Here's my line of thinking and why I think it's a good move... Willie Parker is already 28 years old and he had less than 800 yards rushing last year in 16 games, that isn't good enough for a starter.

Mewelde Moore is a servicable back, but he's more of the short-yardage specialist and saw more time last year because of Mendenhall's injury. He has a place on the Steelers, but he isn't the workhorse that can carry the team on his back, long-term.

Mendenhall was injured and still has all the potential in the world, but he is nothing more than a question mark at this point and being able to draft a possible stud starter in Jennings should only serve to assure that the Steelers have a servicable back no matter the circumstances, possibly the best 1-2-3 punch in the league after this move. This is a planning for the future move, that gets them the BPA and IMPROVES their RB stable so they don't miss a beat, long-term.

Willie Parker sucks, end of story, I wanna nail him to the ****ing cross.

Why would you be so passionate about a RB on another team that you aren't a fan of?

I'm paraphrasing a great man.

Oh.

Who's that?

The AVGN

In your scenario do the Steelers carry 4 RBs on their roster or cut Mewelde Moore?

It's a good pick. Parker just isn't that good and I don't think he'll even be playing in a couple of years.

Um didn't the Steelers just use a 1st round pick on a RB last year...

It's the very bottom of the third round. That's a fine time to find a #2 back, especially when your #1 pick spent most of last year on the IR.

Mendenhall had a total of 75 offensive yards last year!

Yea, the big IR made him obsolete last year. The Steelers can't trot out a starter who has less than 800 yards rushing and expect to remain at the top of their game.

I'm pretty sure Mendenhall is going to be fine...guys get hurt sometimes.

I'd wager pretty much anything the Steelers won't be using picks on RB's Parker/Mendenhall is their 1-2 with Moore being the perfect 3rd down type back, they have no problems there.

I think they'll be looking more to OL and WR early in this draft.

I agree, but with how they value running the ball it wouldn't shock me at all if they want an insurance policy.

And their running game was shit because their OL was balls...

And that's why I agree with you. But how do you know they won't try to fill a hole in FA, a hole with an earlier pick, and a hole with a later pick, plus a RB?

I'll amend that a bit by saying I agree that they will be looking more toward OL early in the draft, but I doubt they take a WR in the first 3 rounds.

The Steelers are like the Colts they rarely sign anyone....

If it had been me I think the Britton pick is a solid one but I'd have probably followed that with Caldwell and then gone with a guy like Brandon Tate in the 3rd, they strengthen their OL and replace Nate Washington, their defense is still young and strong so they don't need immediate help there.

I realize that, but you never know who will get cut and be available cheap it's a possibility. Tate would've been a good fit for them though.

Well, Marco ALREADY drafted an OFFENSIVE LINEMAN with one of the first two picks and I didn't see much value there, over a player like Rashad Jennings.

Regardless, if you THINK, Mendenhall will be okay, the guy ahead of him is running on empty and still doesn't change the fact that Mendenhall was a major letdown and should in no way, shape, or form, keep them from attempting to upgrade the position. Relying on a starter who rushed for less than 800 yards, a third-down back, and an majorily-injured player isn't thinking long-term, especially with a talent like Jennings available.

So wait because Mendenhall got hurt they should just give up on him?

Nobody ever suggested that. Nice try.

That is basically what you implied...when you say "they can't count on him" when he was a 1st round pick just a year ago is like saying "well I think he sucks"

He didn't blow out his knee and he'll be fine, they aren't the Titans here who take RB's constantly.

Anyone seen anything regarding the compensatory picks?

I just got in off the golf course and didn't see anything.

