The 2010 SB Nation NFL Mock Draft is underway, with each SB Nation blogger making selections for their respective teams. VanRam, lead blogger at SB Nation's St. Louis Rams blog, Turf Show Times, checks in to make the first overall selection in this year's mock. Take it away, sir!
2010 SB Nation NFL Mock Draft: Round 1, Pick 1
With the first overall pick in the 2010 SB Nation NFL Mock Draft, the St. Louis Rams have selected Sam Bradford, quarterback, Oklahoma.
VanRam says: Re-building projects need cornerstones, both for ceremonial purposes and for the structure itself. When you’ve been tasked with re-building a franchise from mostly ashes, you have to get those vital cornerstones in place as you move forward.
St. Louis Rams general manager Billy Devaney and his rookie coaching staff (led by Steve Spagnuolo) started up front last year, drafting OT Jason Smith with the second overall pick, signing free agent C Jason Brown and releasing oft-injured future Hall of Fame tackle Orlando Pace. The defensive line needs work as well, but there is no more essential cornerstone in professional football than at quarterback. Sam Bradford is the best quarterback available, with medical questions almost certainly cleared. Bradford might not truly be the best player available in the draft (at the top of his game he is pretty close to it), but he is good enough to be the future face of the Rams - the cornerstone they need to take the next step forward after watching their dwindling offensive capabilities not even get them to 11 points a game last season.
Mocking Dan reacts: There’s not a lot here for me to say, as I’ve been saying Bradford to St. Louis for a couple of months now. He would be the face of the team’s franchise as it tries to regain credibility.
The consensus has become that Ndamukong Suh is the most talented player in this year’s draft. But how many wins does a defensive tackle get you compared to a quarterback?
Mocking the Draft’s Top 5 remaining prospects: 1 - Ndamukong Suh/DT/Nebraska, 2 - Eric Berry/S/Tennessee, 3 - Gerald McCoy/DT/Oklahoma, 4 - Russell Okung/OT/Oklahoma State, 5 - Rolando McClain/MLB/AlabamaSound off, SB Nation! What say you of the Bradford-to-St. Louis pick? Please be sure to check out Turf Show Times for all of your Rams needs.
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