Draft Recap

               Welcome everyone to the summer edition of the WahooWatch, finals are now over and I can return to hopefully fairly regular coverage of the Wahoos. The 2009 NFL Draft has come and gone and it was full of surprises. We’ll break this down player by player and I’ll give my opinions on the scenarios that the players find themselves in.

Eugene Monroe- 8^th Overall to Jacksonville

                This was a surprise to me. I felt certain that Monroe would go ahead of Andre Smith of Alabama but he is entering a great situation in Jacksonville where he will anchor an offensive line that is in dire need of repair. The Jags also took Eben Britton to play right tackle and turned a weakness of last year into a potential strength.

Clint Sintim- 45^th Overall (2^nd Round) to Giants

                Right about where I thought Sintim would good but I did not expect him to go to a 4-3 defense. Obviously Sintim has proven that he can cover well enough to join a fairly strong linebacking corps in New York, great news for redskins fans.

Cedric Peerman- 185^th Overall (6^th Round) to Baltimore

                This is much MUCH later than I expected Cedric to go. The ravens got a steal in the 6^th round. Peerman will probably return kicks this season but will most likely  not see much time at running back unless Willis McGahee continues to struggle.

John Phillips 208^th Overall (6^th Round) to Dallas

                Phillips comes into a soap opera in Dallas and will probably be a special teamer for a while. Jason Witten is still one of the top tight ends in the league and is probably not going anywhere for a while. Phillips is still a steal in the 6^th round and could find his way onto the field with a strong showing in camp.

Kevin Ogletree- Undrafted to Dallas

                Watching Kevin go undrafted broke my heart. He signs on with Dallas where he could play special teams but it doesn’t look good. Note to every receiver who is not a first round lock, come back to school.

Antonio Appleby- Undrafted to New England

                Great guy going into a great situation. If Appleby works hard he can make the team as a special teamer and possibly grab one of the many open linebacker spots as the pats get older

 

Overall a good draft for the Hoos. Sintim and Monroe will most likely start from day one. I feel terrible for Kevin but this should motivate him to work harder and potential make a team that has a void at receiver.

 

For the rest of the summer look for coverage of baseball, tennis and lacrosse in the post season and profiles of new football coaches and what the spread offense will look like. Thanks for reading!