# 2010 NFL Draft Thread: April 22nd - 24th **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 21, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-nfl-draft-thread-april-22nd-24th/536904 "2010-04-21T18:52:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 643
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NFC EAST **DALLAS COWBOYS** Round 1, Pick 24 (24) Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State Round 2, Pick 23 (55) Sean Lee, LB, Penn State Round 4, Pick 28 (126) Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, S, Indiana (PA) Round 6, Pick 10 (179) Sam Young, T, Notre Dame Round 6, Pick 27 (196) Jamar Wall, Texas Tech Round 7, Pick 27 (234) Sean Lissemore, DE, William & Mary UDFA Delbert Alvarado PK South Florida Will Barker OT Virginia Barry Church S Toledo Phil Costa C Maryland Rashaun Greer WR Colorado State Chris Gronkowski FB Arizona Terrell Hudgins WR Elon Lonyae Miller RB Fresno State Matt Nichols QB Eastern Washington Chet Teofilo OG California It’s high risk/high reward for the Cowboys. Do they get Dez Bryant, the 1500 yard, 19 tds playmaker or Dez Bryant, the lying piece of shit egomaniac who hasn’t played football for a year and couldn’t even be bothered to prepare for his pro day? Do they get Sean Lee of 2007, or post knee surgery Sean Lee who was noticeably slower and less dynamic? Is Akwasi Owusu-Ansah the next Deion Sanders return stud/great DB, or another small school athlete who can’t cut it? At least with Young, Wall, and Lissemore, the risk is low, but then again, so are the rewards because I don’t think any of them will make it in the NFL. Lissemore has some upside though. Keep half an eye out of Lonyae Miller. He played behind Ryan Matthews, so he never got the chance to shine, but he could be good. I’m a fan of taking the occasional risk in the draft, after all, playmakers can make all the difference. But taking that many risks so early in the draft can hurt the team, especially a team with some glaring holes that weren’t addressed. Still, if Bryant can produce, Lee can stay healthy and shed blocks, and the others develop, it could be a huge score. I don’t like the balance of risk/stability, but Dallas could be a better team for it. **C**. **NEW YORK GIANTS** Round 1, Pick 15 (15) Jean Pierre Paul, DE, South Florida Round 2, Pick 14 (46) Linval Joseph, DT, East Carolina Round 3, Pick 13 (76) Chad Jones, S, LSU Round 4, Pick 17 (115) Phillip Dillard, ILB Nebraska Round 5, Pick 16 (147) Mitch Petrus, OG, Arkansas Round 6, Pick 15 (184) Adrian Tracy, OLB, ,William & Mary Round 7, Pick 14 (227) Matt Dodge, P, East Carolina UDFA Duke Calhoun WR Memphis Nate Collins DL Virginia Jim Cordle OL Ohio State Victor Cruz WR Massachusetts Ayanga Okpokowuruk DE Duke Chris Poole OL Holy Cross Dominic Randolph QB Holy Cross Leon Wright CB Duke I like the Matt Dodge pick. That’s it. The rest of them were bad. Pierre Paul is Vernon Gholston without the productivity, Linval Joseph is fine, but inconsistent and there were better players available, Chad Jones is poor in coverage, Dillard is too slow, Petrus is dumber than a box of hammers, and Tracy will need a couple years to change to a LB, if ever. But Matt Dodge is good. And I like Nate Collins to develop. If the Giants needed a team to do bench presses, or load the ships on the docks, they should be fine. But to play professional football… Not so much. JPP will be a bust, Joseph may (MAY) be an adequate DT, but I don’t think the others will ever start. **D**. **PHILADELPHIA EAGLES** Round 1, Pick 13, (13) Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan Round 2, Pick 5 (37) Nate Allen, S, South Florida Round 3, Pick 23 (86) Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, DE, Washington Round 4, Pick 7 (105) Trevard Lindley, CB, Kentucky Round 4, Pick 