in particular the third point. Clearly, there are busts in every draft, including the NBA, MLB, etc. What I was trying to say was that ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and the like make a much bigger deal and spend way much more time, energy, and money on the NFL draft. By no means am I saying that there shouldn't be a draft, just that it is over-hyped. Also, it annoys me how certain all of the analysts are. They are so confident about something that is really an inexact science.
As far as the busts go, I guess I didn't do as good of a job identifying busts. I should have stated Akili Smith, Heath Shuler, Tim Couch, and others like that. As far as the comment from Poop Patrol about Reggie Bush, I did say that he was a solid NFL player, just that he has not met the hype (where he was supposed to be the next Gale Sayers or Barry Sanders).
Again, I don't think the draft should be done away with--just the excessive attention and length that comes with it. I am sorry for not making my point more clear.
Joe Marshall
I apologize for yesterday's blog. I did not articulate my point very well, in particular the third point. Clearly, there are busts in every draft, including the NBA, MLB, etc. What I was trying to say was that ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and the like make a much bigger deal and spend way much more time, energy, and money on the NFL draft. By no means am I saying that there shouldn't be a draft, just that it is over-hyped. Also, it annoys me how certain all of the analysts are. They are so confident about something that is really an inexact science.
As far as the busts go, I guess I didn't do as good of a job identifying busts. I should have stated Akili Smith, Heath Shuler, Tim Couch, and others like that. As far as the comment from Poop Patrol about Reggie Bush, I did say that he was a solid NFL player, just that he has not met the hype (where he was supposed to be the next Gale Sayers or Barry Sanders).
Again, I don't think the draft should be done away with--just the excessive attention and length that comes with it. I am sorry for not making my point more clear.
Joe Marshall
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