NFL Draft

To me the NFL draft is the sports equivalent to blue balls. A lot of buildup and with no actual penetration. You've got guys like Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay who have full time jobs predicting this. If you go on the web, there has to be dozens of mock drafts. It's a growing phenomenon, that now will take 3 days to accomplish.
My problem with the draft is that you don't really know how things will turn out for at least two or three years.
Here are a couple of tidbits that bother me about the draft.
Tom Brady was taken in the sixth round. How do the experts and 32 NFL GM's paid to scout and study these players miss on him.
There is tape of Mel Kiper Jr. saying, "This pick was a mistake, this guy is not an NFL quarterback." This was right after the Miami Dolphins drafted Dan Marino. I think Kiper's credibility was lost that day.
Vikings fans were ready to riot when they took Troy Williamson over Mike Williams. As bad as Troy Williamson's career has been it is still better than Mike Williams.
The Houston Texans were mocked and ridiculed they day they selected Mario Williams over Reggie Bush. They made the right pick.
In the next few days we're going to see numerous grades. But how does anyone actually know how these players are going to perform throughout their careers. It is fun to watch and can be exciting if you're team takes guys like Percy Harvin and Adrian Peterson, but for some of these teams like the Lions and Browns who seem to screw it up every year, I'm not sure how they get into it.