Kansas City and Miami had the best drafts, and that is obvious with the talent that they landed. But the New York Jets and the Baltimore Ravens both had great drafts, and Prisco knocked them. Gholston is overrated??? You are a fool, Prisco. This guy is a great talent, and a rock at 258 pounds. He beat the #1 pick Jake Long for the only sacks that he had in college. 14 sacks in 2007.
And the Ravens? They traded up to land Joe Flacco after the Falcons took Matt Ryan, which made the most sense. And then they drafted Ray Rice, a bruising running back that they needed after losing Jamal Lewis. And Pete doesn't like Ray Rice? Prisco is too busy kissing up to teams like New England and Dallas. The Cowboys draft was worthless when they made the Pacman deal. Why would you want that thug in your locker room, especially with another head case in Terrell Owens?
Last but not least, all this article mentions is that Glenn Dorsey dropped to 5th. Why would the Falcons pass on Matt Ryan to take a DT that has been injured for 2 years, and needed a stimulus machine attached to him before every practice? He went too high at #5, but Prisco bashed every team that didn't pick him. Well Pete, here is a grade for you: D across the board. You are a poor Journalist.
i won'd want this to be an attack on ohio state, but it may sound like it. I watched ohio state games last year which happened to be against probably the two best teams they played in illinois and lsu. if you would have told me Vernon Gholston was going to be the 6th overall pick after either of those game i'd have slapped you in the face and called you a filthy liar. i don't recall him being on the field in the illnois game. they did whatever they wanted all game long without having a qb that could throw the ball.
and then watching the title game, which i really wanted ohio state to win by the way, there was one defensive player that i thought should be a top 10 player in this draft, and it sure wasn't gholston. this time, i'd been hearing a lot of pre draft buildup about him, so i made it a point to watch him throughout the game, and i basically saw the lsu players running circles around him. meanwhile, aside from one nice run by beanie wells, i sway dorsey annihilate the entire ohio state offensive line, doing whatever he wanted all game.
even the Jets had him as their 3rd option for what they thought would be their. granted, fourteen sacks is impressive,as is beating Jake Long (once by the way, not twice), but nearly everyone agreed that once his combine buzz went down a little and scouts got back to the game tape, he really was more like a top 25 talent, rather than a top 5 talent.
If the Patriots took Gholston, Pricko would have said this was a great move to replace Seymour and given them an A, but since the Jets got him he's overrated...
kooterfunk....i agree with your post 110% ....but I would like to make a point or two....first off it makes no sense when Prisco writes that Chris Long was the best pick for the Rams, in fact the number #1 talent on Prisco's board....then in the next breath makes the pick the rams most questionable pick with Dorsey still on the board....HUH?????.....I feel Gholston was the Jets pick because everyone expected them to take him....living in Wisconsin , we too get a lot of Ohio State games, and I didn't see a guy that played until the whistle on every down...that's not an indictment on Ohio State by a Badger fan but rather just what i see as fact.....and last, Outside of Chris Long and Glenn Dorsey, I can't see where the Talent at the top of this year's draft matches the talent from last year's crop at the top...I agree with Miami's choice of Jake Long mainly because he was a need pick, he's no better than Joe Thomas (my apologies for sounding like a homer here) who was picked 3rd by the Browns last year, and in all honesty while they're about equal as run blockers, Thomas IS the superior pass blocker.....I also don't agree with Atlanta taking Matt Ryan #3...while its important to put the whole Michael Vick saga behind the franchise, picking Dorsey would've been the much smarter choice, if for nothing else lessening the pressure on whatever young QB were to be under center, rather it be 2008 or beyond.....there's a reason the Falcons are in shambles, and it goes way beyond the Vick episode, its just a poorly ran franchise....
Yeah Prisco earns an F for his poor analysis in my opinion. He's pretty bias as had been mentioned as some teams can do no wrong in the draft when others can do no right. Year after year its the same story, we just have to see how it all plays out because lets face it the draft is a crapshoot. Hopefully your team has success but majority of these players will be mediocre to say the least and will never be heard from again so good luck!
