If you are at all interested in Sports Betting then you need to understand the
2006 NFL Draft.
What initially seemed to be a predictable rookie draft
actually turned into one with much intrigue and surprise. The organization with
the overall first selection
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have its sights set on selecting USC running back, and Heisman Trophy winner,
Reggie Bush. The dynamic playmaker seemed to be just the answer for an
organization that had struggled to generate points, or excitement, in it first
four years in existence. Adding to the drama, many Houstonians were hoping that
the team would select University of Texas standout quarterback, and Rose Bowl
hero, Vince Young.
However, in the days leading to the draft
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commitment to franchise quarterback, David Carr and announced that they would
not be selecting Young with the first pick. With Young out of the picture, the
team began contract negotiations with Bush and North Carolina St. defensive end,
Mario Williams. Williams was thought to be a cant miss defensive prospect in the
mold of Julius Peppers, or even the legendary, Reggie White. But with Bush being
touted as a once in a lifetime player, it appeared that Williams was just being
used as a bluff in negotiations with Bush.
Unable to come to agreement
with Bush and his representatives, hours before the draft, the Houston Texans
announced that they had an agreement in place with Mario Williams, and that he
would the #1 selection in the 2006 NFL draft. NFL fans were shocked
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downright angry. For a team that needed offense and excitement, Bush seemed to
be the only choice, regardless of the price. Texans management immediately began
to justify and put a spin on their decision to take Williams, and insisted that
the defensive stud was whom the team needed to build around, and that the
decision was not strictly a financial one.
After the Texans passed on
him, Reggie Bush landed in the laps of the long-suffering New Orleans Saints. As
nobody had seriously anticipated Bush being passed over by the Texans, this may
have been the greatest day in franchise history. A sense of hope was restored to
a city that had never had a winning football team and was recently devastated by
Hurricane Katrina.
The third pick in the draft, owned by the Tennessee
Titans, also had a bit of mystery and subplot attached to it. The team refused
to re-sign veteran quarterback Steve McNair to a long-term contract and it was
generally accepted that they would build the future of the team around a
quarterback with that third draft pick. The question was, would it be Vince
Young (a favorite of owner
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(a favorite, and former pupil, of offensive coordinator, Norm Chowd). In the
end, the man signing the checks won out, and the Titans selected Vince Young.
Back in Houston, many people believed that this was just another example of
Adams rubbing their noses in the dirt, much like he did when he moved the citys
beloved Houston Oilers to Tennessee in 1997. Finally, in what was largely
considered the biggest surprise of the entire draft
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tenth pick, falling to the Arizona Cardinals.
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REDUCING ANGER
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* do not try to give any kind of
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