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The Prospectus for Draft Y2K
John Clayton
ESPN The Magazine |
A quick overview of what each team needs, what each club really wants and the potential WWKD ("What would Kotite do?") for each franchise:
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Arizona Cardinals
Total picks: 8
Needs: DL, RB, OLB, S
Luxury: Extra fat guy for O-line
Minefield: Take Thomas Jones, neglect D-line |
Atlanta Falcons
Total picks: 6
Needs: G, DE, LB, S
Luxury: Backup for Jamal Anderson
Minefield: No backup, no place to hide for soft O-line |
Baltimore Ravens
Total picks: 7
Needs: WR, RB, S, OL
Luxury: Chad Pennington
Minefield: Trade fifth pick. Pick Ron Dayne. Dayne gets hurt (or fat) |
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Buffalo Bills
Total picks: 8
Needs: LB, DE, CB, S
Luxury: QB, for more controversy
Minefield: Forget O-line, QBs get clobbered. Upside: no controversy |
Carolina Panthers
Total picks: 6
Needs: OT, DT, LB, S
Luxury: RB to spell Biakabutuka
Minefield: RB who can spell "Biakabutuka" but can't run like him |
Chicago Bears
Total picks: 6
Needs: S, WR, G, DL
Luxury: Understudy for Curtis Enis
Minefield: Brian Urlacher. He's big, he's fast, he's not a safety |
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Cincinnati Bengals
Total picks: 7
Needs: CB, WR, S, OL
Luxury: A third for the front four
Minefield: Trade Corey Dillon. Pick Jamal Lewis. Lewis gets hurt (or fat) |
Cleveland Browns
Total picks: 14
Needs: Everything
Luxury: A third QB
Minefield: Gloating over Brown or LaVar and forgetting WR in Round 2
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Dallas Cowboys
Total picks: 5
Needs: CB, S, LB, OL
Luxury: A receiver -- a cheap one
Minefield: Continuing to think Paul Justin can back up Troy |
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Denver Broncos
Total picks: 9
Needs: WR, DB, DE, QB
Luxury: Another Georgia RB (Patrick Pass)
Minefield: SEC WRs (see also Marcus Nash and Travis McGriff) |
Detroit Lions
Total picks: 6
Needs: OL, RB, CB, DL
Luxury: Get a backup TE (named Bubba)
Minefield: Another brittle CB |
Green Bay Packers
Total picks: 14
Needs: DL, LB, OL, TE
Luxury: Starting TE (named Bubba)
Minefield: Failing to solve sack problem |
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Indianapolis Colts
Total picks: 7
Needs: MLB, OL, FB, DL
Luxury: Backup for Peyton's backup
Minefield: Taking a WR just because all the cool people are doing it |
Jacksonville Jaguars
Total picks: 11
Needs: OL, CB, WR, LB
Luxury: Backup RB to replace James Stewart
Minefield: Cap trouble has them drafting for budget, not need |
Kansas City Chiefs
Total picks: 8
Needs: RB, LB, WR, CB
Luxury: Sebastian Janikowski, kicker
Minefield: Sebastian Janikowski, scout ... in Warsaw
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Miami Dolphins
Total picks: 5
Needs: LB, TE, OL, RB
Luxury: CBs. Dave Wannstedt loves his CBs
Minefield: CFs -- convicted felons |
Minnesota Vikings
Total picks: 11
Needs: CB, DE, G, RB
Luxury: Wideout. Duh?
Minefield: A CB with a fragile ego who can't handle practice scorchings |
New England Patriots
Total picks: 11
Needs: OL, WR, DL, TE
Luxury: A DB to join the defense firm of Lawyer (Milloy) & (Ty) Law
Minefield: Don't blow that OL pick! |
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New Orleans Saints
Total picks: 8
Needs: CB, DE, LB, WR
Luxury: An FB (or PR guy) to block for Ricky Williams
Minefield: History |
New York Giants
Total picks: 7
Needs: RB, OL, CB, DL
Luxury: LB Julian Peterson
Minefield: Thomas Jones and Jamal Lewis are gone, leaving -- no! -- a Big Ten RB |
New York Jets
Total picks: 7
Needs: DL, TE, S, OL
Luxury: Another LB
Minefield: Don't trade up for Plaxico, do watch Keyshawn hold out |
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Oakland Raiders
Total picks: 6
Needs: WR, LB, DE, OL
Luxury: Pennington
Minefield: Assuming that Tim Brown will never slow down |
Philadelphia Eagles
Total picks: 9
Needs: WR, DT, TE, OL
Luxury: Center to succeed Steve Everitt
Minefield: Sit at 6. Watch Warrick go at 4, Simon at 5. Hear boos, again. |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Total picks: 9
Needs: WR, OT, CB, DE
Luxury: Pennington. Yawn
Minefield: Get Plaxico, who fits right in with slow wideout corps |
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St. Louis Rams
Total picks: 10
Needs: OT, OLB, CB, DT
Luxury: WR who invents cool dances
Minefield: Delusions of invincibility: "Forget right OT. Let's grab a kicker." |
San Diego Chargers
Total picks: 7
Needs: DT, DB, OLB, WR
Luxury: A QB to scare Ryan Leaf
Minefield: Bobby Beathard picks another WR. That'll scare Leaf |
San Francisco 49ers
Total picks: 10
Needs: CB, OLB, DE, QB
Luxury: Hard-hitting safety
Minefield: Use No. 1 on Pennington, waste 2-7 on soft-hitting D picks |
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Seattle Seahawks
Total picks: 8
Needs: WR, MLB, DL, OT
Luxury: A Neiman Marcus too-rich-for-your-blood OT
Minefield: Wal-Mart markdown DT |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Total picks: 8
Needs: WR, OT, TE, LB
Luxury: Bookend safety for John Lynch
Minefield: Players from Florida. Sapp, yes. Jacquez Green, no. |
Tennessee Titans
Total picks: 9
Needs: S, LB, CB, G
Luxury: Fill-in for Eddie George
Minefield: Round 2 (just like every other year) |
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Washington Redskins
Total picks: 7
Needs: LB, OT, WR, CB
Luxury: Warrick
Minefield: Business genius Dan Snyder trades top-3 pick |
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