David Garrard and Vince Young Can Join Jamarcus Russell At Sizzler
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 9:28AM Joe Simmons 
Day one of the NFL Draft had everyone amazed. Many teams addressed their needs while others just landed who they thought was the best pick. The Tennessee Titans were the first to shock the world as they chose Jake Locker. No doubt he is a first round talent but it just assures the public that the Titans wanted Vince Young but they couldn’t take on his baggage any more so they drafted a better version of him, or at least they think so. This cements Kerry Collins as the starter for the beginning of the season until they can get the Jake Locker era underway.
The next big surprise on the big board came as the Jacksonville Jaguars moved up into the spot previously held by the Redskins and chose Blaine Gabbert. It was obvious Gabbert was sweating in the green room as he was waiting to be chosen. But Gabbert going to Jacksonville? Last time I checked David Garrard (Bull City Native) had a 65% completion rating and one of the lowest INT/TD ratio’s in NFL history. Maybe this is a sign that the Jaguars are looking to move in another direction. Again they chose a mobile guy similar to what they already have. This is mind boggling.
The biggest surprise which sent twitter a buzz was the Minnesota Vikings choosing Christian Ponder. Christian “Bleeping” Ponder. No doubt in my mind now that Tarvaris Jackson is the most disrespected man in football. Christian Ponder is Tarvaris Jackson. Only he has a weaker arm and is probably a little slower. I guess this signifies the end of the Brett Favre, Joe Webb, Tarvaris Jackson era in Minnesota. I wish young Ponder good luck as he becomes the face of a franchise that shouldn’t even need a quarterback anyway with all that talent they have in the backfield.
Well it’s plainly obvious that teams are looking to get rid of the athletic quarterback and replace them with the “athletic quarterback”. Maybe its just a case of trying to get younger or maybe it’s a case of being tired of the same old thing. Either way you have to wonder why some teams made the choices they made.
By the way I couldn’t finish this post without mentioning the biggest winner on draft day 1. That’s right the Detroit Lions. That defensive front four just got better beyond belief with the addition of Nick Fairley. Having played for Coach Jim Schwartz I know he is smiling from ear to ear. Can’t blame him though, because who would have thought you would get the best defensive player in the draft at the position you did.
Hey that’s day 1 in a nutshell. If you get time stop by your local Sizzler and give a shout out to Jamarcus, Vince, and David.
Stay Breezy ~ I’m Out!
Reader Comments (7)
Yo, the fact that you had sizzler in the headline has me weak!!...lolol... Jamaracus is a clown .. Gerrard did the best he could with his skill set and team around and Vince ... well, you already know...lol
Sizzler... Come on man, you know the brothers gone be at Golden Corral or Ryans.. LMAO
Yall tripping out..lol Maybe Vince will work it out somewhere.. I mean he does have a great winning percentage
im just so glad everyone haten gabbert..........he iz going to shine in jacksonville and the critics will be
sizzlen with excuses like always when he leads them to a wildcard playoff..........i feel bad for mallett......
that much talent and he has to wait for the brady show to be done............and by the way, these analyst at
espn make me laugh alot when these morons never want to speak the truth----carson palmer is quitting cause
hes had enough of chad occo blinco cinco ...and with terrell owens soap opera added az well im
supprised palmer didnt commit suicide..........neither will be in the hall of fame cause they just both are
greedy babies worried about their stats more than the team............give it time, andy dalton will lose his mind
in ciny too.....marvin lewis needs to go........cincy wont go anywhere with those babies still there....................
............i agree with you joe on detroits 1st pick...they do need more offensive fire but they were smart to get
fairley.....what a line that will be.............................i think the biggest steel in the 3rd round ( besides mallett ), was
demarco murray going to dallas.....i cant believe he went so low.........ive watched these drafts for many many
many years and its fun during the season watchn how many teams were stupid not drafting these high caliber
players....and watchn these analyst come up with so many excuses when their picks dosent work out..................
............................keyshawn, mel, todd, get ready to eat your words again..............................................................
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oh yea by the way........mel kiper fans and todd mcshay fans, please dont think they predict these picks by
their football knowledge.....they get their info from their friends inside the teams organization...notice when
their picks go wrong they belly ache about the teams that didnt get them.........they both are a joke..............
..........their not psychics...............................PLEASE......................................................................................
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I wonder if David Carr, Alex Smith, Rex Grossman, Kyle Orton, Todd Collins, Patrick Ramsey, Cade McNown, Tim Couch, Scott Mitchell, or any of the other NFL bust will be dining at this same Sizzler? Funny, VY and David were much more productive than the players identified. But no criticism of them?
@ Michael.. I would take VY or Garrard over every guy you named.. If you read the article I argued that teams are replacing people who are productive with people just like them talent wise. It has me scratching my head. If you already have something and you like it, why would you not address another need. Seems like wasted picks to me.