Top 10 secrets to winning the NFL draft
Calvin Johnson says - you must follow the rules and draft me first!
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Pat Kirwan of NFL.com has put together a list of things to do to have a great draft.
Here is the list with a couple of included explanations by Pat. You will have to read it to get the rest.
1. Don’t take one guy with a character alert.
2. Look for the medical competitive advantage.
3. Don’t pass on a franchise quarterback.
I don’t care if your quarterback’s name is Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or Donovan McNabb. If a signal-caller is there when you’re on the clock, just take him. Look at what the Falcons were able to get in a trade for Matt Schaub. A quarterback is a blue-chip investment. If a team like the Lions pass on a potential franchise QB for the second year in a row and look back a few years from now to see Matt Leinart and Brady Quinn in the Pro Bowl, they will feel the same way the Jets felt when after passing on Hall of Famer Dan Marino. If Oakland had taken Leinart or Jay Cutler last year, it would have been negotiating with Calvin Johnson right now. source
4. Identify the top three matchup nightmares and take one.
5. Dedicate one early second-day pick on the best special teams player on the board.
6. Always let the game tapes trump the workout in shorts.
7. Trade up or down to get the player you really want and make the deal happen.
After all the work done to prepare for a draft, make sure you get the key player you want if your research leads you to him. For example, if Calvin Johnson is the best player on the board and you believe as one head coach said to me this week, “Calvin will play in at least 10 Pro Bowls,” then go get him and be a dealmaker. When I was at the Jets we traded up to get Brett Favre and missed by one spot. I hate to think about what the future held for me and everyone in that room if we were able to get to the right spot on that draft day.
8. Sign the two biggest offensive linemen not drafted.
9. Use a pick on an athlete who was a college quarterback to do other things.
10. Use one late pick or compensatory pick on Jeff Samardzija.
11. Listen to the one scout in the draft room who’s opinion is contrary to the group.
12. Draft a basketball forward who was a very good high school football player.
Those of you with a still functioning brain probably noticed there were 12 and not 10. For you Lions fans (author included) that would be 2 more than 10.
If only it was all this simple!
NFL Football Fan Question Does your favorite team do any of the 12?
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