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| Ben Liebenberg NFL.com |
It's probably not much of a secret that's for sure but the St. Louis Rams will most likely choose Sam Bradford as the overall #1 pick tonight in what is to be the NFL's Primetime Draft day. The first round picks will be highlighted with a score of franchise to be players this year. A year like no other in most accounts since 1983.
Starting with St. Louis' opening selection tonight. The Rams need a franchise quarterback. They have entertained trade offers, but so far reportedly only Cleveland has shown more than passing interest in the pick.
With Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, and Tim Tebow as the other highly rated players at the position will make it an interesting draft. Along with the defensive core of lineman, actually a well respected group on both sides of the ball will make it interesting.
Safety Eric Berry from the University of Tennessee will surely go in the top 5 most presumably to Kansas City Chiefs who are in dire need of a well rounded player at that position. After that it's anyone's guess. I think we will see a lot of shifting in the beginning to make it interesting for Primetime. Who's your favorite?
The league's three-day format for the draft, starting with round one tonight, should gain a broader audience than what the traditional weekend afternoons gave the NFL.
"This is America's most popular sport, and we're going to spread out our best offseason event,'' commissioner Roger Goodell said. "We're looking to expand our audience, and we've got a lot of marketing and entertaining ideas to implement over these three days.''
Oh and did anyone mention that the NBA is a little upset that the NFL is pushing them around so to speak. At least that's what they seem to think. Here's what Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks had to say.
"I just don't think the NFL is playing themselves out to be a good partner," Cuban said, per the Dallas Morning News. "You can't operate professional sports in a vacuum ... It's a cyclical business. Always has been. Always will be. How you treat people when you're at the top is usually a good reflection on how they treat you when you're on your way down." NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
