In the First Round of the 2009 NFL Draft, many teams made great pickups. The Jets traded up and got what they hope is their new franchise quarterback. The Packers shored up a young defense with two great first round picks, B.J. Raji and Clay Matthews III.
Then there was Al Davis and the Oakland Raiders. Davis has been known to like speed over anything else and yesterday, with the 7th overall pick, Davis made perhaps one of the worst selections ever taking Maryland speedster Darrius Heyward-Bey over the only two-time Biletnikoff winner, Michael Crabtree. Heyward-Bey is smokin fast running a 4.30 40-time at the combine and he has good size. So those are two things you can't teach and he posses them. The issue is hands and route running. Heyward-Bey is unpolished and needs time and good coaching to help him mature into a valuable NFL receiver.
The issue that I have, along with many other sports fans who followed the draft yesterday is that Michael Crabtree was on the board (along with Jeremy Maclin who I am not even really addressing). Crabtree is polished, talented, good speed, excellent hands and has played big when it counts. The Raiders need instant help from a polished player considering their former Top Overall draft pick Jamarcus Russell is still working on his game. So to bring in another player that needs time to learn and perfect his game doesn't make sense to me. I think its time for Al Davis to retire...PLEASE!
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