Rick Gosselin on the Draft (and the Jets)

We had Rick Gosselin from the Dallas Morning News as our guest on my 100% commercial-free, no one makes a dime from it, Long Island Sports Talk radio show last night. I have long considered him to be the most knowledgeable Draft resource out there.

Here is the link to the interview:
http://hosted.filefront.com/patchyfogg


This is by no means an exhaustive transcript of all that was said, but it should give you a good guide. As always, I hope you enjoy and please tell a friend.

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--Reggie Bush
--The Buzz right now is “What happens to the 3 QB’s? Where do they go?” They have to be placed in the Top 10 to get a fix on the Board.
--The Saints at 2
--Jets/Titans & Trading Up
--The Titans are the Wild Card as they are definitely taking a QB
--Mario Williams
--“The NFL Draft is all about measurables. It’s not how you play, but how you look.”
--“The Jets can’t lose if they’re looking at Ferguson and Williams at #4.”
--Ferguson vs. Ogden and Pace
--Comparing the Big 3 QB’s
--Vince Young & the Wonderlic Test
--A discussion of what the Wonderlic tests
--A discussion on Jay Cutler
--Where would Alex Smith have gone in this Draft?
--We then conduct a Mock Draft for the 1st 10 picks.
--A discussion of the Jets’ quarterback situation
--Rick believes that it’s a 6-player Draft, followed by Cutler, Young and Huff. He says that there is no consensus 10th guy.
--Rick feels that the Draft is soft between 10 and 20, but picks up steam in the 20’s.
--Rick says that he has determined that there are 36 players with 1st Round value, with most coming in the 20’s, so teams will have some options in the 20’s.
--With 3 picks in the Top 35, Ricks feels that the Jets will get some good players
--Rick slots 9 RB’s for the First Day, with a drop off on the second day.
--LenDale White
--The separation has increased between #1 WR Santonio Holmes and #2 Chad Jackson
--It’s a bad year for wide receivers. Rick is not sure that there will be a Top 20 WR, and maybe even only 1 in the First Round.
--Giants are looking Defense
--Rick expects 6 or 7 CB’s to go in the First Round, along with 4 LB’s and 3 DT’s, so the Giants “should have a couple of good defensive options when they go on the clock.”
--RB’s are sliding into the 20’s. Good teams could get good running backs. There should be 5 1st Round RB’s taken, and the Colts will be one of them.
--Marcus Vick
--Anthony Fasano should go in the 2nd and Maurice Stovall in the 3rd
--Rick doesn’t even look at tape; he talks to the NFL personnel guys and develops a consensus Draft Board of “This is what the NFL thinks….”
--Brett Favre and Retirement
--Terrell Owens in Dallas
--Jerry Jones/Jimmy Johnson/Barry Switzer
--Rick’s presenting retired Cowboys to the Hall of Fame Committee
--Michael Irvin and the Hall
--Art Monk
--Harry Carson and why Rick changed his mind on him
--Rick thinks there is a logjam developing in the Hall vote, and that next year (and maybe even the year after), all 6 finalists should get in.
--The so-called bias against the Cowboys in the Hall vote.
--Bill Parcells and the Hall
--Joe Gibbs and the Hall
--Ralph Wilson’s comments on the new breed of owners
--The next Commissioner will be strong on the business and global marketing side.
--Everything has been on the upside for Paul Tagliabue, with the lone exception of the California situation.
--Jeremy Bloom
--This is one of the best Returner drafts, he has ever seen.
--The Steve Hutchinson contract
--Rick considers Josh Huston to be the best kicker available, but predicts that no K or P will be drafted on the First Day.