my latest 2 rounder

[mrdv1]

1. Miami Dolphins – Chris Long, DE, Virginia
I have no doubt this pick will be traded, but long is best D player available

2. St. Louis Rams – Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State
Wowed in workouts, impact defensive played rams need

3. Atlanta Falcons – Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
Obvious pick

4. Oakland Raiders – Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
RB over OT, that's how Al Davis rolls

5. Kansas City Chiefs –Jake Long, OT, Michigan
No Brainer

6. New York Jets – Sedrick Ellis, DT/E, USC
Plays 3-4 DE, NT on passing downs. Pass on Dorsey due to injury concerns.

7. New England Patriots – Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie, CB/FS, Tennessee State
Stock is way way up and pats need a DB

8. Baltimore Ravens – Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
Rolle and McAllister are getting old and there is no depth behind them.

9. Cincinnati Bengals – Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
DT is a huge hole on defense, a defense that cant stop the run.

10. New Orleans Saints – Keith Rivers, M/OLB, USC
Added Vilma but are still weak on the outisde. Rivers is a better prospect than Jenkins.

11. Buffalo Bills – Limas Sweed, WR, Texas
I rate him out higher than Kelly, the two WR's that would fit in Buff.

12. Denver Broncos – Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State
Fits the ZBS well and fills a need.

13. Carolina Panthers – Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina
Kris Jenkins signed with the Jets and there isn't any depth.

14. Chicago Bears – Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
Cedric Benson was a bust and this kid is a stud.

15. Detroit Lions –Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh
OT is a glaring hole right now... ask Jon Kitna

16. Arizona Cardinals –Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida
Teams up with Antrelle Role, also maybe plays a little FS. Special team threat also.

17. Minnesota Vikings – Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson
Once again DE is a big need and I rate him better than Harvey.

18. Houston Texans – Chris Williams, OT, Vandy
Say what you want that it was David Carr and the line is fine now but they still don't have a premier tackle.

19. Philadelphia Eagles – Dan Conner, M/OLB, Penn State
Need Filler. About the right spot for him.

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville
Makes it into the first round, Garcia has been old for years...

21. Washington Redskins - Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
Compliments all their speed guys well.

22. Dallas Cowboys – Aquib Talib, CB, Kansas
Starts as the nickel before he'll win the starting spot opposite Newman. Playmaker.

23. Pittsburgh Steelers – Sam Baker, OT, USC
I don't rate any gaurds out as top 30 talent, so tackle is the pick.

24. Tennessee Titans – Desean Jackson, WR, California
Wow, Vince Young finally has a legit target.

25. Seattle Seahawks – Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
Shaun's days appear to be over...

26. Jacksonville Jaguars – Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida
I put him back into the first, helps sustain that intimidating factor the Jags DLine has had in recent years.

27. San Diego Chargers – Reggie Smith, S, Oklahoma
Fits better than Phillips because he can play FS or corner, and FS and nickelback are the DB positions SD needs starters at.

28. Dallas Cowboys – Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan State
Cowboys fans seem to get a boner over this pick. Seems like a good fit here.

29. San Francisco 49ers – James Hardy, WR, Indiana
They need a WR that can catch something.

30. Green Bay Packers – Erin Henderson, OLB, Maryland
Completes the LB trio with Hawk and Barnett.

31. New England Patriots – No Pick
Stupid Cheaters who my GMEN beat

32. New York Giants – Kenny Phillips, S, Miami
FA hurts... great value here.

Round 2

33. Miami – Jerod Mayo, MLB, Tennessee
Needs a guy to replace Thomas, Mayo has been graded out first round.

34. St. Louis – Carl Nicks, OT, Nebraska
Tackle seems to be a problem since Pace cant stay healthy

35. Kansas City – Brandon Albert, OG, Virginia
Best OT and OG of the draft. KC back on the map.

36. Atlanta – Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue
Best TE in draft. Replaces Crumpler, gives young QB big target.

37. New York Jets – Tracy Porter, CB, Indiana
CB is still a need even with revis.

38. Oakland – Early Doucett, WR, LSU
With jerry porter leaving why not give Russell one of his former targets.

39. Baltimore – Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware
Um, one qb is old, the other one sucks. Flacco is young and doesnt suck.

40. San Fransisco – Quentin Groves, DE/OLB
Stock back up after falling, SF needs a 3-4 OLB opposite Lawson.

41. New Orleans – Trevor Laws, DT, Notre Dame
Another stock way up guy, DT is a hole.

42. Buffalo – Fred Davis, TE, USC
Kevin Everett probably won't play again, no other TE that's decent.

43. Denver – Phillip Wheeler, LB, Georgia Tech
Plays MLB so DJ Williams can go to OLB where he is much better.

44. Carolina – Chad Henne, QB, Michigan
Who knows with Delhome, Carr sure isn't the answer.

45. Chicago - Chilo Rachal, OG, USC
Gaurd is the downfall of the line.

46. Detroit – Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC
Needed a DE for a while. Good value here.

47. Cincinnati – Tavares Gooden, LB, Miami
I'm higher on him than most... they need a guy with range cause most of their D can't tackle.

