LKelley67

It isn\'t mainstream media but it isn\'t just here. Google Alex Smith overrated or overhyped and you will find just about every NFL team forum. The mainsteream press looks to make news. They reported heavily that Smith got a \"standing ovation\". Fact is, it was the end of the session and most people were on their feet heading for the exits when they started clapping.
The point is that everyone has a reason to embellish, exaggerate, and/or flat-out misrepresent (for better or worse) a guy\'s performance at his Pro Day workout. Every team would love to manipulate the franchises selecting in front of them into taking someone other than the player that every team individually wants. Part of the problem is that many of the falsehoods are told within the organizations themselves, with G.M.\'s and coaches not being straight with the scouts, either because they fear that the scouts will run their mouths -- or because they hope that they will.
In this case, someone either wants Smith to be picked instead of the guy they really want -- or someone wants Smith to fall into their laps.

Lordy, lordy I hope it was disinformation form the Saints that they have Marcus Johnson as #16 overall.

Rivers was not a guaranteed top 5 but no surprise either. he would have been gone by pittsburghs pick.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/foo...ers/45539.html

http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW...wwhi042004.htm