3 (33-97) New England
3 (34-98) Cincinnati
3 (35-99) Chicago
3 (36-100) NY Giants
4 (33-133) San Diego
4 (34-134) San Diego
4 (35-135) Tennessee
4 (36-136) Indianapolis
5 (33-169) Pittsburgh
5 (34-170) New England
5 (35-171) San Francisco
5 (36-172) Dallas
5 (37-173) Tennessee
6 (33-206) Tennessee
6 (34-207) New England
6 (35-2080 Dallas
6 (36-209) Cincinnati
7 (33-242) Tennessee
7 (34-243) Washington
7 (35-244) San Francisco
7 (36-245) Seattle
7 (37-246) Chicago
7 (38-247) Seattle
7 (39-248) Seattle
7 (40-249) Cincinnati
7 (41-250) Jacksonville
7 (42-251) Chicago
7 (43-252) Cincinnati
7 (44-253) Jacksonville
7 (45-254) Arizona
7 (46-255) Detroit
7 (47-256) Kansas City

This ****ing sucks

Holy shit.

We get Mr. Irrelevant.

Anyway, sorry I was in class when the list came out. I'm going to eat dinner, watch a few DVR'd episodes of "The Haney Project" and then update the list.

ChiefsCountry goes on the clock after I update the list, or at least no later than Noon tomorrow.

You have the first comp pick.

Jesus Christ.

The Patriots have six picks in the first 100.

Is there a better run franchise in all of sports?

I'm wondering if OTW knew what was going on when he got the Pats and Lions :hmmm:

The Lions were drew at random.

I did however pick the Pats, figuring they would have a good number of picks. Didn't realize it would be this many.

Duh.

It's been a LONG ****ing day.

Played Gateway National with 30-40 MPH winds today.

The Patriots will likely let Ben Watson walk next year, so they might as well grab a possible replacement with this pick.

This guy is a prototypical, pass-catching H back, and could create some matchup problems for opposing defenses. Dude played SEVEN different positions in college, but will likely be asked to do nothing but catch the ball in the NFL. Tons of upside, though his age (25) is a slight negative.

The Patriots select:

James Casey, TE, Rice

The Bengals were not expected this player to be around this late. He did run a slow time in the 40 but he produced in the Big Ten. Cedric Benson has a ton of talent but his boat parties in Austin are a concern. I like this guy alot and I think I am getting another starter for the Bengals.

The Cincinnati Bengals select:
Shonn Greene, RB Iowa

PM Floppy.

what a steal

In the first 100 picks...

23 PATRIOTS (OnTheWarpath58) - James Laurinaitis, ILB, Ohio State
34 PATRIOTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Clint Sintim, OLB, Virginia
47 PATRIOTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Patrick Chung, SS, Oregon
58 PATRIOTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Jairus Byrd, CB, Oregon
89 PATRIOTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Kraig Urbik, OG, Wisconsin
97 PATRIOTS (OnTheWarpath58) - James Casey, TE, Rice

I'd say that's two great picks (James L & Urbik), three good picks (Sintim, Chung, & Byrd), and one "eh" (Casey).

Thoughts, anyone else, for OTW's six picks for the Pats inside the first 100?

I like the Casey pick. He is a Patriot type pick. I watched Rice to watch Dillard and Casey just popped out at you.

You like Laurinaitis that much at 23? After taking Mayo last year(yes I know there are 2 ILB's in a 3-4)? Don't think he's maxed out?

Sintim's my favorite pick out of those.

I WIN THE DRAFT, MOTHER****ERS!

LMAO

In all seriousness, I'm not sure what else I could have done better with those 6 picks.

The Patriots would be the 1st team in the league to have all those 1st/2nd rounders in the LB corp, but really, there wasn't any other positions of value when I made those picks.

I guess I wasn't taking into account what was available, just looking at the #s. Oops

It's time to address the John Tait situation. The Bears think highly of this kid and are going to try and slide him over to the right side of the line. And if for whatever reason he doesn't work there, has the potential to be a bone crushing guard on the Bears line.

