Why I hate the NFL Draft ...

It was 1996 and a talent-needy Rams team had accumulated 10 picks, including three in the third round. They had the 11th pick of the first round, plenty good enough to nab them a quality player. Right?
So, the Rams were primed to add starters and depth.
Didn't happen.
Please grab your barf bag before you read the following:

1. TYe Hill-CB
2. Joe Klopfenstein-TE
3. Claude Wroten-DT
3. Jon ALston-LB
3. Dominique Byrd-TE
4. Victor Adeyanju-DE
5. Mario Hagans-WR
6. Tim McCarigle-MLB
7. Mark Setterstrom-G
7. Tony Palmer-G

I'll give you a minute to finish puking.
OK, let's look at this collection of screwups.
1. I won't bitch about Hill too much. He looked like a possible player at Clemson, though there were some red flags attached to him.
2. A horrible pick. I said so at the time. What were they thinking? No speed. Mediocre blocker. A total waste.
3A. Red flags everywhere. The Bayou Bengal could play some, but he was an a-hole waiting to collapse on himself. Long gone now after a surprising drug suspension.
3B. Jon Alston. He tries hard but an OLB weighing about a buck-eighty is not going to help you stop the run. A terrible pick. Got some time at LB with the Raiders, but everybody does.
3C. Dominique Byrd? If they thought Klop could play, why take another TE one round later? Turns out both of them sucked. Byrd also came with red flags, which proved prescient. Basically this Ram draft had more red flags than the 1966 May Day parade in Moscow.
4. Victor Adeyanju is a solid backup. No complaints.
5. The Rams loved to convert players from one position to another and tried this with Mario Hagans. What they did was convert a 5th round pick to a sack of crap.
6. Tim McGarigle got hurt and never had a chance to really show off. That said, he didn't show THAT much in college either. He was a plugger at best for a team that badly needed some athletes.
7. Mark Setterstrom has some ability and is still with the team. He's a solid backup, though the Rams have been forced to start him. A good seventh round choice.
7. Tony Palmer. ANother stab at building line depth. ANother failure. Palmer was gone after enjoying a sip of Sanka.

So, ten picks and a lot of money netted the Rams Setterstrom and Adeyanju.
That's why I hate the NFL draft.