McMichael was selected in the fourth round (114th overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins.
My point is that someone with those numbers doesn't seem like a first round pick to me. BTW, I didn't realize he was a Ram now. edit: I really need someone to explain all the hype on this guy to me. I just don't understand.
I don't put too much weight in these players' college stats because much of it is dictated by schemes and their teammates. Look at Matt Jones. The guy was a QB in college and was drafted in the 1st round as a WR. His receiving numbers didn't "seem like a first round pick". As for Olsen, I can't comment on him in depth. I only saw him play three or four times last year. He does appear to me to be a pretty good pass receiver. I am not really pro or con Olsen at 25. If the Jets draft him, all I can do is hope for the best.
Amen..... The name Kyle Brady sends shivers down my spine. I mean..WE COULD HAVE HAD WARREN FREAKING SAPP!!!!
It matters for a bunch of reasons. First, it creates expectations in the fans that then turn into disappointment if they're not met. If the commentators had all been fixed on taking Laurence Maroney or Joseph Addai last year on the 29 pick (why not, the Jets were definitely short a RB going into the draft?) then the Mangold pick would have been booed at the draft (another offensive lineman! Are the Jets nuts?) The media would have had a field day with the Jets and their obsession with the offensive line and god knows where we wind up last season. Second, it creates pressure on the organization to conform. If they select Anthony Spencer or Justin Harrell or Justin Blalock or Ben Grubbs with that pick and Olsen and houston are still available you'll get a lot of uninformed media raising their eyebrows in print over the next month due to the expectations that all the buzz about Olsen and Houston has created. Third, it just shows a general lack of respect for the Jets among the talking heads even now after a successful first year of a new regime. There's no way that Olsen or Houston are good picks for this team right now. There are too many other concerns (how the heck can you spend a 1st round pick on a TE or CB when your new 3-4 defense is still blowing chunks against good teams?) to make an edge player (and Olsen is definitely edge because of his positives receiving and his negatives on the line) a good value that high. Smart analysts would be looking at the beef and trying to figure out if the Jets could trade down if they had too to make sure they got some of it at the right position in the draft. It's a lot of things. I've watched about 20 drafts in a row right now fairly closely and Olsen is the single most distressing much hyped "probable" Jets pick I've seen. I wasn't thrilled with Keyshawn on the 1 but at least I knew the Jets were getting a star player for their pick.
They shoot you for that in Soviet Russia! I mean the smoking dope and drinking part. Oh, and the talking about it on the internet. Even the using the internet. Oh heck they basically shot you for breathing in Soviet Russia.
I don't believe that the media has any real impact on what decisions NFL franchises make, and whether or not they are successful. It seems to me that you believe the media is running the NFL. The media is there to report what happens and share there opinions for our entertainment purposes.
I think you are being a little bit naive there. Most decisions happen in the context of a fairly wide information bubble. If Bill Belichik and Scott Pioli stacked their draft board such that somebody that the media and most other teams projected as a 2nd round choice was actually a top 5 pick they would not use a top 5 pick to take that guy. Even though that was how they projected his value. They'd trade down until they got to a safe point both in terms of protecting the pick and protecting the public value of the pick. The good teams make sure they get value for their picks and that they don't overspend pick value to acquire a player who will likely be available later on. Curtis Martin undoubtedly had Bill Parcells eye during the entire draft process in 1995 given his ability to hold onto the ball and run between the tackles - both assets that Parcells values very highly. He didn't grab him on the 23 even though he needed a RB. He waited until the value was right. Similarly if there is somebody out there who is widely seen as a top prospect even though they are lacking some of the skills and talents that typically attach to top prospects they will tend to be drafted fairly close to the position they are projected at even if they are not a particularly strong candidate to become a good player. Ryan Leaf had all sorts of questions about his maturity and mental approach to the game. That did not stop the Chargers from taking him on the 2 pick because that was where he was "supposed" to go. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/events/1998/nfldraft/topplayers/3.html There is no question that all the media hype about who would go first between Manning and Leaf affected the Chargers decision ultimately to take Leaf on the 2. There were other options available to them in that draft that would have been much better than taking a great prospect that everybody agreed had considerable potential holes. They couldn't do it, because they needed a QB and the media and fans would have rioted if they passed on Leaf.
what do u think of trading the 25 plus mccarins to pick up an early second rounder and another 3rd round pick? if the only player available left at 25 is houston.
I love trading back period if they can still get the player they are targeting and we need more picks in this draft. I'm not sure that the jets will even be picking at 25,59, or 63
