****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

[Direckshun]

Chicago Bears (Sanka) - B

The Bears have a huge need that have been obvious to everybody under the sun, except apparently the Bears, who with this Draft are marrying themselves to Rex Grossman for yet another year. No, instead of replacing Grossman, they opt for protecting him better with a horrific reach at the bottom of the third in Duane Brown, by giving him a better option downfield with a solid pick on Malcolm Kelly, and providing him a better change-up game at RB with Felix Jones.

None of these problems could solve the Rex Grossman canker sore, but they help. Except, of course, the Brown pick, which was just a desperation need pick. Brown shouldn't be off the board after three rounds, and the fact that he is shows how biased this whole board can be towards OT. Credit is due for the Demps pick, as Demps can naturally develop with good coaching into a lethal free safety.

Detroit Lions (BigRock) - A

Millen deserves a raise if he pulls this off: a top 10er at #15, a 1st rounder in the second round, a second rounder in the third round, and a good bargain deal at the bottom of the third, all filling positions of need? Drafts like this don't exist anywhere, much less for the blind-mice ownership in Detroit.

Clady will man their LT competently for a decade, Flowers is a dynamic force in the secondary, Wheeler is an instant upgrade at MLB, and Ray Rice should flourish as the Lions' air attack becomes more and more feared. It's really hard to improve this selection of players.

Pittburgh Steelers (milkman) - F

I've made fun of milkman ad nauseum in this thread for these picks, so I'll keep this short. Two guards with your first two picks is a unique way to approach things, but in my opinion it's ass backwards wrong. You can find interior lineman that can hold down their positions entirely on the second day of the Draft, and you shouldn't draft them earlier unless you're convinced they're All Pro.

The argument could be made for Brandon Albert in the 1st, but Chilo Rachal would really surprise me if he makes the Pro Bowl. I think he's a good player, but a first day player he is not. Few guards are. Most times, no guards are. Charles Godfrey is a solid pick in the third, but who's even paying attention anymore after the first two rounds were so outrageous?

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

And though selecting Schuening in the 3rd might have been premature

I have seen Big Roy anywhere from high 2nd to high 4th. Mid third round isn't even close to a reach, especially considering the dearth of good guards this year.

BTW, if the Bengals took Roy, it would make it even harder to avoid becoming a Bengals fan. With CJ, TJ and Scheuning, it would be Beavers East.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

Bruce is a 49er now.

That's right. They cut him, I remember that.

A moment too late, but hey, at least I remember it.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by arc

I have seen Big Roy anywhere from high 2nd to high 4th. Mid third round isn't even close to a reach, especially considering the dearth of good guards this year.

BTW, if the Bengals took Roy, it would make it even harder to avoid becoming a Bengals fan. With CJ, TJ and Scheuning, it would be Beavers East.

Only 2 of those interior lineman deserve to go in the first 3 rounds...anyone else is just being pushed up due to the bad class of them.

[chiefscafan]

so who's pick is it anyway>

[Direckshun]

Houston Texans (sfeihc) - C+

You gotta do what you gotta do, and the Texans must find themselves a pass rush on their DL aside from Mario Williams. Was Derrick Harvey the right guy? I think he's overvalued when most people say he belongs in the middle of the 1st, but any DE you're going to get at the Texans' position is going to be overvalued because of how weak this Draft is at the position, so you might as well get the best overvalued guy you can. Derrick Harvey is a fair pick.

Terrell Thomas in the 3rd is another fair pick, but like the Harvey pick it doesn't blow me away it just seems like they're going with relatively safe picks at positions of need. Never that bad of an idea, but its straightforward-ness isn't that easy to write about either. I will say this: I felt there were much better players at both Draft spots.

Seattle Seahawks (DaKCManAP) - C

The Seahawks' selections over the course of the Draft had a pretty high WTF rate with me. I didn't like the DeSean Jackson pick but there's lots of disagreement with me over him so I can understand how the Seahawks would believe he could become a lethal deep threat in the NFL. I don't see it, but it's possible it's there.

TE Brad Cottam in the 2nd was a lot weirder for me. I've enjoyed watching Cottam with Tennessee and he played well in the senior bowl, but he doesn't have half the dynacism as a Greg Olsen to warrant such a high pick. Love his size, but I fear his injury history. DT Ahtyba Rubin was ... interesting. He's adept at collapsing the pocket but he's struggled with motivation and fatigue, as people his size usually do. I'm not excited about it.

San Fransisco 49ers (bsp4444) - A-

For such a lousy season they had last year, there's a chance the 49ers could have a serious recovery with a couple of these picks. James Hardy in the first especially. I don't think the pick is amazing value, as I feel a guy with Hardy's tools and limited questions should be taken where he was. But I do feel it was an intelligent value pick on bsp's behalf.

The next two picks were defensive picks, which again I found to be fairly sharp. The 49ers are pathetic on offense, but their defense gave up too many games for that to matter. Campbell is a fair gamble atop the second; if he can get his act together the 49ers may have committed theft. Gooden in the third has some work to do but was yet another smart value pick. All in all the 49ers drafted well, albeit unconventionally.

[chiefscafan]

Lol so it looks like all the picks are gonna be made while I am at work again huh damn.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Damn Direckshun, you're working your ass off. Rep for the effort.

[Sfeihc]

Examples of the "much better" players available when the Texans were on the clock, please. I just want to know who is much better that was still on the board to see if I'm missing something, not trying to be a prick.

Nice breakdowns of each teams draft.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by Sfeihc

Examples of the "much better" players available when the Texans were on the clock, please. I just want to know who is much better that was still on the board to see if I'm missing something, not trying to be a prick.

Nice breakdowns of each teams draft.

Thanks, man.

In the first round, you drafted DE Derrick Harvey. Players I believe are better that play a position of need for the Texans:

• OT Chris Williams
• OT Jeff Otah
• CB Antoine Cason
• WR James Hardy
• RB Felix Jones

In the third round, you drafted CB Terrell Thomas. Players I believe are better that play a position of need for the Texans:

• OT Tony Hills
• SS Josh Barrett
• RB Ray Rice
• WR Eddie Royal

[Sfeihc]

Thanks for the input, D. Williams would make a good T for a team like the Texans. Otah maybe to big and slow afoot for a zone blocking team. I've always been a fan of UF DE's and Harvey has impressed me often during his days as a Gator. When he was still there and the top 3 DB's were gone, I couldn't pass him up for a finesse T like Williams. I can't pick a WR, Kevin Walter is from my alma mater, so I'd be picking their 3rd or 4th and I like Andre Davis and Jacoby Jones. I'm still trying to figure out how that group only allowed 22 sacks last season.

Plus that pass rush for the Texans will be sick. That will cover some warts in the secondary.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by milkman

Jets select Josh Barrett, safety, Arizona St.

He was already drafted

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

But you can hardly argue with Matt Ryan at #3. It's a good pick, and one that can safely develop while the Falcons rebuild this year and put out a couple vet QBs for slaughter

I know I'm a sick man when the thought of Chris Redman and Joey Harrington in line for an electricity bath and air piston to the head makes me

[milkman]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

He was already drafted

Missed that.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

He was already drafted

In that case, I'll go with WR Donnie Avery, Houston

I'm trying to do a couple of things at once, and rushiing through.

I quickly glanced through the picks and didn't see Barrett was already gone.

Gotta go now.

Hope I didn't miss another.