If you had to pick between being the best player on the worst NFL team and being a good player on the best NFL team, which would you pick?
Personally, I would want to be on the best team. You would have the best chance of getting a Super Bowl ring, and isn’t that the reason the game is played?
The NFL held its draft for the 2004-05 season Saturday. Apparently it was very dramatic, from what the announcers said, but if you were watching it, that was far from truth.
Eli Manning was the first to be picked, by the San Diego Chargers. And if anyone has followed football for the past decade, they know that going to the Chargers is not something to celebrate, and that was exactly Manning’s response.
Most college football players would hope to be in the NFL, much less go as the number one draft pick, but not Manning.
He was less than thrilled and might as well have thrown a fit for the entire sports world to see.
He did hold up the jersey to get his picture taken, but that was it.
Next, there were negotiations, and Manning became a New York Giant.
After the announcement, Manning finally smiled. How spoiled can one get? Manning was No. 1 and still he could not be happy.
The Chargers got a steal giving up Manning.
Not only did they get a great quarterback, but also they got three of the Giants’ picks.
Doesn’t that make Manning feel special enough?
I guess I would walk around with a chip on my shoulder if NFL teams were fighting over me. Truthfully, I don’t know why the first pick is so important.
I guess it is a personal victory for that person, but you have to keep in mind that the team he just went to is the worst in the entire NFL.
After this, there were drafts and trades going on everywhere. Most appeared happy, but others couldn’t even muster up a smile.
Now, maybe someone can explain this to me, because I just don’t get it.
Here you are, 21 years old, getting a contract for millions, yet are upset because things didn’t go exactly to plan. These kids are the same age as I am, and if someone offered me millions, I could care less about where I was playing.
But it’s not just about the money. Football players are getting the chance to continue playing a game that they love, that should be enough!
That should be enough to make any guy in the world happy.
One thing that would have made me happy was watching these guys smile or get excited.
If they want to go to a certain team, they need to negotiate, otherwise, they should leave the draft alone for those that truly want to play the game.

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