I dont see anyone outside of the Jags organization and fan base say that the move up to get Harvey was a good move. They gave up way too much for a player that may well have been there at their original pick or close to it. Harvey will not be a double digit sack player for at least 2 years.
so according to Prisco, there's going to be a heck of a lot of 10 yr. starters in this draft. RIdiculous, to go out there and call any first, second, and third rounder a 10 yr starter, Prisco must not have checked the Draft's track record, there are always busts up and down the board, every single round, and every single pick
The ten year bias is just a way for someone to say that they are correct in the future. For example, if someone makes that statement on five players, saying that they will all be five year starters, and only one of those 5 works out they still look good. We tend to forget the statement on the other four and build up the fact that they were correct on Player X. The best example of this is Mel Kiper Jr.. We are constantly reminded of these correct picks/predictions that Kiper makes, but we fail to be exposed to the high number of incorrect statements. When Prisco (and he is not alone in doing this) makes an extreme amount of these types of predictions he is just setting himself up to say that he was right about specific players and it is safe to do. If someone is a bust they are dropped out of the mainstream and we don't talk about them; there is just very little benefit in saying players will be mediocre and alot of "upside potential" in saying they will be a ten year starter.
I couuld not agree more that Prisco is an absolute fool when it comes to the Ravens Draft. Flacco I can see some criticism on him with the pick but I dont think they expect him to jump into gameday action his first year, plus a ton of that heat is a result of their past with the Kyle Boller fiasco.
Now for the main complaint I have is him as he puts it, doesnt like Rice with the second round pick. Umm Prisco did you happen to watch a Rutgers football game this year or even during the three years of Rice's career. As an RU student and about to be an alumni I got to see this kid up close and personal week in and week out and let me tell you he is a stud. I love how he calls it a terrible pick when Mel Kiper and a bunch of other real experts are calling Ray Rice a steal at that pick. All he happened to do was run for 2000 plus yards this year, almost 5000 in 2 1/2 years basically and almost 50TD's. Go ahead and tell me those numbers are inflated but when the games mattered the most Rice stepped up against the competition including games of 181 yards on 40 carries in a win against #2 USF and the previous year 131 yards on 22 carries in the win against undefeated Louisville. The kid is a hard nosed workhorse who truely loves football and knows how to play it. I dont say this because I am an RU student but in 5 years from now when we look back on this draft next to Rashard Mendenhall and McFadden, Rice is up there and might even be better then McFadden because of the type of player he is. I cant wait to see Rice run in the NFL next year, not neccessarily the flashiest guy on the highlight real, but one that gets the job done and knows how to play the game. Just look at the running back of the 2007 Superbowl Champion Giants as an example, just runs hard and plays hard. So Prisco to your comment of not liking Rice with the pick, i think its safe to say that your completely wrong and cant wait to see you proven wrong. Congrats to Ray Rice on a great career here at RU, he will be missed on the banks but I cant wait to watch him on Sunday.
pat5286....I definitely agree with your assessment of Ray Rice, but I would not include Rashard Mendenhall as someone to compare him to....I for one think the Raiders made a foolish choice by taking Mcfadden, not because he wasn't worthy of the #4 pick, he was, but because he wasn't a need for the Raiders....they too would've been much better off with Dorsey or trading down for additional picks and taking a tackle....Robert Gallery was projected to be a left tackle and he hasn't impressed at RIGHT tackle....as far as Mendenhall being picked ,what was it , the 22nd or 23rd overall pick by the Steelers??....an absolute steal......just like Ray Rice......personally I think the Ravens had a fine draft with the exception of Flacco, to me they could've been more patient and grabbed a better Quarterback long term in Chad Henne later....
I can smell the hater sweat from here. Hey Prisco, if the Jets didn't get an 'A' for picking Gholston then what pick would have given them the 'A' at that position in the draft?
Lets face it the Jets did not have a great draft, It was ok at best. Gholston is overrated no question, 11of his 14 sacks came in four games out of 13 total games he played in. Which means he really was not a factor in the other 9 games. The JETS could have taken S.Ellis since they want to play a 3-4 and the D-Line is flat out bad. Remember the jets sign a linebacker (Calvin Pace) in the offseason. However, the JETS took the obvious pick, sometimes teams need to think outside the box. Maybe this is why the JETS have a long history of poor draft picks. Also, trading up for Dustin Keller, that is very questionable hopefully this pick turns out to be productive. I am sure JETS fans remember trading their first rouond pick for TE Doug Jolley. Oh yeah the Steelers used that pick to select TE Heath Miller. Man I can on and on with this franchise.
