So cometh the time for drafting. Not fantasy drafting–not yet–but the age old ritual of setting men upon blocks and agreeing who shall work for whom for a period of no less than four years. This year there is a lot of excitement at the top. Through the sheer force of media coverage, two quarterbacks have been deemed the first two picks in the draft. Meanwhile two teams have leveraged their futures for the chance to draft 1 and 2 respectively. The Rams spent a ton of picks to draft up to #1. The Eagles followed up today by trading into the #2 spot. Both teams are in need of a future QB, though it is unclear who is looking for someone to compete on Day 1 and who is looking for someone to compete in year three. The Eagles may be looking for a succession plan, and see either Wentz or Goff as the guy to lead them down the road.
How we arrived here remains a bit of a mystery to me. I’ve seen the same tape the experts have and I can tell you that there are at least five QB’s who could be the real deal. None of them seem worthy of the first pick however. I feel like that pick has to go towards a sure thing–a draft predictable position like offensive line. Notice I didn’t say D-Line and invoke the wrath of Jadaveon ‘I ain’t worth the pck’ Clowney.
I feel like the QB’s will go one and two. Maybe it becomes a Manning and Rivers quality draft. Maybe these guys are just a couple of Ryan Leaf’s. Either way, the real excitement is about who the Chargers take at three. Good luck, Laremy Tunsil.