Six Second Day Thoughts
1. The Jets gave up too much to trade up for Iowa running back Shonn Green, but he's
going to be a major factor for the Jets.
He's a goal-line monster waiting to happen, and can also block and catch passes. He really diminishes Thomas Jones' negotiating power. (Jones wants more money, and won't get it now.) It may take a year or two for Green to take over the Jets starting job, but the day is coming.
He's the Jets' answer to Brandon Jacobs, and his receiving value could make him better.
2. San Francisco's selection of Alabama RB Glenn Coffee was perplexing. I know they wanted another back, but Andre Brown and Rashad Jennings had a lot more potential. Coffee seems like a true backup type.
The Giants, who know a thing about finding running back talent, took Brown in the fourth round. Nice value.
3. Four straight receivers were taken in the middle of the third round -
Derrick Williams, Brandon Tate, Mike Wallace, and Ramses Barden. It's
hard to imagine any of them making a huge contribution in the
short-term, but Tate actually has the highest long-term ceiling in New
England, even if he doesn't play a snap this year.
He was a first-round talent, rightly knocked for concerns about a torn ACL and a failed drug test. But the Patriots have the luxury to "redshirt" him for a year.
4. Titans third-round pick TE Jared Cook could allow the Titans to wave goodbye to franchise player Bo Scaife in 2010.
5. As late third-round picks go, Oklahoma WR Juaquin Iglesias has a lot of potential to carve out a big role for the Bears. It may take a little while to develop, but he has the right skill set to be a Jay Cutler favorite.
6. Ellis Hobbs to the Eagles! A little sad, but I understand. Pats
are very deep at corner and weren't going to pay Hobbs in '10. We'll always have Media Day in Glendale.
Keep tracking all the picks on NBCSports.com's draft tracker, at Rotoworld, and of course with Mr. Curran.
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Gregg seems like a gi-aints fan. I got news for him: the Eagles are going to pound them again this year just as they have for the last several years. Get used to it.
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