Lombardi must be out his mind. Let's at least get in to training camp, full pads, and some hitting before we give up on Joe Haden. I'll admit that I wanted Earl Thomas with the pick...but on the night of the draft, it took me the drive from Shaker to Walton Hills to accept and get excited about Joe Haden at #7. This kid was considered one of the best, if not the best athlete on an incredibly talented Gator squad. And all the scouts and "experts" readily admit that Joe Haden has only scratched the surface of his potential at the CB position.

At the presser for round 1, Heckert was asked if it was difficult to choose between Kyle Wilson & Joe Haden, to which he immediately replied "NO"!! Will there be some growing pains, will he have to adjust to the speed of the pro game...absolutely. But to already surmise that he doesn't have the speed to play the position is asinine and for Lombardi to make such claims severely impeaches his credibility.

I'm relieved it's over with. LBJ has held this city and organization hostage for far too long. I've worried about his possible departure since we won the draft lottery. I most definitely wanted him to say, but reflecting on it a week removed from the "decision"...I think as fans we are better off without him. We mistakenly assumed that the most important thing to LBJ was winning a championship HERE...but as he said last week, "Championships are championships." Even having grown up in this region, played here professionally for seven years, he just doesn't get it. That might have been the hardest thing for me to accept. Here I thought this kid was like family, only to find out I never really knew him at all. I'll never make that mistake again.