Clark Judge Of CBS Sports Gives View Of The 2011 NFL Draft

Clark Judge has covered the NFL Draft for CBS Sports as an NFL Columnist since 1982, and so has a reasoned, seasoned view of the 2011 NFL Draft. We talked about the draft at the NFL Play 60 event in Chelsea Park last week, where Judge offered that it, contrary to this blogger's assertions, was not the most contentious of all recent drafts - the 2005 Draft was.

"It's one of them, certainly, but I remember back in 2005," he said. "Reminds me a little of the 2005 Draft. San Francisco had it (the first pick in the first round), nobody wanted it. So they wanted to trade out of there - couldn't. So they ended up drafting for need, took a quarterback - Aaron Rogers or Alex Smith, they took Alex Smith."

"In this draft, you go 'Is Cam Newton the best quarterback out there?' I don't know. Maybe? But no one knows. Is he the best player? Probably not. I think Patrick Peterson's probably the best player in the draft. Everyone's got a hole in them, and Patrick Peterson, after three or four year, might be a safety, not a cornerback. So, it's a draft that's got a lot of talent, but not one consensus guy like Ndamukong Suh was last year. I remember, a few years ago, (2008), Calvin Johnson (Detroit Wide Receiver) was the consensus guy. You don't hear that this year."

For Clark's views on the NFL Draft and the NFL, click here: CBS Clark.

I noticed he's soured on Cam Newton's chances, but I think Newton, especially with all the crap thrown at him from the mainstream media, is going to perform extremely well.   Regardless, that, the debates, is what makes NFL Draft Prospect watching fun.