Please Get Matt Forte In The Second Round

Never mind the fact that Matt Forte dominated Conf. USA, the dude is a straight baller! Over 2000 rushing yards his senior season. Senior Bowl invitee who goes on the earn Offensive MVP of the game. Finance major who also earned Student-Athlete of the Year in 2007. Catches the ball out of the backfield with the best of them. A more than capable blocker. 6'1" 221lbs with room to grow and runs a 4.4 forty.

His running style reminds me of...wait for it...Adrian Peterson! Kind of an upright runner who gets north and south in a hurry. Has nice wiggle but is always looking to run straight ahead as soon as possible. The Broncos would love this guy.

Forte probably wont sneak into the first round, but he wont slip into the third. If the Chargers want Forte, they need to pull an Eric Weddle-like trade and work their way back into the second round. Matter of fact, the Chargers need to get a few second and third round picks but don't ask me how to do it. Just get it done!

Its ridiculous how well Matt Forte fits the profile of a successful San Diego Charger. And his skill set and size offers a rare blend which Norv Turner and staff and exploit to the fullest. I hope to see this guy in Bolts.

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Antonio Gates is easily one of the best tight ends to have ever played NFL football, but I doubt he would get into the Hall of Fame now if his career were to mysteriously end now. Why? Because, despite eye-popping numbers and video-highlight reels to die for, careers like Gates' are a microcosm of what's wrong with the modern corporate game and inherent problems trying to rate individual players in a team sport.

If Antonio had had a stellar college career as a tight end and retired tomorrow, he might make it in; but as someone who was UNdrafted yet enormously successful, his career makes the prognosticator industry look less than the Grand Pooba's they purport to be. Ditto for Gates' quick ascent to lofty numbers. Naysayers will mention Brees' lack of success with the deep pass, or L.T.'s phenominal success will be used as a "qualifier" against Gates' induction merit as he was "only a part" of a great offensive team. It's ironic, even foolish, but Gates needs to escape the "shadow" of L.T.'s iconic career to solidly define his own. Nowadays Jackson, Sproles, and others are getting more balls thrown to them too. So it will be, by offensive design, probably difficult for Gates to continue on with the pace of his earlier success; and that's assuming he can stay healthy. But whatever accolades may come his way eventually, he has been just fantastic to watch as a Charger.

Personally, I'd even rate him slightly above the great Kellen Winslow here, and Winslow's in the HoF. Winslow's career here also reiterates my earlier point; he was pivotal to the NFL to a large degree because his position was pivotal to the passing attack introduced to the NFL by Don Coryell and his staff. Yet, AMAZINGLY, relatively few folks are clamoring so much for Coryell's overdue induction into the HoF!? Coryell deserves to be there as much as anyone, period! But Don loved football and football players first and foremost, and never did the Corporate or media dance. Truth is, none are so blind as those that refuse to see.

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