****Official 2008 CP Mock Draft Picks Thread****

[OnTheWarpath15]

The following trades have effected the draft order:

Corey Williams to Cleveland for a R2 pick.

Shaun Rogers to Cleveland for a R3 pick.

Kris Jenkins to the Jets for a R3 pick.

Marcus Stroud to the Bills for a R3 pick.

Redskins to Broncos. The Washington Redskins traded their fourth-round selection in 2008, and their third-round selection in 2007 (used to select Ryan Harris) to the Denver Broncos as part of a three-team trade in which Washington received T.J. Duckett and Atlanta received Ashley Lelie. (This was the result of a formula which could have had Denver and Washington swapping 2007 first-round selections.)

Saints to Jets. The Saints traded their fourth-round selection in 2008 to the Jets, for Jonathan Vilma.

Jets to Panthers. The New York Jets traded their third-round and fifth-round selections to the Carolina Panthers in a deal that sent Kris Jenkins to New York.

Dolphins to Chiefs. Miami (conditionally) traded its fifth-round selection in 2008 to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Trent Green. The selection would have become a fourth-round selection if Green had met certain performance criteria.

Bears to Bills. Chicago (conditionally) traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Buffalo in exchange for Darwin Walker. The round of the selection may change, depending on Walker's playing time.

Panthers to Bears. The Carolina Panthers traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Chicago in exchange for Chris Harris.

Raiders to Broncos. Oakland (conditionally) traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Denver in exchange for Gerard Warren.

Bills to Jaguars The Buffalo Bills traded a 3rd and 5th round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in return for DT Marcus Stroud.

Seahawks to Browns. The Seattle Seahawks traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to Cleveland in exchange for Charlie Frye.[24]

Packers to Giants. The Green Bay Packers traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to the New York Giants in exchange for running back Ryan Grant.

Broncos to Rams. Denver traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to the St. Louis Rams for defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy.[26] The trade occurred after the Broncos had tried to trade the same pick to Miami for defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson; that trade was voided.

Browns to Eagles. Cleveland traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to Philadelphia for center Hank Fraley. The trade was conditional on games started by Fraley, and could have fallen to a seventh-round pick, but Fraley started all 16 games.

Cowboys/Dolphins swap. The teams swapped their sixth-round selections in a trade involving Jason Ferguson.

Jaguars to Vikings. Jacksonville traded their sixth-round selection for Troy Williamson.

Texans to Broncos. Houston traded their sixth-round pick for Chris Myers.

Steelers to Falcons. The Pittsburgh Steelers traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Atlanta for kick/punt returner Allen Rossum.

Seahawks to Eagles. Seattle traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Philadelphia for fullback Josh Parry.

Eagles to Bills. Philadelphia traded their seventh-round selection in 2008, and defensive tackle Darwin Walker, to Buffalo for linebacker Takeo Spikes and quarterback Kelly Holcomb.

Rams to Vikings. St. Louis traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Minnesota for offensive tackle Adam Goldberg.

Giants to Chiefs. The New York Giants traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Kansas City for kicker Lawrence Tynes.

Vikings to Jets. Minnesota traded their seventh-round pick in 2008 to the Jets in exchange for Brooks Bollinger.

Bengals to Rams. Cincinnati traded their seventh-round pick in 2008 to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Fitzpatrick.




When making your selection, please list the player's name, his position and the school he played for. Not everyone has the same level of knowledge about prospects, and this information will help people who want to research these players further.

Also, if you would, please tell us your reasoning for selecting the player you did. It doesn't have to be a novel, just give some insight on your thought process.

Let's have some fun.



Round 1

1 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State
2 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
3 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
4 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Chris Long, DE, Virginia
5 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC
6 JETS (PHOG) - Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
7 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Jake Long, OT, Michigan
8 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
9 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Keith Rivers, LB, USC
10 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tenn. St.
11 BILLS (Direckshun) - Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida
12 BRONCOS (ct) - Kenny Phillips, S, Miami
13 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville
14 BEARS (Sanka) - Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
15 LIONS (BigRock) - Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State
16 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Rashard Mendenhall, RB,Illinois
17 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson
18 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida
19 EAGLES (Sandy Limpdick) - Limas Sweed, WR, Texas
20 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
21 REDSKINS (Sully) - Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
22 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt
23 STEELERS (milkman) - Brandon Albert, G, Virgina
24 TITANS (JBucc) - Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
25 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - DeSean Jackson, WR, California
26 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC
27 CHARGERS (noa) - Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh
28 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas
29 49ERS (bsp4444) - James Hardy, WR, Indiana
30 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Reggie Smith, DB, Oklahoma
31 GIANTS (bdeg) - Dan Connor, LB, Penn State