23 (121) Keenan Clayton, LB, Oklahoma Round 4, Pick 24 (122) Mike Kafka, QB, Northwestern Round 4, Pick 27 (125) Clay Harbor, TE, Missouri State Round 5, Pick 3 (134) Ricky Sapp, DE/OLB, Clemson Round 5, Pick 28 (159) Riley Cooper, WR, Florida Round 6, Pick 31 (200) Charles Scott, RB, LSU Round 7, Pick 13 (220) Jamar Chaney, LB, Mississippi State Round 7, Pick 36 (243) Jeff Owens, DT, Georgia Round 7, Pick 37 (244) Kurt Coleman, S, Ohio State UDFA Charles Alexander DT LSU Blue Cooper WR Tenn-Chattanooga Joey Elliott QB Purdue Keith Flemming RB West Texas A&M Kevin Jurovich WR San Jose State David Pender CB Purdue Pat Simonds WR Colgate Chris Zardas FB Massachusetts Damn, that’s a lot of picks. And a lot of reaches. And a lot of players who don’t fit the prototype for the systems they run. And a lot of better players not selected. And a lot of talent. And a lot of potential. And a lot of Offensive Linemen. Oh, Wait. There aren’t any offensive linemen. 13 picks and they couldn’t find one guy to fill one of their most important needs? Not great. Here’s my take on almost every pick they made: 1) It was a reach; 2) there were better players available; 3) I don’t think it’s a good fit for what Philly does, yet: 4)I like who they picked. For example: I love Brandon Graham, coveted him as a pass rushing OLB project for the Packers, but he’s not the prototypical DE for Philly. I love Nate Allen, but it was a reach, Kindle, Mays, Clausen and others are better, but in his case, I think he’ll do fine as a ball hawking FS. Te’o- Neshiem, Lindley, and Kafka should have all been selected later, but I still like them and think they may develop well into NFL starters. Plus they got David Pender as a UDFA, which is a nice pickup. The Eagles definitely improved their defense, which is important, but left some gaps unfilled and some of the players are square pegs that will have to fit into round holes. How well they end up doing that is going to be a big part of how well this draft is viewed. All told, though, I like the guys they got, I think they got at least 4 starters short term and enough projects that a couple others may make it. And that’s what really matters. But it is mind boggling that they didn’t add depth for their O Line. That may be the downfall of this draft. **B-**. **WASHINGTON REDSKINS** Round 1, Pick 4 (4) Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma Round 4, Pick 4 (103) Perry Riley, LB, LSU Round 6, Pick 5 (174) Dennis Morris, TE, Louisiana Tech Round 7, Pick 12 (219) Terrence Austin, WR, UCLA Round 7, Pick 22 (229) Erik Cook, C, New Mexico Round 7, Pick 24 (231) Selvish Capers, OT, West Virginia UDFA Daryll Clark QB Penn State Maurice Greer RB Troy Klint Kubiak (Tryout) S Colorado State Jaevery McFadden (Tryout) LB Wisconsin Bo McNally (Tryout) S Stanford Logan Paulsen TE UCLA Anderson Russell FS Ohio State Marques Slocum DT Eastern Arizona Derrick Townsel (Tryout) WR Murray State Keiland Williams RB LSU As much as it pains me, the Redskins get the award for steal of the draft. Getting Selvish Capers in the 7th round was a winner. Even if he never develops, the risk is so low, and the reward (a starting OT) is so high, that it was more than worth it. People will talk about the Redskins taking the less proven Williams over Okung for years, and I think the Redskins made the wrong call. But Williams should still work out OK. After that (and excluding Capers), it was an unexciting draft. Riley may be an adequate ILB, Austin may be an adequate KR/PR, and Cook may be an adequate center/guard. But they all have low ceilings, if they have a ceiling at all. Only the Capers pick and Williams’ upside saves it from being a complete wash. A big fat, MEH. **C-** --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-nfl-draft-thread-april-22nd-24th/536904)._