- For the first time in a long while, Yours Truly's beloved Dallas Cowboys picked a wide receiver in the draft and they did it in the first round, no less. Dez Bryant was suspended for most of the past season for not being totally truthful in his dealings with former All-Pro Deion Sanders (a former Cowboy), and as a result many teams shied away from him due to his perceived "character issues". Talent-wise he should go in the top five, and once he started sliding and fell behind Demaryius Thomas (drafted by the Denver Broncos at number 22), Jerry Jones decided to trade up to number 24 and pick the former Oklahoma State Cowboy.
- More on Bryant. The Dallas Cowboys website started selling the Bryant jerseys not long after the selection. When Yours Truly logged onto it, it was kind of disappointing. No, it has nothing to do with the design (Cowboys have one of the best, if not THE best uniform in the NFL) or the price (Yours Truly can't afford one anyway). The disappointing thing was the jersey number, 88. The "88 Bryant" jersey reminded Yours Truly of Antonio Bryant, a former Cowboy who is now playing for the Cincinnati Bengals. AB wore number 88 during his days with the Cowboys, but didn't quite live up to expectation. Will the new Bryant follow his footsteps?
- Despite the flurry of trades in the first round, the Indianapolis Colts benefitted by not doing anything at all. And when it was their turn to pick at number 31, TCU's Jerry Hughes fell right into their lap. Hughes, an undersized defensive end, has often been compared with Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, two similarly undersized and good pass rushers. And yes, both Freeney and Mathis are playing for the Colts.
- Maurkice Pouncey going to the Pittsburgh Steelers couldn't be more appropriate. It continues the team's tradition of drafting outstanding centres throughout the years. They had drafted Mike Webster and Dermontti Dawson (Ray Mansfield and Jeff Hartings were not drafted by the Steelers), and now they have Pouncey.
- The reason why the Minnesota Vikings traded out of the first round? They were disgusted by the drafting of Tim Tebow by the Denver Broncos. Tebow would have been a great fit for the Vikings since he would sit for a year or two and learn his trades from Brett Favre.
- Note to parents: If you want your kid to be drafted by an NFL team way before they should be, you have got to name your kid "Tyson", and let him play defensive tackle. Last year, Penn State's Tyson Jackson went number 3 to the Kansas City Chiefs when everyone thought he should go lower. And this year, Tyson Alualu went number 10 to the Jacksonville Jaguars, when many predicted that the defensive tackle from California should be drafted in round two, at the earliest.
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