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04/30/2006: "Draft Drama"
Alright, so you're Eric Mangini, new coach of the mighty NY Jets (shut up). Now, you're looking to salvage 4+ wins this year (shut up), so you want some weapons in the draft. It is widely considered that the best three offensive players in the mix--Reggie Bush (RB, USC), Vince Young (QB, Texas) and Matt Leinart (QB, USC)--are going to be the first three picks, which is unfortunate for the Jets with pick number four.
Unexpectantly, the Texans choose Mario Williams (DE, NC State). A quick review of the math shows that you can now pick the number two QB in the country, a Heisman winner and a starter that has only lost two games in his college career. Add to this that Chad Pennington, the presumptive starting QB for the mighty Jets has lost most of the season two of the past three years injured (shut up), and will be returning this year with two bad shoulders. Wouldn't you pick Leinart?
Well, the real Mangini spent his first round, fourth overall pick on a lineman: D'Brickashaw Ferguson (OT, Virginia). A lineman. A very good lineman, with long arms and a 4.95 on the 40 (which is nothing short of a violation of Newtonian mechanics for someone 6' 5", 295 lbs.)--but still a lineman.
If Pennington goes down and/or Ferguson does not deflect a whole bunch of passes this year, I'm not going to be very happy this fall.
