The rest of the Cowboys draft wasn't quite as bad, but it wasn't very good either. We are also still at a loss to figure out what Green Bay was up to this year. The Packers' rationale was that they wanted to be in the top 10 in order to get an 'impact' player. Then trading 5 picks for three in order to move up a few spots in the middle rounds just added to our dilemna. And Giants' GM Ernie Accorsi was so giddy with the success of that move he made another move with his next pick, this time trading down and adding a selection.
Giant fans are still breathless.
The other New York team also moved up in the first round, but the Jets' move to secure WR Santana Moss wasn't met with universal praise. Some thought the addition of the electrifying Moss would be a huge boost to the Jets offense' which could combine Moss with Wayne Chrebet and Matt Hatcher and create some real matchup headaches for opposing coaches. Indeed, the only scenario in which Moss would not have been there would have been if a team such as Philadelphia had moved up ahead of them to grab Moss. There were also a couple of real posers in the second round. The 2001 draft will also go down as a draft in which the major programs almost totally dominated.