hooskins
04-30-2006, 03:21 AM
According to Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports they did
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AsYDAmPmnQCO0SPeRScm8dY5nYcB?slug=cr-winnerslosers042906&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
THE WINNERS
Arizona Cardinals (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/ari/) – It may not translate onto the field, but Dennis Green sure has a way of looking great on draft day. After landing what was thought to be one of the best draft classes last season, Green shot to the top of the charts again this year. Not only did he land Mr. Golden Boy, Matt Leinart, but he also added massive guard Deuce Lutui in the second. For good measure, he pounced on Leonard Pope in the third round – a player some teams had rated as the No. 1 tight end.
Green Bay Packers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/gnb/) – The Packers needed an infusion of talent, and just by sheer bulk alone, they may have had the best first day of the draft. Selecting five players in the first 75 picks is always a nice luxury, and Green Bay picked up some quality talent. The Packers added two of the best linebackers in the country in A.J. Hawk and Abdul Hodge to their porous defense, then accentuated their first-day picks with some lesser-known talent like Daryn Colledge, Greg Jennings and Jason Spitz – three players who could all contribute as early as next season either as starters or special-teams players.
Tennessee Titans (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/ten/) – From a ticket standpoint, the Titans landed marketing whoppers with their lone pair of picks on Day 1. Watch reruns of the na..........
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AsYDAmPmnQCO0SPeRScm8dY5nYcB?slug=cr-winnerslosers042906&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
THE WINNERS
Arizona Cardinals (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/ari/) – It may not translate onto the field, but Dennis Green sure has a way of looking great on draft day. After landing what was thought to be one of the best draft classes last season, Green shot to the top of the charts again this year. Not only did he land Mr. Golden Boy, Matt Leinart, but he also added massive guard Deuce Lutui in the second. For good measure, he pounced on Leonard Pope in the third round – a player some teams had rated as the No. 1 tight end.
Green Bay Packers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/gnb/) – The Packers needed an infusion of talent, and just by sheer bulk alone, they may have had the best first day of the draft. Selecting five players in the first 75 picks is always a nice luxury, and Green Bay picked up some quality talent. The Packers added two of the best linebackers in the country in A.J. Hawk and Abdul Hodge to their porous defense, then accentuated their first-day picks with some lesser-known talent like Daryn Colledge, Greg Jennings and Jason Spitz – three players who could all contribute as early as next season either as starters or special-teams players.
Tennessee Titans (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/ten/) – From a ticket standpoint, the Titans landed marketing whoppers with their lone pair of picks on Day 1. Watch reruns of the na..........