Round 2

32 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Carl Nicks, OT, Nebraska
33 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Sam Baker, OT, USC
34 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Kentwan Balmer, DT North Carolina
35 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Quentin Groves, DE, Auburn
36 JETS (PHOG) - Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan St.
37 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Patrick Lee, CB, Auburn
38 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware
39 49ERS (bsp4444) - Calais Campbell, DE, Miami
40 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Pat Sims, DT, Auburn
41 BILLS (sfeihc) - Fred Davis, TE, USC
42 BRONCOS (ct) - Anthony Collins. OT, Kansas
43 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Jerod Mayo, ILB, Tennesee
44 BEARS (Sanka) - Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
45 LIONS (BigRock) - Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech
46 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) Martellus Bennett, TE, Texas A&M
47 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - John Carlson, TE, Notre Dame
48 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Frank Okam, DT, Texas
49 EAGLES (Sandy Limpdick) - Curtis Lofton, MLB, Oklahoma
50 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Tracy Porter, CB, Indiana
51 REDSKINS (Sully) - Jordy Nelson, WR, Kansas State
52 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Early Doucet, WR, LSU
53 STEELERS (milkman) - Chilo Rachal, OG, USC
54 TITANS (JBucc) - Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan
55 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Brad Cottam, TE, Tennessee
56 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Ali Highsmigh, OLB, LSU
57 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Cliff Avril, OLB, Purdue
58 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - DaJuan Morgan, S, NC State
59 COLTS (BTAU) - Trevor Laws, DT, Notre Dame
60 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Chad Henne, QB, Michigan
61 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Jamaal Charles, RB, Texas
62 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Xavier Adibi, LB, Virginia Tech
63 GIANTS (bdeg) - Erin Henderson, LB, Maryland

Round 3

64 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Thomas DeCoud, SS, California
65 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Andre Caldwell, WR, Florida
66 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Justin King, CB, Penn State
67 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina
68 FALCONS (jiveturkey) - Heath Benedict, OT, Newberry
69 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Shawn Crable, OLB, Michigan
70 49ERS (bsp4444) - Tavares Gooden, LB, Miami
71 BILLS (OnTheWarpath58) - Earl Bennett, WR, Vanderbilt
72 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Red Bryant, DT, Texas A&M
73 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - Andre Woodson, QB, Kentucky
74 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Dre Moore, DT, Maryland
75 BEARS (Sanka) - Quintin Demps, S, UTEP
76 LIONS (BigRock) - Philip Wheeler, LB, Georgia Tech
77 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Roy Schuening, OG, Oregon State
78 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue
79 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Terrell Thomas, CB, USC
80 EAGLES (Sandy Limpdick) - Eric Young, OL, Tennessee
81 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Drew Radovich, OG, USC
82 VIKINGS (Zeke Ziggle) - Marcus Harrison, DT, Arkansas
83 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Tony Hills, OT, Texas
84 REDSKINS (Sully) - Josh Barrett, S, Arizona State
85 TITANS (JBucc) - Chris Ellis, DE, Virginia Tech
86 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Ahtyba Rubin, DT, Iowa State
87 LIONS (BigRock) - Ray Rice, RB, Rutgers
88 STEELERS (milkman) - Charles Godfrey, CB, Iowa
89 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Josh Johnson, QB, San Diego
90 BEARS (Sanka) - Duane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech
91 PACKERS (crazycoffey) - Oneil Cousins, OT, UTEP
92 COWBOYS (htismaqe) - Eddie Royal, WR, Virginia Tech
93 COLTS (BTAU) - Geno Hayes, LB, Florida State
94 GIANTS (bdeg) - Tyrell Johnson, S, Arkansas St.
95 PATRIOTS (MarcoPolo) - Chevis Jackson, CB, LSU

