2012 NFL Draft Grades: Bruce Irvin and Most Bone-Headed Selections

Admiring and laughing are key emotions of the NFL draft.

Half of the teams in the league know what the draft is all about, and fans appreciate witnessing their blueprint in motion every April. The other half provides fans with comic relief, publishing a book: How to Suck at Drafting for Dummies.

In honor of the latter, here are the most moronic selections of the 2012 NFL draft—everyone receives a big, fat, red F.

Bruce Irvin: First Round to Seattle Seahawks

When Roger Goodell uttered the words Bruce Irvin, I began laughing uncontrollably, stood up and threw my chair, nearly shattering my laptop screen. First James Carpenter, now Bruce Irvin—Seattle is absolutely doomed under Pete Carroll.

First off, Irvin is nothing more than a situational pass-rusher. Sure, he’s a phenomenal situational pass-rusher, but one that’s worth a third or fourth-round pick. Of course, that’s what he was worth before getting arrested for robbery and defacing public property.

Doomed.

Brandon Weeden: First Round to Cleveland Browns

Fun fact: Cleveland isn’t talented enough to win now. If that statement blows your mind, then I got some ocean-front property in Idaho for sale. But if not, do some math with me—calculator optional.

Weeden will turn 29 years old in October. Cleveland is at least (key word: least) three years away from competing for a Super Bowl—and that’s if they play their cards perfectly from now to then. And considering that something always goes wrong for the Browns, let’s amp that number up to four or five.

The last time I checked, 29 plus four or five equals 33 or 34. So, by the time the Browns are legitimate contenders, Weeden will already be primed to decline. Apparently, Mike Holmgren needed a calculator to do that math, but he couldn’t find one.

A.J. Jenkins (WR, Illinois): First Round to San Francisco 49ers

Stephen Hill, Rueben Randle, Alshon Jeffery, Mohamed Sanu and Coby Fleener are all superior prospects to A.J. Jenkins, but the 49ers foolishly chose the Fighting Illini wide out instead at No. 30. The National Football Post ranked Jenkins as the 20th-best receiver in the draft. DraftTek rated him as the 10th-best flanker—and that’s after dividing the position up into three categories.

Who knows what Jim Harbaugh saw? Maybe Jenkins’ 4.39 40-yard dash drew him in. Or maybe Harbaugh just got him confused with A.J. Green.

Bryan Anger (P, California): Third Round to Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville is always one step ahead. When most teams are forced to start a pitiful quarterback, they upgrade their receiving corps or offensive line to aid the passer. The Jaguars, on the other hand, are ahead of their time.

They know that the Blaine Gabbert experiment is hopeless. Instead of wasting time building up the talent around him, Jacksonville added a piece to improve the inevitable—their punt team taking the field.

Kirk Cousins (QB, Michigan State): Fourth Round to Washington Redskins

Washington is one of the few teams on the same page with the Jags. Forget adding talent around Robert Griffin III. Selecting his backup just in case he falls to injury is far better use of a fourth-round pick.

If the Skins don’t make the playoffs, it isn’t because they don’t have enough talent. Their organization is a complete joke.

David Daniels is a featured columnist at Bleacher Report and a syndicated writer.

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