NFL Draft: 2010 Mock Draft notes and C.J. Spiller

As of this writing, two NFL Draft: 2010 Mock Draft's have been presented in this space, but there's some misunderstanding of their intent by some. The idea with the Mock Drafts thus far was to present the player who this blogger felt was the best choice for each team.

The overall philosophy here is pick for need unless the best athlete available comes to you. Then, it doesn't matter if the player's a center and you have an experienced center (in fact that may be a good thing), or if you will have a logjam at wide receiver, you have the most effective team of players.

In the NFL Draft the idea is to find new players who can help your team, not draft to protect existing players. Otherwise, the a team like the Washington Redskins would never get better at a position.  The San Francisco 49ers have a golden chance to land a player, C.J. Spiller, that will change their offense overnight.  Yes, the Niners have Frank Gore, but Gore can't do this:



C.J. Spiller is a prime example of "best athlete available." That's why the Redskins should take him at #4 and the San Francisco 49rs should trade up to get him. But can you imagine C.J. Spiller with the Indianapolis Colts? You could punch Indy's ticket to Dallas for the Super Bowl on the day of the NFL Draft.

Stay tuned.