Post-NFL Draft Thoughts

26 of 32 players that I selected to go in the first round made the cut...but the teams to which they were assigned to were far from what I thought they were going to be. Regardless, it was a highly entertaining draft, especially during Thursday night's first round.

The best pick in my opinion in the first round for any team would probably be the Charger's 12th overall selection, RB Ryan Matthews out of Fresno State. This guy can do it all and will immediately impact San Diego's offense in 2010 and beyond. I have zero complaints about the top 9 picks in the draft, but what the hell was Jacksonville thinking reaching for a second tier DT as the 10th overall pick? This isn't a knock on Tyson Alualu, but there were several players at his position that should have been taken ahead of him. I hope he can prove me wrong because I hate to blast a team's decision considering they had to have seen something in him.... right?

As for my favorite team, the Miami Dolphins, I can't complain with their draft. An A- or B+ grade would be handed out by me after their three day defensive surge, selecting all but ONE defensive players. DL Jared Odrick was the first selection, which was welcomed half-hearted at first by this writer. After sleeping on it, I realized that this guy should be a starter by next season and will be a freak playing multiple positions in a 3-4 defense. Look for him to be a future pro-bowler.

The Cincinnati Bengals, who also have a place in my heart, had a very nice draft grabbing some players that I think can come in immediately and contribute. The top two picks, TE Jermaine Gresham from Oklahoma and DE Carlos Dunlap from Florida, should be mainstays in Cincy for the next several years. Gresham should be the receiving threat at tight end that Carson Palmer has been waiting for his entire career as a Bengal (no offense to Reggie Kelley or the "future" Chase Coffman).

I can't wait the NFL season, and especially for fantasy football. It should be a great season... but now, and forever more, this blog returns its focus to college football.