Reaction to Loadholt's selection swifter than Big Phil himself
Published: 4/26/2009 6:54 PM
Last Modified: 4/26/2009 6:54 PM
The NFL Draft has gotten so out-of-hand big that it's more interesting following the instant analysis/blogging of the picks than the picks themselves.
Take Phil Loadholt for example. I haven't heard from him, or the Minnesota Vikings, the team that selected the former Oklahoma O-lineman in Saturday's second round, or Mel Kiper for his take on the pick.
Still, reaction to the selection is just a couple keyboard strikes away.
Jeffri Chadiha of ESPN.com loved the pick: "The Vikings now will have the 6-8, 343-pound Loadholt at right tackle and 6-8, 335-pound Bryant McKinnie at left tackle... (Adrian) Peterson just became the front-runner for league MVP honors with this move."
Pete Prisco of CBSSportsline.com gave Minnesota an A for its selection of Loadholt, writing: "This might be my favorite pick of the second round. He will push for time at right tackle right away. He's a mauler."
Jim Trotter of SI.com went the opposite direction. He called Loadholt "lumbering" and the Vikings a first-day "loser" for drafting Loadholt and Percy Harvin.
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
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