****ing Chiefs. I'm hoping that we can somehow get a 2nd round pick so that we can grab Sintim in the 2nd.

This may be a bit of a reach, but the Rams feel this is an impact, franchise CB and he won't be around come round 3. Tye Hill and crew just haven't shown the ability to fill this role effectively.

The Rams select Darius Butler, CB, UConn

If Freeman drops to the Patriots at 34, I wouldn't be stunned to see NE take him.

I almost flipped a ****ing coin between Butler and Freeman. St. Louis would actually be a pretty good destination for Josh IMO.

I'd be absolutely stunned.

They are pretty damn happy with O'Connell from everything I've read, and are looking to add a veteran for the #3 spot.

If the Seahawks don't take Freeman then I don't see him falling past the Jags. Garrard is over 30 and Freeman could sit behind him for 2 years and take everything in.

Then trade down, don't pick him there if you don't. (I know you didn't make the selection)

We can't trade down in this mock. It got voted down.

Everything I've read seems to indicate they like O'Donnell also.

Direcshun and I got into a debate on the merits of O'Connell vs. the Johnson kid out of USD last year.

I really liked O'Connell, and I said earlier in this offfseason, if we were trading for A QB from New England, I'd rather have taken a later round flyer on O'Donnell than trade for Cassel.

Give us some insight into your plans Scott and we may act accordingly.

I'm not sure how we're handling trades after the draft is started but here you go.

www.rotoworld.com

Patriots acquired WR Greg Lewis from the Eagles and an undisclosed 2010 draft pick in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Lewis, 29, only has 56 catches over the last three years, but has always been a Patriot killer and carries a cheap contract through 2011. Mostly a special teamer in Philly, he'll be a candidate for a bigger role now. He could replace Jabar Gaffney as a third receiver behind Randy Moss and Wes Welker. Lewis' kickoff coverage value probably assures him of a roster spot.

Once we start, it's locked down, with the exception of compensatory picks.

That's what I thought. I just wanted to make sure.....and also try and steal one of your picks away. LMAO

I thought you'd never ask. Right now we would like to trade down to as far as the 11 slot. The difficulty here being that we don't see many teams offering book value for our pick. The flip side of that is that we don't see a significant drop in potential player productivity between the players available at the 3rd pick than we do with the ones available at 11. Because of that we are willing to make the trade for something slightly less than book value. We feel like this team has so many needs (NT, OLB, DE, RT, C, WR) that we can get a great player in picks 4-11 just as we can at 3. Also the difference in salary that pick 11 will command vs. pick 3 will also be a determining factor in our ability to take slightly less than book value for the pick.

In summation we would be happ with a number of players, for instance if we trade with the Jags we could go WR, DE, NT, OLine and get a great player, potentially even the one we really want at the 3rd spot.

Then explain to me why anyone would want to trade up with us. Why trade up if the contract is going to be huge and you can stay put and get the same quality of player?