Round 4

96 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Jonathan Goff. MLB, Vanderbilit
97 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Mike Pollack, C, Arizona
98 JETS (milkman) - Donnie Avery. WR. Houston
99 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Beau Bell, MLB, UNLV
100 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Lavelle Hawkins, WR California
101 CHIEFS (Mecca) -Jerome Simpson, WR, Coastal Carolina
102 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - John Grecco, OT, Toledo
103 49ERS (Chiefscafan) - Adarius Bowman, WR, Ok St.
104 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - DeMario Pressley, DT, NC State
105 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Craig Steltz, S, LSU
106 BEARS (Sanka) - Eric Ainge, QB, Tennessee
107 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Jermichael Finley, TE, Texas
108 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Marcus Howard, LB, Georgia
109 JETS (milkman) - Trae Williams, CB, South Florida
110 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Steve Justice, C, Wake Forest
111 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Wesley Woodyard, LB, Kentucky
112 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Darrell Robertson, LB, Georgia Tech
113 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - Tyvon Brach, CB, Connecticut
114 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Ezra Butler, LB, Nevada
115 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Kevin Smith, RB, Central Florida
116 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Owen Schmitt, FB, West Virginia
117 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Mike McGlynn, OG, Pittsburgh
118 BROWNS (Hamas Jenkins) - Matt Forte, RB, Tulane
119 STEELERS (milkman) - Simeon Castille, CB, Alabama
120 TITANS (Sanka) - Bruce Davis, LB, UCLA
121 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Antwuan Molden, CB, Eastern Kentucky
122 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) - Jeremy Zuttah, OG, Rutgers
123 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Jason Jones, DE, Eastern Michigan
124 PACKERS (pestilenceaf23) - Martin Rucker, TE, Missouri
125 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Steve Slaton, RB, West Virginia
126 GIANTS (bdeg) - Harry Douglas, WR, Louisville

Round 5

127 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Tashard Choice, RB, Georgia Tech
128 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Kirk Barton, OT, Ohio State
129 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Marcus Monk, WR, Arkansas
130 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Vince Hall, LB, Virginia Tech
131 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Barry Richardson, OT, Clemson
132 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Trevor Scott, DE, Buffalo
133 49ERS (Chiefscafan) FORFEITED DUE TO TAMPERING
134 BEARS (Sanka) - Andre Fluellen, DT, Florida State
135 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - John Sullivan, C, Notre Dame
136 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Nick Hayden, DT, Wisconsin
137 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) - Kendall Langford, DE, Hampton
138 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dexter Jackson, WR, Appalachian State
139 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Robert Felton, OG, Arkansas
140 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Adrian Arrington, WR, Michigan
141 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - William Franklin, WR, Missouri
142 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - Kerry Brown, OG Appalachian State
143 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Stanford Kegler, LB, Purdue
144 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Mike Hart, RB, Michigan
145 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Dorien Bryant, WR, Purdue
146 REDSKINS (BigChiefFan) - Gary Guyton, LB, Georgia Tech
147 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Terrence Wheatley, CB, Colorado
148 STEELERS (milkman) - Keenan Burton, WR, Kentucky
149 TITANS (Sanka) - Jeremy Thompson, DE, Wake Forest
150 SEAHAWKS (DaKCManAP) - Peyton Hillis, FB, Arkansas
151 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Orlando Scandrick, CB, Boise State
152 CHARGERS (Mecca) - Jamar Adams, SS, Michigan
153 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - John David Booty, QB, USC
154 PACKERS (pestilenceaf23) - Jack Ikegwuonu, CB, Wisconsin
155 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) - Dwight Lowery, CB, San Jose State
156 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Paul Hubbard, WR, Wisconsin
157 GIANTS (bdeg) - Mike Gibson, OG, California

