The NFL Draft started last night. Here are 5 reactions the big night and round 1 of this year’s draft. More reactions on the other rounds this weekend but for now let’s get started.

What the hell is everyone doing???

After Bryce Young, I don’t know what the first 10-15 teams were doing. The Texans took Stroud…okay. But then trade a bunch of picks including there 1st round pick for 2024. Spoiler alert, that will be a top 3 pick they just gave the Cardinals. They did this to get a defensive end, arguably the deepest position in the draft. I thought the Texans would screw things up by not taking a quarterback. Instead they were like, surprise, Jeff. We are going to screw things up in a new and creative way. Colts take a QB, probably too high, but fine. Then Seattle drafting 5 because the Broncos are idiots, take a corner. I mean, it’s fine but is he even the best corner? Seems like a reach. Then things start to get nutty. The Cardinals trade back up to 6 giving up some of the draft capital they just gained. Raiders take a DE when they literally don’t have anyone who can cover anybody. Falcons take a running back at 8…when they have 3 good running backs. Eagles trade up 1 spot and somehow land the highest rated player in the draft. Bears and Titans reach on linemen and then the Lions go running back too. More on the running backs in a minute. Packers sort of get things back on track with a reasonable edge rusher pick. The Steelers trade up for an O-lineman which makes sense because they can’t block anyone. And then the Jets draft an edge player despite their defense already being stacked and their O-line being terrible. The Commanders who pretty much need everything, pick the 5th best corner in the draft to wrap up probably the most bizarre first 16 picks I have ever seen. This is why bad teams stay bad. Speaking of which…

Lions and Falcons fumble picks:

See what I did there…fumble…get it. Anyway, I am not sure what the crap these teams are doing. Let’s start with the Falcons. The Falcons have so many holes and had so many options at pick 8. Including Jalen Carter the highest rated player in the draft who just got done playing ball in your state. Instead they pick the running back from Texas. Look, I get that he is the best RB in the draft but why, just why? Last year you ran for over 2700 yards. You have 3 capable running backs in Allgeier, Patterson and Huntley. Allgeier had a thousand yards as a rookie. Meanwhile, your defense is terrible and your o-line isn’t all that great. Then Detroit who couldn’t stop anyone besides Aaron Rodgers last year, decided to trade back so they could take the second best running back in the draft. Mind you, they already have Swift who is very good and just spent money in the offseason to get David Montgomery from the Bears. So why spend this pick on a running back when you have so many other needs? These loser franchises really show you what they are made of in these moments.

This Draft was almost perfect for the Chiefs…Almost:

With the stupidity of the 12 out of the first 16 picks, things were looking great for the Chiefs. All four of the top wide receivers were still on the board along with multiple defensive linemen we would be interested in. Then pick 20 came along. Four receivers in a row go and then after a tight end, a DT, OT, DE, DT, and DE that all would have been great picks. But alas, we didn’t get any of them. The whole time I thought, well maybe we will get this guy and then that guy immediately got drafted. It was a bummer but it is the price you pay for winning. We draft last and no one wants to give us a reasonable trade deal to move up. It’s all good though because we have Mahomes, Kelce and Reid.

No more excuses for Lamar:

The Ravens caved and paid Lamar. I believe they will regret this by mid October. One of two things usually happens with the Ravens if not both. They either start off hot for the first 4-6 weeks and then fizzle off or everyone gets hurt. Lamar just isn’t that good of a quarterback. Everyone is blaming the lack of weapons but I am not buying it. Now he will have Mark Andrews, OBJ and Zay Flowers, arguably the best receiver in the draft. No excuses. My bet is he will put up slightly better stats but still be middle of the pack before running a bunch and getting injured. The Ravens run a lot for a reason. Making him the highest paid player in the league is ridiculous and sets them up for problems for years to come. Maybe he will prove me wrong. Or maybe he will be on the injury report in November.

Well Done KC!:

The draft set up is amazing. The lights changing colors for each team was really cool. The place was packed with fans and especially Chiefs fans. We represented well. Mahomes and Kelce kicked off the draft and Clark Hunt closed out the night. We are the champs and we acted like it but were excellent hosts as well. The whole place looked great and was a good representation of KC. Excited to see what Veach does with the rest of the draft and excited to see KC shine for the next two days.

Tune in on Sunday when I do a recap of rounds 2-7.