2008 Draft Review

Just wanted to point out some of the ha-ha's from the 2008 draft class (you know the one).  I figured since we're going to start speculating very soon on who is good and who is garbage, we should review what the "experts" were saying about our number one draft pick.

Pat Yasinskas starts out our jouney into the past after the jump.

Most surprising move: Tennessee Titans.  Johnson is undersized and may be nothing more than a third-down back. Johnson is explosive and could provide a nice complement to White, but you don't draft complementary players in the first round.

This was actually the first analysis that I found, and it's comparatively not so damning as the others.

ESPN Draft Tracker had the following to say:

[Chris Johnson] is a reach in our opinion. At 197 pounds, there are concerns about Johnson's ability to take the kind of pounding NFL running backs endure. He's also not great between the tackles and has had fumble issues.  Johnson can also make an impact in the kickoff return game.

The SI Film Room said we drafted CJ to be a kick returner.  ORLY?

Johnson is undersized compared to most feature backs in the NFL, and he won't break a lot of tackles or push piles.  Chris Johnson is most valuable as a situational running back and kick returner.

Finally, I thought I should include some random dude's assessment, since, you know, random dudes.  "Armin" ranks us at the top of the Top 5 Worst Drafts:

Ouch. For the third straight year, the Titans selected a running back in the first two rounds of the draft. Not to mention, Chris Johnson was on no one's radar as a 1st-round draft pick before the combine. If that's not a red flag, then I would like to know what is. Defensive end Jason Jones and WR Lavelle Hawkins may very well be the keys to any value being reaped out of this draft for Tennessee.

Double points for claiming Hawk was the better pickup btw.

So, just remember, the next time you're bored at work and you read that we're going to be drafting Brian Price or Everson Griffen, just laugh and try to relax until April.  In fact, you probably know more than Mel Kiper.