Round 6

158 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) - Tom Zbikowski, S, Notre Dame
159 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - Michael Grant, CB/S, Arkansas
160 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) - Geoff Schwartz, T Oregon
161 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Craig Stevens, TE, Cal
162 JETS (milkman) - Kevin O'Connell, QB, San Diego St.
163 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Jack Williams, CB Kent State
164 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - DJ Hall, WR, Alabama
165 49ERS (Chiefscafan) - Colt Brennan, QB, Hawaii
166 BEARS (Sanka) - Jordan Dizon, LB, Colorado
167 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Marcus Griffin, S, Texas
168 BENGALS (Spicy McHaggis) -Jacob Hester, FB, LSU
169 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Kory Lichtensteiger, C, Bowling Green
170 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Spencer Lawson, LB, Arizona
171 RAMS (BigChiefFan) - J Lemen, LB, Illinois
172 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Chase Ortiz, DE/LB, TCU
173 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins)- Brian Johnston, DE, Gardner Webb
174 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Taylor Mehlhaff, K, Wisconsin
175 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Johnny Dingle. DE, West Virginia
176 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - David Roach, FS, TCU
177 REDSKINS (BigChiefFan) - Chad Rinehart, OG, Northern Iowa
178 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Davone Bess, WR, Hawaii
179 STEELERS (milkman) - Chauncey Washington, USC
180 TITANS (Sanka) - Darnell Terrell, CB, Missouri
181 BROWNS (Hamas Jenkins) - Cody Wallace, C Texas A&M
182 EAGLES (Direckshun) - Ken Iwebema, DE, Iowa
183 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - King Dunlap, OT, Auburn
184 CHARGERS (Mecca) - Cory Boyd, RB, South Carolina
185 GIANTS (bdeg) - DeJuan Tribble, CB, Boston College
186 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Kellen Davis, TE, Michigan State
187 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Kevin Robinson, WR, Utah State
188 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Lamar Myles, LB, Louisville
189 GIANTS (bdeg) - Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky

Round 7

190 DOLPHINS (Hamas Jenkins) - Jalen Parmele, RB, Toledo
191 VIKINGS (Hamas Jenkins) - Arman Shields, WR Richmond
192 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Brandon Keith, OT/OG, Northern Iowa
193 JETS (milkman) - DJ Wolfe, SS, Oklahoma
194 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Chris Harrington, DE, Texas A&M
195 RAIDERS (ChiefsCountry) -Dennis Dixon, QB Oregon
196 49ERS (Chiefscafan) - Jayson Foster, WR, Georgia Southern
197 RAVENS (Mr Flopnuts) - Justin Forsett, RB, California
198 LIONS (Archie Bunker) - Ryan O'Hara, QB, Central Oklahoma
199 RAMS (BigChiefFan)- Steve Octavian, LB, Nebraska
200 SAINTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Jamie Silva, S, Boston College
201 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Bryan Kehl, LB BYU
202 BRONCOS (sfeihc) - Frank Morton, DT, Tulane
203 PANTHERS (Chiefscafan) - Demitrious Bell, OT, Northwestern State
204 BEARS (Sanka) - Anthony Aldridge, WR, Houston
205 TEXANS (sfeihc) - Caleb Campbell, s, Army
206 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Donald Thomas, G Connecticut
207 CARDINALS (Archie Bunker) - Tommy Blake, OLB, TCU
208 JETS (milkman) - Titus Brown, DE, Miss State
209 BUCCANEERS (Direckshun) - Letroy Guion, DT, FSU
210 REDSKINS (BigChiefFan) - Keilen Dykes, DT, West Virginia
211 TITANS (Sanka) - Darius Reynaud, WR, West Virginia
212 BILLS (ChiefsCountry) - Xavier Omon, RB Northwest Missouri State
213 BROWNS (Hamas Jenkins) - Lance Legget, WR, Miami
214 FALCONS (DaKCManAP) - Breno Giocomeni, OT, Louisville
215 JAGUARS (pestilenceaf23) - Allen Patrick, RB, Oklahoma
216 CHARGERS (Mecca) - Zack Bowman, CB, Nebraska
217 COWBOYS (OnTheWarpath58) -Matt Flynn, QB, LSU
218 COLTS (OnTheWarpath58) - Chris McDuffie, OG, Clemson
219 PACKERS (pestilenceaf23) - Carlton Powell, DT, Virginia Tech
220 PATRIOTS (Mr Flopnuts) - Marcel Reece WR Washington
221 CHIEFS (Mecca) - Glenn Sharpe, CB, Miami

[OnTheWarpath15]

I'll be honest, I wasn't the biggest fan of what the Cowboys and Colts had done before I got a hold of them, and kind of feel like my hand has been forced. But, I'll do the best I can with these last picks.

