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Ryan Clady: From Broncos to Broncos

I’m not sure if I can remember a time when the Broncos drafted the player in the first round that I wanted them to.  As my previous article indicated, that streak ended definitely just a few minutes ago.  I’m obviously very pleased with another streak starting—Ryan Clady continues to play for a team that wears orange and blue and has a Bronco as their logo.

I’ll obviously comment on Clady plenty in the future, but I’d also like to make some general points about the draft:

–The Raiders’ selection of Darren McFadden was a tough pill to swallow, but at least I was prepared for it.  Remember, I also thought that the Raiders got an absolute steal last year in Michael Bush.  Putting those two in a running back by committee is going to be a challenge to stop.  At least the Broncos have to be prepared to stop the likes of LaDainian Tomlinson and Larry Johnson, anyway.

–The Chiefs have also made themselves much better with the two picks they’ve made so far—Glenn Dorsey and Branden Albert.  They are currently a disaster on both lines, and players that that will bring them back to respectability sooner.

The bottom line is that in only fifteen picks, three of the four AFC West teams have gotten decently better.

–You have to love the New York Jets fans showing their displeasure on draft day, and this day it all went towards the Patriots.  I can’t remember a draft pick that has been booed that loudly, both before and after the pick happened.  Jets fans also have to enjoy at least the notion that their team selected a player (Vernon Gholston) right before their rival, who everyone thought would be a great fit for the Patriots.

–The only real “bad” pick that I’ve seen thus for was the Jaguars’ huge trade up to get Derrick Harvey from Florida.  I thought that the Broncos paid too much to trade up for fellow Gator Jarivs Moss last year, but this one takes the cake.

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