I agree that Cassel can improve.... but if Clausen can be that franchise QB that we are looking for... then draft him. I just think that he can't. His physical tools are just okay, and he has Jeff George's personality. Jeff George never made a difference and his ability was off the charts. Clausen's ability is on the charts..... about 9/10's of the way to the top.... good, but not Favre, Manning, Elway, etc.

2a: Kindle
2b: Tate

Do you guys remember that movie where Clint Eastwood played a cowboy guy who was lynched by some badasses but he didn't die? He just got this real nasty scar on his neck from the rope. Then, after he purchased a bandannadanna to cover the scar so he wouldn't look all disfigured and stuff around the womenfolk, he signed on to become a certified lawman and went after the badasses that hanged ... er ... hunged ... er ... hangered ... er ... strung him up? I think that's what's going to happen with Clausen. I mean, after falling into the 2nd round or worse, he's going to be so pissed off that he'll work and play his butt off for whoever takes him and make every attempt to destroy every team that took a pass on him.

FAX

If we got Taylor Mays there would never be another pass thrown on our defense. Ever !

I think we'll be lucky if either of those guys is still there at 2a.

I bet St louis goes Carlos Dunlap. They need DE

Vikes and Bucs both could use QB way worse than Chiefs. Bucs have Josh freaking freeman at QB for crying out loud. Mcoy might be a good fit there for Bucs.
I am hoping they can get rolle in the 3rd or 4th at S, OT like Sam Young in the 5th
the pick should be NT and LB. Although, given how many WR's we had come through here, Tate wouldn't surprise me or upset me one bit.

There seem to be a lot of good options left. My personal preference as of now is:

2a) Sergio Kindle
2b) Sean Lee

Theres a 99% chance one of the 2 will be. What would suck is to see Kindle Clausen and Tate all go before we pick

Kindle has knee injury and will prob drop more

I want Kindle 2a, Mays 2b

both may not be there at those picks but I can dream.

Rivals.com reported before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday that former Texas linebacker Sergio Kindle might not be picked until later rounds because of a knee injury he sustained at one point this season. Teams see him as a "serious" medical risk because of his knee, which one team said looks like it could require microfracture surgery.

The injury didn't seem to pose any problems during the BCS national championship game, however, where he posted 2.5 sacks.

Microfracture is a surgery to create cartilage in the knee when it becomes a bone-on-bone situation. It's a surgery athletes tend to have near the end of their careers, not the beginning.

Rivals.com said that Kindle's medical exams showed a series of trauma on the knee that could limit his career.

Athletes have played through injuries such as this one, but it is still something NFL teams need to evaluate before drafting someone.

I'm having second thoughts about Kindel because of his injuries.

2a: Terrence Cody, Jimmy Clausen, Everson Griffen or Golden Tate

OK, depending on whether the Kindle injury is a real concern or not, I'm prepared to substitute a different pass rushing OLB type for him like Koa Misi. I'd also be OK with a WR in this round if he can hang on to the ball.