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NFL 2009 Draft Failures

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Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 03:46 PM   0 comments

While most people have turned their focused to the Kentucky Derby odds and basketball betting, since the playoffs are in full swing, we’ve still got our eye on the NFL Draft. Although it’s passed, let’s take a look at the results and which teams turned the biggest losers:

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders have been one of the biggest losers on the field in the NFL for most of this decade, and that’s often because they are the biggest losers in the draft annually. With the seventh overall pick in the draft, the Raiders drafted Darius Heyward-Bey, who is the fastest receiver in the draft but not likely to be the best. NFL betting fans know that the Raiders could have easily traded back about 10 spots and still had Heyward-Bey.

In the second round, the Raiders also reached for another player, safety Michael Mitchell, who was considered a fifth or sixth round pick by most teams. The Raiders reached for talent everywhere.

Carolina Panthers

The Carolina Panthers, who were already without a first-round pick because they traded into the first round last year, traded away their 2010 first-round pick for second-round pick Everette Brown. While that was a questionable move – along with lots of their other picks – the decision not to add a wide receiver in the draft was a curious one. They could use some help at the position.

Minnesota Vikings

Not only did the Minnesota Vikings make a very risky pick in the first round, their head coach Brad Childress is already bragging about it. Percy Harvin, who is a wide receiver from Florida, was busted with pot in pre-draft workouts but that didn’t seem to bother the Vikings. Furthermore, Florida has a long resume of producing wide receiver busts, which waves another red flag. On top of that, Harvin was more of a gimmick in a quirky offense at Florida, which means he doesn’t know how to run routes properly yet and he might not be a reliable wide receiver at all.

This pick could be a massive bust.

Denver Broncos

Speaking of teams that are clueless, the Denver Broncos might be at the head of that list. Not only did they fail to get a quarterback to replace Jay Cutler, they added another running back, which might be a really good pick, but it doesn’t make sense since they added two other backs in free agency. NFL betting fans should realize that now their backfield includes Knowshon Moreno, Selvin Young, Ryan Torrain, Peyton Hillis, J.J. Arrington and LaMont Jordan. Well, at least Kyle Orton will have someone to hand the ball off to.

The Broncos lack identity and direction, which could make Josh McDaniels stay as head coach a very short one.

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