Purdue has its worst draft in years
by BoilerTMill on Apr 24, 2010 11:18 PM EDT
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I wanted to wait until the end of the NFL Draft to post my entry, hoping that I would have more than Mike Neal tonight, Unfortunately for Purdue, the draft after Neal was chosen 46th overall was as disappointing as the previews before "Date Night" that I saw tonight with Mrs. T-Mill. Those previews included a trailer for Sex and the City 2, which like Jimmy Montana's draft experience, is a long national nightmare that received way too much coverage. Although I would rather watch Sex and the City 2 on repeat than see any Notre Dame football when they are not losing or playing Purdue.
Back to the Draft though. It was a disappointing day. I knew we didn't have many early round guys outside of Neal, but I expected someone to take a flyer on Joey Elliott or David Pender in the later rounds. In the end, Neal is the only one who had his name called. I did manage to find some information on the other undrafted guys that inked some free agent deals today. Bear in mind, this is of 11pm on Saturday night, so this list will likely change.
Jared Zwilling - Zwilling will get a chance to make it with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is joining undrafted big name Jevan Snead from Mississippi on their list.
Joey Elliott - This is the player that I thought would get drafted but didn't. As I reported last week, the Dolphins were very interested in him. J Money thought he would end up in Houston, instead, he will jump into the QB mess in Philadelphia with Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb. If he can get on as the #3 guy you never know. Eagles fans automatically think he deserves a chance because he's not Donovan McNabb.
Sadly, those two were the only guys I could find tonight that had inked a deal with anyone. While I loved all of our seniors from last season, I think it is a sign of the difficult transition and loss of talent when only three guys ink NFL deals after we're used to having about five times that many via the draft or free agency. This list can change, however. I'll post updates as I can find them.
UPDATE: We have two more guys to add to the list. The Colts have picked up Brandon King. With all the injuries in the secondary last year he might have a decent shot of making a practice quad, too. Since he has safety experience he can also compete to make the roster when Bob Sanders inevitably gets hurt. David Pender will be joining Joey Elliott in Philadelphia. At this point I would be surprised if anyone else got a look except for maybe Jaycen Taylor.
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Sad to see this...
But not really surprised. Looking at our teams the last few years, apart from beating OSU and Mich last season, we haven’t exactly impressed anyone.
I feel sorry for our boys, but this shouldn’t come as a shock. Jaycen Taylor was limited by injuries throughout his career and didn’t get the time he deserved. David Pender was great, but again our record seems to diminish his accomplishments. The Duke had one year as a starter, and some rough first games, so it doesn’t stun me that he wasn’t picked.
The biggest one I felt was Torri Williams – he played a ton during his time at Purdue, and well enough that you think a team would take a chance on him in the later rounds. But all this stuff is speculative anyway, any number of great players were drafted late/not at all, while we can all easily recite a long list of draft busts.
Let’s always support our guys who make it to the next level, but we need to also refocus and get excited about this next season. It’s only through accomplishment that our program will continue to attract great players – as fans, it’s our job to give them the best gameday situations we can. We shouldn’t hang our heads – let’s get ready to give Coach Hope and his boys a great season of support!
Agreed
Well stated Mattdsm.
in the last few years we’ve at best craw fished our way into the mid/low-tier bowl series with the MAC. Now is the time to wake up and focus on the future with DHope and the boys! I do expect better. Please note I’ll a clean program with a high graduation rate than a National Championship with and band of inked thugs and future criminals.
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I’m not sure where I saw this (maybe Mike Carmin’s blog?), but David Pender was picked up by Philly and Brandon King is now a Colt.
by dbaltman on Apr 25, 2010 3:56 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
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I wouldn't call it dissapointing....just realistic.
Neal was projected as a 4th rounder, so being taken in the 2nd was kind of a surprise. And Green Bay will be an excellent opportunity for him.
Elliot only had one year of playing time. Sure, he played better as the season went on, but he was the ideal kind of QB where you don’t waste a draft pick, you just pick him up as a UDFA.
I thought Pender and King had mediocre senior seasons and holes in their game. Williams was injured a lot during his career. Again, I think you waste a draft pick if you can just get them on the open market.
I’m more surprised Greg Middleton went undrafted than any of our guys.
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Torri Williams got drafted
"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time."
-Vince Lombardi
by OldGoldandBlackColt21 on Apr 25, 2010 10:21 AM EDT reply actions
by the raiders in the 6th round
"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time."
-Vince Lombardi
by OldGoldandBlackColt21 on Apr 25, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2010/draft/breakdowns/by_round/6.html?eref=sihp
yes he did #190
"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time."
-Vince Lombardi
by OldGoldandBlackColt21 on Apr 25, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
That is wrong
the 190th pick to the Raiders was Travis Goethel from Arizona State. ESPN and NFL Network confirm it. Also, I was watching the 6th round and Torri was not drafted.
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i guess i was wrong
but i saw his name come up on espn draft coverage as a raiders draft pick and si.com says the same thing
"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time."
-Vince Lombardi
by OldGoldandBlackColt21 on Apr 25, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep.
Travis was the 190th pick. Funny that his name shows up here. He’s my wife’s cousin.
I also figured Williams would be drafted.
Pender
I was surprised Pender didn’t get picked considering his 4.43 (?) 40 time. Not surprised to see Elliott passed over, he doesn’t have the arm.
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I'm still shocked that a team picked up Joey Elliott
I don’t know what the Eagles were thinking.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
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Zwilling
I think its funny that he’s going into camp on the Bucs who already have a Zutah on their offensive line so they probably will lead in the league in “Z” lineman in camp.
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I don't really like Neal going to the Packers
Being a Chargers fan I’m pretty familiar with the 3-4 defense and I just don’t get how he fits in there. Most 3-4 DEs are taller than Neal and need to take on double teams without necessarily worry about getting through the line to make plays in the backfield. I saw Neal as more of a Tampa-2 type DT or possibly a blitz-happy 4-3 scheme like NYG, Phil and StL.
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