The Bears select TJ Lang OT Eastern Michigan

Shonn Greene-RB- Player Mar. 23 - 9:12 pm et


Iowa RB Shonn Greene ran forty-yard dash times of 4.50 and 4.54 at the Hawkeyes' Pro Day.
It's a huge improvement from his 4.72 at the Combine. Greene also posted a 39" vertical (a two-inch improvement) and a 10'6" broad jump (five inches better), so clearly he's been working since a sub-par showing in Indy. Greene may have gotten himself back into the middle of the second-round mix.

He's going to be great in the pros mark it down. I might have to take him in my fantasy draft, although not if he goes to the bengals:)

My biggest concern is that he stays motivated after a year or two of success.

Great pick, a stud from the crib.

If Direckshun doesn't pick again in his 24 hours.....I say we give him Chase Patton.

Ah.... back in the saddle again.

The Giants need a lot of depth at LB. They're thin this year and they may lose as many as two starters next year.

The Giants select Gerald McRath, Southern Miss.

On to Round 4.

Just as a heads-up, I'm leaving town on Thursday night, and won't be back until late Sunday night - and will have no internet access during the weekend.

I've asked Mecca to keep the board updated if possible.

Also, any picks of mine that come up between 5:00pm on Thursday night, and 9:00pm on Sunday night will be handled by Hamas.

Looking at the Cowboys Defense they don't have a true 3-4 NT. Ratliff is a little smaller and should be a DE. He did a decent job but they don't have a true plugger. Also the Cowboy's traditonally have done well throughout getting guys from D2 and lower. Some of their stars from the past have came from this route. Linebacker is a concern but I like this guy better.

Dallas Cowboys select Sammie Lee Hill, DT, Stillman

And this is why moving to the 3-4 sucks ass. Everyone is doing it, so the three-four semi-legit NTs for that defense are already gone.

I was hoping he'd be around in round 5.

Oh well, he wasn't going to be my pick anyway.

The mo****er that I'm going to pick is a guy that not only has good production from a big conference, but he has a lot of experience at several positions on the line, and he has very good intangibles to boot. He's a Patriots kind of player, which means that now he's going to be a Chiefs kind of player. He can legitimately play either tackle spot, or slide inside to guard.

The Kansas City Chiefs select Gerald Cadogan, OT, Penn State University

Cadogan was my other choice for the Boys, nice pick for the Chiefs.

Mecca and Direckshun ****ed me out my 1st 2 choices for my 4th round selection. That's okay, I still think I'm getting pretty good value here.

The Rams select Tyrone McKenzie OLB South Florida

This is where the draft really slows down for my two teams. The Browns and Vikes combined for 7 picks in the top 100. They combine for only four more picks in the rest of the draft. On to the pick, the Browns have some serious issues at RB. They've added a TE and RT in free agency but lost a RB. That leaves old man river, Jamal Lewis. With their fourth round pick the Cleveland Browns select Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue . Sheets is a good compliment to Lewis. Now the Browns follow the trend of the rest of the league and have created their own two back attack.

With the loss of Rocky Bernard in free agency, Seattle is once again thin up the middle. I have a few options here, but I am going to take a gamble on a player that looked like he had what it took to be elite before a disappointing junior season. He's not a fit for every defense, but I feel his agility and pass-rush abilities will work out well in the Seattle defense.

The Seattle Seahawks select Ricky Jean-Francois, DT, LSU

Looking at the Bengals offseason we got Coles to compliment Ocho Cinco and in the draft we got the best pass rusher, two great lineman to help keep Palmer healthy and a new running back. Now I am going to address the middle of field in the passing game. This player I have rated as the best tight end in the draft, he would have been a sure fire first round pick next year. His knocks are that he comes from a spread offense and didnt have to block much. I just think the Bengals got a steal in the 4th round.

The Cincinnati Bengals select Cornelius Ingram, TE, Florida

Great receiving threat - excellent hands. The biggest knock is whether he can come back from injury - but I wouldn't bet against CI.

