Day 1 thoughts

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by 281

honestly, the brown pick is a reach... but i gotta trust alex gibbs in what he's doing. i don't wanna sound like mcclain, but it's far too early to roast the pick at this point. his athleticism is excellent, and strength can always be worked on... coaching is going to make or break this pick, and the cards are in our favor.

That's pretty much where I sit on the issue. What really gets me is how Smith spoke on not reaching for players, on not targeting certain players or positions and, thus, reaching for them. Then that is exactly what they did. They took a player in a spot when he presumably would have been there later. They did exactly what they said good teams don't do, they reached.

With that being said - unless the staff is involved in some elaborate PR ploy to spin a bungled pick - they seem to be extremely excited about the pick. Alex Gibbs is the best OL coach in the game and he specifically targeted this guy. While Brown might have been one of the most uninspiring picks in franchise history, you won't find me second guessing a coach with the pedigree that Gibbs has.

I'd much have preferred Cason at 26 but if Gibbs liked Brown enough to take him at 26, then that's enough for me to sit back and watch without doubting the FO in the least. Plus, I'm really excited about Molden so that did a lot to disfuse any concern I had about missing on DRC and McKelvin in the first and then Godrey in the third.