The Glorious Draft...

Maybe 17 hours is too much. But the NFL Draft is the only day besides Christmas that I voluntarily get up before 10 a.m.

I had hopes the Raiders could get an impact player. Vince Young, A.J. Hawk and Matt Leinart had all been projected to go at the 7th pick in various mocks. But a mock draft is more like a horrorscope then a true projection: Anything it gets right is more luck then anything.

And true to form the Raiders ended up with safety Michael Huff from Ohio State. This is one of those picks that I'm not upset with but not excited for. The film I've seen isn't great. He doesn't look over-powering or game changing.

But everyone thinks he will be a good pro. He may not be Ronnie Lott, but he isn't Gibson, so take the good with the bad.

But I can't help but wonder if the Titans had taken Leinart if Young slides to seven. It seemed the Raiders liked Young but weren't ready to pay that much for Leinart or Cutler. As much as I've been skeptical on Young's pro prospects, he seems much more intriguing than Huff.

And maybe if the Raiders win the coin toss with the Niners and get the sixth pick they could swing a trade with the Packers. Without the Niners sitting there to pick-off Vernon Davis, who the Packers were interested in, maybe the Raiders can throw enough in to make up the difference between Davis and Hawk on their board.

But the secondary needed help, even if need picks aren't very exciting.