#9 Seahawks1 Koren Robinson: (Year one starter). A potential Joey Galloway talent...and headache. He’s a cross between Randy Moss and Travis Taylor, but is as irresponsible as both are as well.
1 Steve Hutchinson: (Day one starter --*2 Pro Bowls*). Pete who? The new and improved guard is here. He is the anti-flash and not the inconsistent pizazz of the earlier pick. He’ll just line up to kick your ass. This is some West Coast offense Holmgren is developing with two Big 10 run dominant offensive lineman taken the last two years.
2 Ken Lucas: (3rd year). This acquisition should allow Ike Charlton to move to free safety.
3 Heath Evans: (3rd year). He will add a degree of versatility Holmgren has not had at fullback as a runner and receiver.
4 Curtis Fuller: Certainly a reach of near Beathardian proportions.
4 Orlando Huff: (spot starter). He could be better suited to playing in the middle with his recent weight gain. That also happens to be where the Seahawks have the greater need for a starter in two years..
4 Floyd Womack: He could battle another big bodied guard in Floyd Wedderburn down the line. Yet another helping hand for the running game.
5 Alex Bannister: As tall as a bannister, but he would best off on the scout team.
6 Josh Booty: More of a thrower than quarterback, which is a risky pick for a QB guru, but one that Holmgren is qualified to make. He would also be well served to be on the JV version of the team – the scout team.
7 Harold Blackman: Has some natural tools that need to be refined.
7 Kris Kocurek: There is nothing refined about this guy. He is just a trench warfare specialist, who really surprised in his personal work-out.
What the %$@#?!?!: When you release your starting wide receivers and don’t get any replacements, why would you take the two of the rawest receivers of the draft? Especially when you’re breaking in a new quarterback in a WCO, which requires precision performance. And why did they attempt “to be cute,” when they had Terrell miraculously fall right into their laps.
#10 Packers
1 Jamal Reynolds: (year 1 starter). Perfect fit for the Packer defense, which uses an end extra wide, whose only responsibility is getting in the backfuield – Reynolds’ specialty, and exasctly what he was trained in at FSU.
2 Robert Ferguson: (year 3): A tough, big, and fast wide-out that can find the soft spots pretty well for someone with only one year of division 1 football.
3 Torrance Marshall: (year 3). A tough, super fast linebacker that might learn every linebacker position, though he’s said to not be too quick in picking up a system, and not all that decisively instinctual at this point. However he is a great run-stuffer and has been a difference maker in pass coverage.
3 Bhawoh Jue. With all the tall receivers in the division, Jue was a solid pick-up to stock the secondary.
4 Bill Ferrario. After last year’s monumental surprise -- Marc Tauscher, it’s no surprise they’d go back to their own backyard in Madison again for their need on the line. However there were a number of OL that had fallen and were still available. With luck, he could be turned into another Marco Rivera –a limited mauler.
6 David Martin: Was never really anything special at UT, but he gained enough weight in the offseason to
be moved from the “island” (WR), to the “trenches” (TE). At the combine he showed that if anything, his ability had been enhanced by packing on the pounds.
What the %$#@?!?!...will Ron Wolf do without football? Oh yeah, and what happened to getting a defensive tackle, which had been hypothesized by some to be their top need.
#11 Panthers
1 Dan Morgan: (Day one starter – *1 P.B*). Carolina’s been without a decent outside backer for some time. No more, Dan “the man” Morgan is here.
2 Kris Jenkins (year 3 starter). This pick might expedite the release of Sean Gilbert in two years.
3 Steve Smith: Obviously the negotiations with Bates aren’t going to well with this pick. He could be a poor man’s Rae Carruth: Oh nevermind, he already is a poor man.
4 Chris Weinke: (year 3). Jeff Lewis definitely needs some competition.
5 Jarrod Cooper: Interesting how such a dominant Indy perfoprmance doesn’t necesarily mean anything any more. His inability in coverage is a good reason to pick him this late, though he could thrive in a system like the one George Seiffert was running in San Francisco, with Tim McDonald up close to the line of scrimmage. At least he brings some help to the special teams.
6 Dee Brown: This was the best Carolima could do to spell the snake bitten Timmy Biakabutuka? They might need to bring in an African medecine man for him to stay healthy.
7 Mike Roberg: Adds needed youth to an aging position.
7 Louis Williams: Like Jeno James, he is not a graceful athlete, but he does a decent job, though he is probably out of his league in the pro’s.
What the &%$#@?!?!...will happen when the team’s lone runner gets injured and the passing game sputters?
