Draft Recap AFC South Edition

Denver Broncos - The first two picks, OT Ryan Clady and WR Eddie Royal, will help Jay Cutler and the rest of the offense, but sweet Jesus your run D was #30 last year and you're gonna rely on Dewayne Robertson is going to fix that? They didn't look at DTs until the fifth round.

Kansas City Chiefs - The Chiefs entered the draft room Saturday with 97 picks, which they used quite effectively, either to move around the draft board or to pick knock-out players like DT Glenn Dorsey. It really surprised me that Dorsey fell to #5, and the fact that I think somebody can fall to #5 tells you a lot about how I feel about this kid. He's an absolute beast out of the SEC with a motor that does not stop. Sure he'll probably destroy his knees over the course of about 6 years and fade into obscurity, but he'll destroy a shitload of other players' knees during that time. OT Brandon Albert, also taken in the first, was, like Miami's Jake Long, the beginnings of a rebuilt offensive line.

Oakland Raiders - Before the draft on Saturday, I checked Yahoo! News and saw a teaser headline: "Which team does nobody want to play for?" My immediate thought: I'd rather die than play for Oakland. Well, sure as shit whoever wrote that article felt the same way. So did DE Chris Long, DE Vernon Gholston, DT Glenn Dorsey, QB Matt Ryan, and RB Darren McFadden. Sadly for McFadden, he got the stort stick and is now stuck on the worst team in the NFL. Good luck with 70+ touches a game, champ. While the Raiders were on the clock, someone asked me why nobody wanted to play for the Raiders. Simple answer: Mismanagement. After they picked McFadden at #4, the Raiders were done for Saturday and even got to sleep in on Sunday because they didn't have another pick until #100 in the fourth. One thing is certain: If McFadden does not have the immediate kind of impact that All-Day Purple Jesus Adrian Peterson had in Minnesota, this draft was a complete waste.

San Diego Chargers - Ugh, I've still got a bad taste in my mouth thinking about Oakland. Good news though, and that's San Diego having a solid draft. CB Antoine Cason was a reach based on some boards, but the Chargers knew what they wanted and got it. They then picked FB Jacob Hester and RB Marcus Thomas as relief backs for LdT.