[Direckshun]

St. Louis Rams - B- (BigChiefFan)

1. DT Glenn Dorsey
2. OT Sam Baker
3. WR Andre Caldwell
4. C Mike Pollack
5. OT Kirk Barton
6. DB Michael Grant
6. MLB Jeremy Leman
7. OLB Steve Octavian

Overall this was a Draft that will not please a lot of Rams fans who don't understand how football works. Teams win and lose in the trenches, not necessarily in the high-flying daring acts out in the endzone. The Rams have all the positional talent on their potent offense -- what they didn't have was an offensive line. After the Dorsey pick, the Rams picked up one of the best pure LTs, the best center, and a solid tackle prospect who'll probably do best at guard. That's a great influx of talent for the trenches.

What the Rams needed even moreso, however, was defense. The Rams can't stop anybody, and while Dorsey helps out Carriker in the middle, their DT corps isn't the problem anymore: everything else is. Their secondary is a joke, their linebacker corps is starving, and they have virtually nobody to rush the passer. Leman in the 6th and Grant in the 5th are solid picks, but they're not going to rejuvenate the weakest side of the ball. No help was brought in at DE. I don't feel like BCF's picks were bad, but I wouldn't have made them.

New Orleans Saints - A (OnTheWarpath58)

1. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
2. DT Pat Sims
3. TE Dustin Keller
5. WR/KR Dexter Jackson
6. C Kory Lichtensteiger
7. SS Jamie Silva

The Saints are a flashy and flair-tastic team, but what they lack, and what brutalized them throughout all of 2007 was their complete lack of toughness. With all the talent positions virtually in place, this was a team that needed to bring in some mental toughness, some people who can bring pain rather than just execute the play, and some brute physical strength.

The Saints' Draft reflects that mentality. DRC and Pat Sims are two strong efforts to upgrade their poor defense. Now they've got a CB who's more athletic than most of the WRs he'll be guarding, and a 2-tech that's harder to move off his spot than a California redwood. I loved Lichtensteiger as a late-round big ugly, and Silva in the 7th was an intelligent steal. The Saints are tougher than they were before. Add in a little flair with Keller and Jackson and you have yourself one of the best Drafts in the mock.