2005 NFL Draft
Posted at 11:26 pm on Friday, April 22nd, 2005 by VinceHere we are, roughly 12 hours away from the 2005 NFL Draft. There aren’t very big names at the top, so the the top 10 this year will be very interesting. No one really knows who the 49ers are going to pick. They might even trade down. There is alot of uncertainty in this draft, and the first round should provide much drama.
Unfortunately, there is one thing that is certain for Hokie fans – there won’t be very many Virginia Tech players chosen on Saturday. At this point, only one player will be chosen on the 1st day, and that will be Eric Green. As reported by Kyle Tucker, of The Virginian-Pilot, Vincent Fuller looks to be the second Hokie picked in this year’s draft. However, Kyle is reporting that Fuller is going to be a fourth round pick. The biggest question for me is whether or not Bryan Randell gets drafted. While Randall had a great year last year as Virginia Tech’s “general”, he will be very lucky to even get drafted.
The lack of Hokies at this year’s draft tells us alot about the 2004 Virginia Tech football team. The term “overachievers” has been used over and over again, but I think that is too strong a word. The phrase “team united” has been applied to them, and that is definitely the best description. Having a true, honest-to-god team with no individual standouts playing as one unit can bring you much more success than just a group of great players. This is demonstrated by the difference between the 2003 and the 2004 teams.
While I won’t be able to celebrate very many Hokies getting drafted this weekend, my lack of celebration will only make me more proud of what the Tech football team accomplished last season. Their success came through a hardworking, blue-collar attitude that made me proud to be a Hokie.