The Cowboys select Matt Flynn, QB, LSU

The Colts select Chris McDuffie, OG, Clemson

[The Franchise]

With the 219th pick the Green Bay Packers select Carlton Powell, DT, Virginia Tech.

They have a need for another rotational DT after Williams left to the Browns.

[Direckshun]

Probably my final Top Ten...

1. P Durant Brooks (Georgia Tech)
2. C Fernando Velasco (Georgia)
3. FS Simeon Castille (Alabama)
4. FS Jonathan Hefney (Tennessee)
5. CB Jonathan Zenon (LSU)
6. RB Thomas Brown (Georgia)
7. FB Jerome Felton (Furman)
8. OLB Curtis Gatewood (Vanderbilt)
9. OG Shawn Murphy (Utah State)
10. DE/OLB Curtis Johnson (Clark)

[Direckshun]

Houston Texans - C (Sfeihc)

1. DE Derrick Harvey
3. CB Terrell Thomas
4. OLB Ezra Butler
5. OLB Stanforld Kegler
7. SS Caleb Campbell

I honestly don't know what the Texans are supposed to do. They've put themselves in a situation where they need all kinds of OLBs, CBs, OTs, a RB, a DE, and a WR, and they've only allotted themselves five draft picks. It's ridiculous, and there's no way one Draft could rectify all those holes. At least the Chiefs bent over backwards for more picks to address their many holes...

That said, the Texans could have utilized the depth in this Draft much better than they did. DE in the first round was a need, but with OTs in the third round that had 1st round abilities, and with CBs in the fifth and sixth round with 1st day abilities, the Texans would have been wise to utilize those far more to their limited advantage. Butler and Campbell were good value late in the Draft, though I wasn't crazy about the Kegler pick when Mike Hart would have been a good-to-great back for their system.

[Sfeihc]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Houston Texans - C (Sfeihc)

1. DE Derrick Harvey
3. CB Terrell Thomas
4. OLB Ezra Butler
5. OLB Stanforld Kegler
7. SS Caleb Campbell

I honestly don't know what the Texans are supposed to do. They've put themselves in a situation where they need all kinds of OLBs, CBs, OTs, a RB, a DE, and a WR, and they've only allotted themselves five draft picks. It's ridiculous, and there's no way one Draft could rectify all those holes. At least the Chiefs bent over backwards for more picks to address their many holes...

That said, the Texans could have utilized the depth in this Draft much better than they did. DE in the first round was a need, but with OTs in the third round that had 1st round abilities, and with CBs in the fifth and sixth round with 1st day abilities, the Texans would have been wise to utilize those far more to their limited advantage. Butler and Campbell were good value late in the Draft, though I wasn't crazy about the Kegler pick when Mike Hart would have been a good-to-great back for their system.

When grading this draft for the Texans you must also consider that they traded their 2nd round pick in the Matt Schaub deal with Atlanta and their 6th round pick to the Denver Broncos for C(and FOX SPORTS host), Chris Myers. You critique of the Texans roster is very accurate. Their needs are many. O-Line I downgraded because they gave up a whopping 22 sacks last year.
What I did do for the Texans is provide them with a defensive front that rivals any in the league. With their top corner, Dunta Robinson's, availability for next season is in doubt, a CB in the 3rd round was needed. Fred Bennett played well last year as a rookie and they added Dallas CB, Jacque Reeves for WAY to much money this off season. They also need a SS and a FS. So I did what I thought would best help the Texans by selecting CB, Terrell Thomas. Thomas can play nickel or start opposite Bennett if Robinson isn't ready. If Robinson is ready to play and Reeves can be the nickelback then Thomas becomes a candidate for FS.
The Texans starting OLB's are Morlon Greenwood and Chaun Thompson. Yikes! That's why I was very happy to see Ezra Butler still there in the 4th round. When it came to the Texans pick in the 5th and with a OLB who could compliment Butler and ILB D'meco Ryans in Purdue's Stanford Keglar still there I had to make the move. At the very least they now have depth at OLB, best case they have two good starters to compliment Ryans.
In the 7th and with their holes at both Safety positions, I knew I could fill a need. The Texans did resign FA's SS C.C. Davis and FS Will Demps after them there's nothing. Army's Caleb Campbell, SS, is a perfect fit. He'll make the roster, no problem and at least be a special teams ace as a rookie and maybe a starter not too far down the road.
Knowing I couldn't fix all the Texans problems with only five picks, I think the defense took a giant collective leap forward and in the case of Harvey one of the NFL's premiere defensive lines has been formed.

