Seven Bold Draft Predictions© Shane Andy Youngblood
Apr 6, 2000
The annual National Football League rookie draft has settled into a routine so predictable, that you would think you were watching a riveting episode of the prime time horror fest "Ally McBeal."
Have you ever seen the episode where Ally is perplexed over whether or not the guys are actually getting excitable over her or just getting hungry staring at the ol'bag of bones?
Me neither.
Now, back to the topic of discussion. Next Saturday, you will see the same, tired franchises picking the same perrenial turkeys while the more innovative programs will undoubtedly wheel and deal their way to a successful draft weekend.
Here is a look at what this writer believes will go down in New York once we get through the smoke and mirrors....
1) The New Orleans Saints will choose a running back at some point in the draft. This is as close to a universal truth as you will ever see. This despite the handing-over of the 'Ain'ts entire 1999 draft to select the ever-increasingly whiny Ricky Williams. Quick, who was the 1998 starting running back for New Orleans? If you said Mario Bates, then you could be right. Who knows? At least that is the name that comes to mind.
2) San Fransisco will begin ushering Steve Young out the door by drafting a quarterback. The previous heir apparent, Jim Druckenmiller, quickly developed into a head case who couldn't read defenses: Not the formula for success for NFL quarterbacks. I would guess Chad Pennington seems logical with the 14th pick.
3) The Cinncinati Bengals will undoubtedly draft a quality player with the number four pick overall, and that player will begin the slow, steady descent into Bengal's hell. It is not a fun place to be. Ask Willie Anderson, Corey Dillon and Darnay Scott. The organization with the smallest scouting department in the NFL will be sure to screw this pick up. Superman could be available with this pick and the Bengals would probably turn him into a guard. Peter Warrick will fit the shoes of Superman in this instance and will pair up nicely with Scott as the intrepid Carl Pickens will surely be shown the door.
4) The Washington Redskins will improve an already quality team. Two picks in the top three overall selections? Even the Bengals couldn't screw that....ummm..anyway. The smart money would be LaVar Arrington and Chris Samuels.
5) Someone will overvalue Thomas Jones, a productive, but unspectacular running back from Virginia. Baltimore will take him with the fifth pick unless Warrick slips, but why? Top ten players are supposed to be dynamic gamebreakers. Jones appears to be nothing more than an above-average back that should be third round fodder.
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