Draft Day

The NFL Draft is in my opinion the 3rd biggest moment in the NFL every season, behind the Super Bowl and opening weekend. The amount of publicity and media attention the college athletes entering the draft receives is unbelievable. There are two big reasons for this. One being that college football is so huge in this country so kids my age that are star football players at big schools are already known around the country. Also, unlike the MLB or the NHL, whoever your team drafts is expected to come to play that very next year and help the team win; there are no minor leagues.

Now that I am getting to be close to the age of the people getting drafted I am started to realize how crazy the whole thing is. There are kids who are on SportsCenter everyday who are only one or two years older than me. One of my good friends goes to LSU and he sees the players on their football team around campus regularly. He was telling me a story once about how he saw Morris Claiborne at Quiznos. Claiborne is a junior at LSU and was a star CB for the football team and has declared for the NFL draft. He is expected to be a top 5 pick and my friend said it was a very bizarre moment when he turned to his friend and said "that guy is going to be a millionaire in a couple weeks." He is walking around campus with athletes who are going to be in the spotlight during the draft.

As for the Jets in this draft, I think they have a lot of needs. They need help in the pass rush, safety, linebackers, and offensive playmakers to help Sanchez. My dream scenario is for the Jets to trade up and pick Alabama RB Trent Richardson. However, if they don't do that I think they need to sure up the defense. Last season, the defense had obvious holes and if they can sure those holes up they will be much better this season. The best thing about draft day is this: every team is on a equal playing field and whoever your team selects in the first round, all the fans believe he is going to be the answer and lead the team to a Super Bowl.