What if Stoops and Gundy went in the first round?
Published: 4/28/2011 12:18 AM
Last Modified: 4/28/2011 12:18 AM
My favorite draft of all time wasn't in 2010, when Sam Bradford went No. 1 overall, or in '09, when Blake Griffin went first to the Clippers. It was '08. Not on ESPN or TNT, but Comedy Central.
Tiger Woods, taken No. 1 in the Racial Draft on "Chappelle's Show."
Sadly, the 2011 NFL Draft won't be nearly as interesting. Not with the Sooners and Cowboys sitting out the first round.
This year, this will have to do: the NFL Mock Draft College Football Coaches Edition on the Kegs 'N Eggs blog (bookmark it between now and September).
Oklahoma fans will be glad to hear Bob Stoops goes No. 2 overall to the Denver Broncos, right after Nick Saban to Carolina. "Tons of offense, thin air and defense is optional," K 'N E's Adam Kramer blogs. "There's no doubt Stoops is a top-three pick."
Kramer sends Mack Brown to the Arizona Cardinals at No. 5, writing: "If the NFL ever requires coaches to recruit in Texas… watch out."
Dallas selects Lane Kiffin at No. 9 ("This move actually happens in 2013 after Kiffin wins seven games and Jason Garrett is fired after only securing a wildcard spot"), then the Redskins "steal" Les Miles at No. 10.
Bo Pelini lasts until No. 19, when Giants fans jeer the pick. Kramer: "Upon hearing these boos, however, Pelini will fire up two middle fingers and the crowd will LOVE HIM."
At No. 24 to the Saints… Mike Gundy ("a solid, safe pick and the offense shouldn't skip a beat"). At No. 28 to the Patriots… Mike Leach. And finally, at No. 31 to the Steelers… Gary Pinkel.
"Most of the state has zero idea who he is," Kramer zings, "but they really, really, really love the potential graphic t-shirts."
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
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