Given that there wasn't a lot of great offensive talent at skill positions available this year, most teams in the AFC focused on upgrading their defenses in hopes of chasing down top quarterbacks Tom Brady of New England and Peyton Manning of Indianapolis. Either that or they spent high picks on offensive linemen in hopes of having the type of running attacks to keep the ball away from those quarterbacks.
In that vein, New York added pass rusher Vernon Gholston, an amazing physical specimen from Ohio State, while Jacksonville made two trades up to nab defensive ends Derrick Harvey of Florida and Quentin Groves of Auburn.
Not surprisingly, Miami and Kansas City took big strides toward rebuilding their depleted offensive and defensive lines. New England made key moves to improve their aging linebacking corps and Indianapolis made picks with an eye toward the future.
But the biggest move of the draft was Oakland taking Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, the most obvious game-changing talent in the draft. The Raiders continued one of the most aggressive offseasons in the NFL, going neck-and-neck with the Jets.
That helped give the Raiders a good grade in the draft. We'll see how it helps during the season:
CLICK it 4 full read-side note: McFadden to the Raiders - even i was estatic over that move, why? he's a great player and will be a huge force to reckon with. i'm a bit biased too, i had alot of ppl. pullin for this guy to go to the Bay!!!
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In that vein, New York added pass rusher Vernon Gholston, an amazing physical specimen from Ohio State, while Jacksonville made two trades up to nab defensive ends Derrick Harvey of Florida and Quentin Groves of Auburn.
Not surprisingly, Miami and Kansas City took big strides toward rebuilding their depleted offensive and defensive lines. New England made key moves to improve their aging linebacking corps and Indianapolis made picks with an eye toward the future.
But the biggest move of the draft was Oakland taking Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, the most obvious game-changing talent in the draft. The Raiders continued one of the most aggressive offseasons in the NFL, going neck-and-neck with the Jets.
That helped give the Raiders a good grade in the draft. We'll see how it helps during the season:
CLICK it 4 full read-side note: McFadden to the Raiders - even i was estatic over that move, why? he's a great player and will be a huge force to reckon with. i'm a bit biased too, i had alot of ppl. pullin for this guy to go to the Bay!!!
Original Story:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Al....