The Jacksonville Jaguars select Andre Brown, RB, North Carolina St

Can anyone share their top 5 available on the board?

Oakland's leading reciever, Johnnie Leef Higgins, had only 366 yards and 4 touchdowns. Ronald Curry has been cut and Javon Walker hasn't been the same since getting shipped out of Green Bay. Simply put, this is one bad group of wideouts. Outside of Zach Miller, Oakland has no one that can be considered a legitimate reciever.

After adding the speed merchant Maclin earlier, the Raiders select a possession reciever to hopefully one day start opposite him.

Raiders select Mohamed Massaquoi, WR, Georgia

Possession receivers should have good hands. Massaquoi can't catch, and when he does, he can't hold onto it and fumbles.

The Pack will be looking for players that fit into their new 34 scheme, including OLB.

Guy like Brandon Williams and Will Davis are rated higher that Stryker Sulak, but Sulak is 6'4" and 251, so he has the frame to add about 10 lbs and not lose to much speed, which is about the 4.7, 4.8 range.

The Pack select Stryker Sulak, DE/OLB, Missouri.

Wow the last two picks are guys I had targeted in the 6th.

With the loss of Jabari Greer and the injury issues the defensive backfield has had over the past few years the Bills take care of that issue with the selection of..

Kevin Barnes, CB, Maryland

On a different forum I would have waited to take Sulak.

Outside of Macklin and Moore, there really isn't a lot to like about Missouri, but I thought this kid made tremendous strides from his junior to senior year, and think he has chance to be really good in the NFL as an OLB in 34 with some added weight.

I decided I better take him now before a Misery homer jumped on him.

I agree with all of that. I was going to try to get him for Dallas in their 3-4 to backup Ware.

I don't agree with the Massaquoi bashing. I think he goes in the 3rd, and I wouldn't be shocked if he went in the 2nd. Drops have been an issue, but his speed is not bad and he's a good football player - including a very good blocker - and a leader.

Psst.......DaKCMan is a Florida fan and hates all things SEC non Gatorada.

He is right, though, that Masaquoi does have a tendency to drop balls, and to fumble.

You have great grammar for a milkman. Shame it doesn't translate to your child support checks.....................

I just have a problem with numbers.

Well, zero isn't really a number, is it?

I got nuthin'.







Same as you got.

Psst... I don't hate all things SEC that isn't Florida. I'm pretty objective in my evaluation of SEC players.

Strongly disagree. He has bad hands and fumbles a lot. His route running is nothing special. He has ok speed but it doesn't always translate to the field.

Takeo Spikes is old. The 49ers need someone to groom behind Spikes to pair with Patrick Willis on the inside for years to come. This guy was hurt a lot of this year but is a great defensive player and should translate perfectly at the next level as a ILB in the 3-4.

The San Francisco 49ers select Dannell Ellerbe, ILB, Georgia.

I was totally ****in around. It was a good spot to take a swipe.

Big shocker here.......waiting on marco polo to discover the interweb.:)

Did he get pm'ed or does it even matter?

With Sage going to Minnesota and Schaub having durability issues, the Texans find a prospect that can help with their offense besides just being a backup quarterback.

At 108, the Houston Texans select QB/WR/Wildcat Pat White, West Virginia.

The Chargers select Chip Vaughn, S, Wake Forest.

He can play special teams and compete for the safety job next to Weddle. Working against him is the fact that I can't think of any other current NFL players named "Chip".

If the Broncos could send a 7th round pick to the Packers....they would. I thought for sure that the Packers were going to take this player. They didn't and the Broncos can now continue to add players to their 3-4 defense. With the 110th pick the Denver Broncos select:

Brandon Williams, DE/OLB, Texas Tech

DJ Williams and Andra Davis are going to be holding down the middle. Elvis Dumervil will hold down one OLB spot but the Broncos didn't have anyone to hold down the otherside. With Williams.....they just filled that hole.