Post by ESPN on Jul 2, 2006 13:46:26 GMT -5
Welcome to Sportscenter. Today is Sunday, July second, and boy do we have a lot to talk about today. From trade rumors to training camp, free agency approaching, and you can't forget the draft.
Let's start off with trades. There were tons of them for the draft, switching around positions all over the board. Most notably: The Falcons traded for the second overall pick from the Dawgs, while the Dawgs got the Falcons second and fourth round picks. That isn't all that's happening though. It's rumored that the Falcons are trying to get rid of Jarret Mond, their fifth round selection who plays WR. He says he doesn't like the amount they are offering, and will hold out if he isn't traded. The Falcons are definitely keeping busy this off-season.
Free agency is near, and many rookies are scrambling to get their names out to the teams. There are several good players out there, including T.J. Evans, an undrafted running back, Richard Smeltzer, and undrafted linebacker, and Quincy Ramrod, a cornerback. It will be interesting to see what teams they all decide to play for.
We saved the best for last, the draft day report. The Sharks took the obvious #1 pick, DJ McMickle. That was no suprise. Wide receivers was the position picked most in the first round, by the Surge at #4 and the Cougars at #5. The first suprise of the draft came as the last pick of the first round, tight end Alex Lewis for the Thunder. I don't think anybody was expecting a tight end to go in the first round. The next one wasn't selected until 10 picks and two rounds later. The tend of the draft was to pick defense early, and offense late. Nine of the first fourteen picks were defensive players, while seven of the last eight all player on the other side of the ball. The Mr. Irrelevant was Danny Lewis, wide receiver, and was selected by the Thunder with the 30th and final pick in the year two FSL draft. The biggest suprise of the draft was Richard Smeltzer, who many believed to be the third best linebacker of the draft, going undrafted. Experts had him going in the 2nd-3rd rounds, and this shocked many of them. The team with the best draft was most likely the Falcons. While they traded for lesser picks, they got better players in the positions they needed them. They filled their most gaping hole, quarterback, with Deron Lucas who was the second overall pick of the draft and the first quarterback selected. With their second pick they grabbed a defensive player, cornerback Tyler Holbrook, who will play opposite Tye Williams. They also most likely had the worst pick of the draft, Jarret Mond, wide receiver, due to his behavorial problems. He demanded a trade or more money then players who were picked rounds ahead of him, something Los Angeles is not willing to do. There hasn't been word yet on who is interested. There was no clear-cut worst draft by a team, although many believe it was the Hawaiian Surge. The general manger of the Surge defended his slections with the following statement, "Now I have no open spots on offense or defense. I have both my starting corners, both safeties, all 4 linebackers (all vets), my QB, my RB, my FB, 3 WR's, and 2 TE's for the double TE sets. My team is set. I don't know what you're talking about. I have zero (0) holes." The person who had rated his team's draft in the first place responded by calling his players $hitty. Thanks for your time today, I hope you watch again soon after free agency.
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Let's start off with trades. There were tons of them for the draft, switching around positions all over the board. Most notably: The Falcons traded for the second overall pick from the Dawgs, while the Dawgs got the Falcons second and fourth round picks. That isn't all that's happening though. It's rumored that the Falcons are trying to get rid of Jarret Mond, their fifth round selection who plays WR. He says he doesn't like the amount they are offering, and will hold out if he isn't traded. The Falcons are definitely keeping busy this off-season.
Free agency is near, and many rookies are scrambling to get their names out to the teams. There are several good players out there, including T.J. Evans, an undrafted running back, Richard Smeltzer, and undrafted linebacker, and Quincy Ramrod, a cornerback. It will be interesting to see what teams they all decide to play for.
We saved the best for last, the draft day report. The Sharks took the obvious #1 pick, DJ McMickle. That was no suprise. Wide receivers was the position picked most in the first round, by the Surge at #4 and the Cougars at #5. The first suprise of the draft came as the last pick of the first round, tight end Alex Lewis for the Thunder. I don't think anybody was expecting a tight end to go in the first round. The next one wasn't selected until 10 picks and two rounds later. The tend of the draft was to pick defense early, and offense late. Nine of the first fourteen picks were defensive players, while seven of the last eight all player on the other side of the ball. The Mr. Irrelevant was Danny Lewis, wide receiver, and was selected by the Thunder with the 30th and final pick in the year two FSL draft. The biggest suprise of the draft was Richard Smeltzer, who many believed to be the third best linebacker of the draft, going undrafted. Experts had him going in the 2nd-3rd rounds, and this shocked many of them. The team with the best draft was most likely the Falcons. While they traded for lesser picks, they got better players in the positions they needed them. They filled their most gaping hole, quarterback, with Deron Lucas who was the second overall pick of the draft and the first quarterback selected. With their second pick they grabbed a defensive player, cornerback Tyler Holbrook, who will play opposite Tye Williams. They also most likely had the worst pick of the draft, Jarret Mond, wide receiver, due to his behavorial problems. He demanded a trade or more money then players who were picked rounds ahead of him, something Los Angeles is not willing to do. There hasn't been word yet on who is interested. There was no clear-cut worst draft by a team, although many believe it was the Hawaiian Surge. The general manger of the Surge defended his slections with the following statement, "Now I have no open spots on offense or defense. I have both my starting corners, both safeties, all 4 linebackers (all vets), my QB, my RB, my FB, 3 WR's, and 2 TE's for the double TE sets. My team is set. I don't know what you're talking about. I have zero (0) holes." The person who had rated his team's draft in the first place responded by calling his players $hitty. Thanks for your time today, I hope you watch again soon after free agency.
--------------This is ESPN, signing off.
too Ty.