#12 Rams
1 Damione Lewis: (Day one starter – *1 P.B.*). With the Rams ripping off Tampa Bay’s front line system, they couldn’t bear to hope for Lewis falling to them at #20.
1 Adam Archuleta: (Year one starter). They didn’t dare to wait for for the one time walk-on to fall to #29, though he might have had the Raiders pypassed him. Like fellow former “rover” Sun Devils, Darren Woodson and Pat Tillman, Archuleta will make a smooth transition and a nasty impact at strong safety. He’ll nicely clean up for others’ mistakes, which is a strong possibility since there could be another couple of rookies starting. He should thrive in a John Lynch manner, but will do it in more of a Speedy Gonzalez fashion.
1 Ryan Pickett: (Year 2 starter). He just couldn’t wait until he turned 21 to enter the draft. I actually had him ranked as a future 29th round pick, but this was way too early for him after him coming out early. Another Sun Devil, Todd Heap would have been a really intriguing pick here.
2 Tommy Polley: (Year one starter). Unlike his first round brethren, he can’t be considered a minor reach. He could nearly have a Derrick Brooks-like impact. He might be in fear of facing Michael Vick’s Atlanta Falcons. Last time he tried to chase him, he tore up his knee. He could be like another former Seminole, who who came back for his junior year, having come off torn knee lighaments, and fell to the 2nd round – Sam Cowart.
3 Brian Allen: A nice contrast to his Seminole buddy – strong, compact, self-made ’backer.
4 Brandon Manuleuna: Considering they already have a solid blocker and are such a fantastic passing team, it was surprise they didn’t go for more of receiver than this mini-guard. He however is nimble for such a big man. He could probably be a pretty good goal line fullback.
4 Milton Wynn: He could develop into a poor man’s Isaac Bruce.
5 Jeremetrius Butler: His stock raised prior to the draft: Has a solid opportunity to be a nickelback with experience.
7 With their last pick they drafted a reverend to bless the team this year. Franis St. Paul has been compared to Az-Zahir Hakim.
What the %$@?!?!:...was the missing Mike Martz doing during the first round of the draft? The joke was that he was locked up in a closet, so he wouldn’t be slipping Paul Tagliabue any offensive names.
#13 Jaguars
1 Marcus Stroud: (year one starter). Finally gives the Jaguars a force in the middle. Tom Couglin must have gotten jealous watching the Ravens in the play-offs.
2 Mo Williams: (year one starter).The backfield can breathe a sigh of relief, with this potential laden blocker.
3 Eric Westmoreland (2nd year): He comes into a good situatioon, as the Jaguras are a little desperate for outside linebackers.
3 James Boyd: (3rd year). He might not have the cover skills to be a starting free safety, but the Jaguars will insistent upon it nonetheless.
5 David Leaverton: (day one). He could give the punting game a little more “oomph”. They already had a decent punter, but they probably can’t afford to sign him.
6 Chad Ward: Wow what a great pick. This really should make up for passing on Hutchinson.
7 Marlon McCree: Was overrated considering he will be a strictly a special teamer, but a real good one nonetheless. With the poor depth of the Jags, he could become a good back-up with coaching.
7 Randy Chevrier: Deep snapper master for Leaverton.
7 Richmond Flowers: A tough and determined receiver, which Coughlin likes (in particular after last year’s Soward disaster). Coughlin played against Flowers’ father.
What the &%$”?!?!: Once again they passed up a much needed fiery offensive lineman for an inconsistent underachiever, as they did last year in the first round. They were lucky to recover with solid picks in the 2nd and 6th however.
#14 Buccaneers:
1 Kenyatta Walker (Year one starter – *1 P.B.*) For the second year in a row the Bucs trade up for a valuable, but falling lineman that will be a long time starter. A real need with the fragile and easily sacked Brad Johnson.
3 Dwight Smith: A perfect fit for the Bucs, with his physical skills, yet questionable deep speed.
4 John Howell: Could be the second coming of a young John Lynch.
5 Ross Hochstein: A hog to run behind that fills in the sparse guard depth.
6 Jameel Cook: A pass receiving fullback that was probably picked with Brad Johnson in mind.
6 Elliot Wyms: One of a number of defensive lineman for Tony Dungy’s Bucs (past and present), who squeeze out all their ability.
7 Joe Tafoya: Another high effort player.
7 Than Merrill: As a Yale graduate, he might be better off financially not playing football.
Just what the Bucs %$#@?!?! Needed -- Walker. The Super Bowl’s not ion Tampa this year, but Tampa Bay just might be in the Super Bowl.