[The Franchise]

I'm interested to see the grades for the Packers and Jaguars.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by Sfeihc

When grading this draft for the Texans you must also consider that they traded their 2nd round pick in the Matt Schaub deal with Atlanta and their 6th round pick to the Denver Broncos for C(and FOX SPORTS host), Chris Myers. You critique of the Texans roster is very accurate. Their needs are many. O-Line I downgraded because they gave up a whopping 22 sacks last year.
What I did do for the Texans is provide them with a defensive front that rivals any in the league. With their top corner, Dunta Robinson's, availability for next season is in doubt, a CB in the 3rd round was needed. Fred Bennett played well last year as a rookie and they added Dallas CB, Jacque Reeves for WAY to much money this off season. They also need a SS and a FS. So I did what I thought would best help the Texans by selecting CB, Terrell Thomas. Thomas can play nickel or start opposite Bennett if Robinson isn't ready. If Robinson is ready to play and Reeves can be the nickelback then Thomas becomes a candidate for FS.
The Texans starting OLB's are Morlon Greenwood and Chaun Thompson. Yikes! That's why I was very happy to see Ezra Butler still there in the 4th round. When it came to the Texans pick in the 5th and with a OLB who could compliment Butler and ILB D'meco Ryans in Purdue's Stanford Keglar still there I had to make the move. At the very least they now have depth at OLB, best case they have two good starters to compliment Ryans.
In the 7th and with their holes at both Safety positions, I knew I could fill a need. The Texans did resign FA's SS C.C. Davis and FS Will Demps after them there's nothing. Army's Caleb Campbell, SS, is a perfect fit. He'll make the roster, no problem and at least be a special teams ace as a rookie and maybe a starter not too far down the road.
Knowing I couldn't fix all the Texans problems with only five picks, I think the defense took a giant collective leap forward and in the case of Harvey one of the NFL's premiere defensive lines has been formed.

Well, two things:

1. I liked the Harvey pick and the Butler pick. Campbell in the 7th makes sense.

2. You only had five picks to address 10,000,000 positions. This is the situation where you have to work the Draft's depth and lack of depth to your advantage.

It's not deep at DE or WR, so if you had someone early that you could opt for, I'd go there -- which you did with Harvey. Starting-quality and potential studs at OT were located everywhere from the 3rd to the 5th. If you didn't see that as a need, so be it. I understand that 22 sacks isn't much, but Schaub was still getting killed behind that line. RTs were available in full throughout the Draft.

And the Texans picked up Reeves to start, not to man down NCB. As you commented, they payed him a boatload. Now the Texans could still use some depth there and eventual replacements as well, but it was not a prime need and I feel like it could have been addressed much later or in UDFA.

But all told -- you had the hardest team to Draft for, as they are strapped for needs and with very few picks to fill them out. Compared to you, Mecca's job was cake.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

I'm interested to see the grades for the Packers and Jaguars.

I'm working down the teams as they have finished. I'm slow on this though. I have no doubt I'll get there. It's an enjoyable, consequences-free way to wind down.

[Direckshun]

Buffalo Bills - A- (Direckshun/sfeihc/OnTheWarpath58/ChiefsCountry)

1. CB Mike Jenkins
2. TE Fred Davis
3. WR Earl Bennett
4. C Steve Justice
6. MLB Spencer Lawson
7. OLB Bryan Kehl
7. OG Donald Thomas
7. RB Xavier Omon

The Bills are a fairly tricky team to Draft for -- they are a vastly talented and already very young team that has seen their stock soar over the past year. They are easily a top contender for a Wild Card spot this upcoming season, and this Draft will largely help them if it falls this way. Virtually every pick was at a position of need while also taking value into consideration.

The Bills need some help in the interior, and it's nothing that the one-two combo of Justice and Thomas shouldn't be able to rectify. Their thinning CB corps may be saved by Mike Jenkins. Edwards will finally have a wider arsenal of options with Earl Bennett and Fred Davis providing some toughness across the middle to alleviate the pressure on Lee Evans. While I'm not as high on Davis as others are (I wouldn't have picked him that soon), and I believe Kehl will be available in UDFA and wasn't worth a selection, I believe the Bills are vastly improved.

