Month: April 2006 (Page 5 of 20)

It looks like Matt Leinart won’t be California dreaming as the Oakland Raiders selected Texas DB Michael Huff. Huff steps in a depleted Raiders secondary who ranked dead last in interceptions in 2006. It’s unknown whether or not Huff will play corner or safety at this point (he played both while at Texas), but either way the Raiders go a physical DB with great intelligence. Huff deserved a lot of the credit for his run stuffs against U.S.C in the Rose Bowl.

The Buffalo Bills are on the clock, but ESPN just reported that the Broncos and Eagles have just contacted the Bills for a possible trade. The Eagles are apparently interested in getting Brodrick Bunkley, while the Broncos are after Matt Leinart.

An emotional Vernon Davis was selected by the 49ers at No.6. Davis has wide receiver speed; he out benched D’Brickashaw Ferguson and his vertical leap was rivaled by no other prospect at the NFL combine. Davis steps right in among the new breed of tight ends with the likes of Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez. Let’s just hope for Davis that the 49ers know how to use him, because this guy has the potential to be great.

The Jets nab the Brick, D’Brickashaw Ferguson and the Jets fans seem pretty pumped, which surprises me, although Ferguson is from Long Island. Well, now that New York isn’t on fire with riots, yesterdays rumors and Leinart falling is slowly turning into a reality. It’s amazing how much things change from season to season. Leinart, a guy who was supposed to be the number one selection before he returned to U.S.C for his senior year, now may fall out of the Top 10.

Green Bay is now on the clock and I think this is a no brainier for them: OSU, LB AJ Hawk.

The Leinart vs. Young debate is finally over as the Titans selected Vince Young. There seemed to be an internal struggle between the Titans management, scouts and coaches on this pick. Some liked Leinart, some liked Young. Apparently, the Titans thought that Young was going to be the better future quarterback.

Next up is a nightmare situation for the Jets. Fan favorite Leinart is still on the board, but the Jets brass is all over D’Brickashaw Ferguson. Jet fans are in position to do their annual jump.