Mike Florio Does Not Have A Future In Scouting

I've tried to stay away from posting every-schmuck-who-has-a-mock-draft's pick for the Bucs at #20, especially since I have a contest going on about that very thing. But since Mike Florio of PFT is a relatively well-known schmuck and his pick is the dumbest I've seen, I thought it deserved special mention.

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Curtis Lofton, LB, Oklahoma.

This is an astonishing pick not only for how very dumb it is on the surface, but also for the depth and breadth of its dumbness. First, the Bucs just spent a good portion of their free agency accumulating linebackers; Leon Joe, Matt McCoy, Teddy Lehman. Remember all those dudes? Second, they have a third round pick in Quincy Black that they are very high on that is still waiting his turn. Why put an even higher draft pick in the queue? Also, Curtis Lofton isn't even the best inside linebacker available according to Florio's mock. Jerod Mayo from Tennessee (yes, Tennessee) is an Al Wilson clone with better range, speed, and ball awareness than Lofton. Even Dan Connor (Penn State) is still on the board at #20 and would be a better pick than Lofton despite that whole prank phone call suspension thing he had in 2005 because he's such a sure tackler and a hard hitter. I could even see Lofton slipping into the third round under the right circumstances.

Stick to tampering accusations and agent selections, Mike. Mock drafts aren't your thing.