48. Minnesota – Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
Seems like DE and Corner are the needs for Minny every year...

49. Atlanta – Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
COntinue buildin that offense...

50. Philadelphia – Mario Mannigham, WR, Michigan
Add him to the list of second round WR's

51. Arizona – Jamaal Charles, RB, Texas
Insurance, because James aint getting younger.

52. Washington – Jason Jones, DE, Eastern Michigan
Might fit better in a 3-4, but best DE available right now

53. Tampa Bay – Anthony Collins, OT, Kansas
LT is a need.

54. Cleveland – Cliff Avril, OLB, Purdue
Will play the other 3-4 OLB opposite Wimbley

55. Pittsburgh – Patrick Lee, CB, Auburn
Corner is again a need.

56. Tennessee – Curtis Lofton, ILB, Oklahoma
No good MLB on the roster

57. Seattle – John Carlson, TE, Notre Dame
Marcus Pollard is not the long term TE

58. Jacksonville - Calais Campbell, DE, Miami
Will move him to DT since hes fat and slow yet has talent

59. Miami – Red Bryant, NT, Texas A&M
Need a NT, defense is gettin an overhaul

60. Dallas – Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
Falls to them in rnd 2 when ppl have him in 1... interesting huh...

61. Indianapolis – Roy Schuening, OG, Oregon State
Gaurd is about their only weak position.

62. Green Bay – Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech
Corner is a need even if they wont admit it... see baltimore's first round pick.

63. New England – Charles Godfrey, CB, Iowa
Guy who I think is overlooked.

64. New York Giants – Ali Highsmith, OLB, LSU
OLB is a HUGE need.

[cubuffsman78]

Why was Derrick Harvey ever out of the first round? He's a top 20 talent that could go as high as pick 9. He was very impressive at the combine, showing he could handle his added muscle weight. He's strong and has long arms which he uses well. I liked Harvey all throughout the season. I like him more now.

I discussed in another threat that I think Reggie Smith could end up going ahead of Kenny Phillips. Smith has been better in workouts so far. Phillips, though, has more potential.

The Texans don't have a premier tackle in whose mind? The media's? The experts'? Hype makes someone a premier tackle and, for whatever reason, Houston's incredibly significant improvement on the offensive line is receiving no hype. It's a shame. They performed spectacularly, considering expectations. Ephraim Salaam doesn't strike anyone as elite. I know that. But he and the rest of the OL in Houston stepped up when everyone said they couldn't.

I think Seattle will pass on a RB now after brining in Julius Jones and T.J. Duckett.

Kc pointed this out before. James Hardy is a bad fit for Mike Martz's system and I tend to agree with him. Hardy does need to be in the first round, though.

Pace can't stay healthy, but Nicks wouldn't replace him. Nicks is a RT prospect with little potential on the left side. He has more potential at OG than LT.

I disagree about Keller being the top TE. He's impressive athletically, but I think both Fred Davis and Martellus Bennett grade out better because of size. I know it doesn't seem like much, but teams will see that Keller is only 6-2 and not draft him. That's just how the NFL is. They like their players to be prototypical and fit a certain size. I'm not saying it's the right call, but it's the one usually made. I personally rank Bennett as the top TE in the draft now until I see a workout from Davis.

Just a little correction on an explanation. There is no way Kevin Everett will ever play again... and let's be honest... he wasn't the type of tight ends teams game planned around anyway.

I think Denver would take Curtis Lofton or Tavares Gooden over Wheeler.

David Carr was cut by the Panthers.

Calais Campbell at DT is a terrible idea. He'd be overwhelmed. I'm having a tough time picturing him having success in any defense right now if things don't change for him personally.

John Carlson is slipping way down draft boards. Fourth round pick.

OLB is a big need for the Giants, but why Highsmith? He weighs like 220 and runs a 5.1. He's quick, but I don't see much success there. I think Shaun Crable is a better fit for the Giants system. He'd give them another great pass rusher at the position too.

[mrdv1]

for the rams, what about Alex Barron moving to the left side and Nicks playing right.

and for the giants we'll see i like highsmith in film even though he did time really slow I think he is faster than the 5's. We'll see though with that.

[cubuffsman78]

If Alex Barron was the answer at LT, then wouldn't he have filled in well for the injured Pace over the last two years? With Pace, Bulger looked like an MVP candidate. Without him, he looked like minced meat.

[black19]

I would be stoked if Kelly lands in Washington's lap assuming they don't work out something with Hackett.

Nice to see a Terp in the first round too.