[ChiefsCountry]

Dierck, you say Kehl wasnt worth the pick in the 7th? You had him in your top ten left at the start of the 7th.

[Direckshun]

Arizona Cardinals - B- (Archie Bunker)

1. RB Rashard Mendenhall
2. CB Tracy Porter
3. OG Drew Radovich
4. OLB Darrell Robertson
5. WR Will Franklin
6. FS David Roach
7. OLB Tommy Blake

When you have yourself a franchise QB, albeit even one with the questions of Matt Leinart, you gotta give him a chance. You can't have two receivers and call it a day -- you need a stronger OL, you need some help receiving, and you need a better run game. The Cardinals mostly delivered on that with this Draft, as Archie Bunker apparently noticed that the Cardinals are trying to fix their defense through FA.

He took a gigantic leap forward by drafting Rashard Mendenhall with their first. Among the more brilliant picks in the Draft, I could not be higher on a player in the Draft than him. After that, their Draft is a lot less sexy. Radovich should help but he was a reach by at least a round. Will Franklin was also a bit of a reach, unsurprising for a Missouri player on this board. The Cards tossed in bookend OLBs with Robertson and Blake, both value picks that will help them in the long run. All in all the Draft was helpful if unremarkable outside of their first selection.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Dierck, you say Kehl wasnt worth the pick in the 7th? You had him in your top ten left at the start of the 7th.

Yeah you got it. I don't know who I was thinking about. It was a good value pick, I really can't knock it. I saw the name Kehl and just thought it was somebody else.

*scratches head*

[Direckshun]

New York Jets - A- (PHOG/milkman)

1. RB Darren McFadden
2. WR Devin Thomas
4. WR Donnie Avery
4. CB Trae Williams
6. QB Kevin O'Connell
7. SS DJ Wolfe

Darren McFadden fits with no team in the Top Ten better than the New York Jets, a team in dire need of some dynamic talent at its skill positions. The Jets did a fabulous job with their first three picks of fixing that unfortunate situation with three players that should bring a lot of flair to the NFL: McFadden, Thomas (a steal in the 2nd), and Avery. All three make this Jets team a lot more entertaining than they were before.

Trae Williams at corner and DJ Wolfe at safety will be needed tools, if Drafted a little late, as the Jets stare down the Patriots twice a year, and their secondary was thin to begin with. The odd pick here is O'Connell, with Clemens their hopeful QBotF and Pennington a reliable vet at backup. They already have a couple suitors for 3rd string, too, so I'm not sure what this pick was all about, but it's a chink in an otherwise great Draft.

[kstater]

So Mecca is Mr. Irrelevant?

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

New York Jets - A- (PHOG/milkman)

1. RB Darren McFadden
2. WR Devin Thomas
4. WR Donnie Avery
4. CB Trae Williams
6. QB Kevin O'Connell
7. SS DJ Wolfe

Darren McFadden fits with no team in the Top Ten better than the New York Jets, a team in dire need of some dynamic talent at its skill positions. The Jets did a fabulous job with their first three picks of fixing that unfortunate situation with three players that should bring a lot of flair to the NFL: McFadden, Thomas (a steal in the 2nd), and Avery. All three make this Jets team a lot more entertaining than they were before.

Trae Williams at corner and DJ Wolfe at safety will be needed tools, if Drafted a little late, as the Jets stare down the Patriots twice a year, and their secondary was thin to begin with. The odd pick here is O'Connell, with Clemens their hopeful QBotF and Pennington a reliable vet at backup. They already have a couple suitors for 3rd string, too, so I'm not sure what this pick was all about, but it's a chink in an otherwise great Draft.

Brett Ratliff and Marcus Tuiasosopo are scrubs that the Jets see no future with.

Mike Greenberg of Mike and Mike in the Morning, a big Jets fan who has access to people in the organization, says that the Jets aren't convinced that Clemons is the QBoTF (which inpart explains why he and Pennington will go into camp competing for the position), and the Jets would like to come out of this draft with a QB who may be able to compete with Clemons in a couple of years if he isn't the guy.

He (Greenburg) suggested just last week that the Jets may be interested in drafting Matt Ryan.