JKool

One thing I know is this: we haven't even stepped on the field. For everyone who has written the season off, I think you're missing the idea of "any given Sunday" - a true Football mantra. Yes, somedays it is harder to feel good about our boys in Black and Gold than others, but I don't see any reason to not even play this year.

First Round:
Jammal Brown - arguably the best lineman in the draft. Carolina wanted him, so did we. We got him, they didn't. The right side of our OLine is going to be tough for any team to handle. Bentley (pro-bowler), Mayberry (pro-bowler), and Brown (future pro-bowler according to national, not merely local, sources). Good pick. I wanted DJ, but this is fine with me.

Second Round:
As usual, a head scratcher here.
Josh Bullocks - a heady, disciplined, playmaker. Ok, I don't understand this at all, but it gives us two rangy, ballhawks at Safety, or a solid special teamer. Great speed, ball skills, we could have done much worse. On the other hand, we could have done much better! Burnett was there. WTF? I'm not going to feel good about this until Bullocks gets a pick and takes some WR's head off. We'll see.

Third Round:
Nice.
Alfred Fincher. I've never heard of him, but Kiper loved the kid. His analysis and skills look ready for MLB. We need a MLB; we got one ON THE FIRST DAY. The reports say that his upside isn't that high, but he's already got pretty solid skills. I'll let Danno rave about him, but what do you expect in the third but a solid role player - this kid is that. I'm not upset with this pick. Time will tell if Blackstock would have been a better pick, but I feel that either is a gamble, I like our guy.

What will Sunday bring? Who knows. Hopefully a DT (Hawthorne is still available ;) ), a QB, another LB? a CB? At this point, other than a DT, we've hit all our areas of need - OT, LB, and S. Sure, I might cavil over who we picked and when, but we got what we were looking for (except a QB for those who thought that was a key need).