Assessing the winners and losers through three rounds of the NFL draft
Article By ddillon.tsn on 24th April, 2010
Four rounds and 157 picks remain in this three-day extravaganza known as the 2010 NFL draft, but we're not going to let that stop us from declaring some early winners and losers. So let's go to the scoreboard:
Ndamukong Suh should be key piece to Lions' rebuild. Winners 1. The Lions. They picked up two key rebuilding blocks in the first round, taking Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh -- perhaps the best player in the draft, period -- and Cal running back Jahvid Best.
Add those two to the veteran players Detroit has picked up this offseason, such as guard Rob Sims, defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch and wide receiver Nate Burleson, and the Lions suddenly look like a team that could be on the rise. Second-year coach Jim Schwartz has something going in the Motor City.
2. Tim Tebow. Many coaches seemed concerned about his throwing mechanics, but Denver's Josh McDaniels wasn't one of them. The most overanalyzed player perhaps in the history of the draft, Tebow was the second quarterback off the board as the Broncos took him at No. 25.
With Kyle Orton already in place, the lefthanded Tebow should get the time he needs to develop into an NFL quarterback in Denver.
3. Dez Bryant. The much-maligned wide receiver from Oklahoma State probably couldn't have landed in a better place than Dallas, which appears poised to make a run at the Super Bowl in 2010. How high are the Cowboys' expectations for Bryant? High enough to hand him the fabled No. 88 jersey formerly worn by Drew Pearson and Hall of Fame wideout Michael Irvin.
4. The Big 12. Former Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford started a conference parade when he was selected by the Rams with the first-overall pick. Four of the next five picks and nine overall in the first round have Big 12 pedigrees.
"It hit me right in the face when I was watching those first five or six picks," Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. "It goes to sho...
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Ndamukong Suh should be key piece to Lions' rebuild. Winners 1. The Lions. They picked up two key rebuilding blocks in the first round, taking Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh -- perhaps the best player in the draft, period -- and Cal running back Jahvid Best.
Add those two to the veteran players Detroit has picked up this offseason, such as guard Rob Sims, defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch and wide receiver Nate Burleson, and the Lions suddenly look like a team that could be on the rise. Second-year coach Jim Schwartz has something going in the Motor City.
2. Tim Tebow. Many coaches seemed concerned about his throwing mechanics, but Denver's Josh McDaniels wasn't one of them. The most overanalyzed player perhaps in the history of the draft, Tebow was the second quarterback off the board as the Broncos took him at No. 25.
With Kyle Orton already in place, the lefthanded Tebow should get the time he needs to develop into an NFL quarterback in Denver.
3. Dez Bryant. The much-maligned wide receiver from Oklahoma State probably couldn't have landed in a better place than Dallas, which appears poised to make a run at the Super Bowl in 2010. How high are the Cowboys' expectations for Bryant? High enough to hand him the fabled No. 88 jersey formerly worn by Drew Pearson and Hall of Fame wideout Michael Irvin.
4. The Big 12. Former Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford started a conference parade when he was selected by the Rams with the first-overall pick. Four of the next five picks and nine overall in the first round have Big 12 pedigrees.
"It hit me right in the face when I was watching those first five or six picks," Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. "It goes to sho...
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