First Round Part 2

14. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver) (8-8): Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa
After taking one of the top defensive prospects the Seahawks will go back to looking to improve their offense. Like I mentioned earlier their OL has been decimated by injury the past few years. Future Hall of Famer, Walter Jones, just turned 36 only a few days ago, with his career clearly on the downslide the Seahawks could use a future replacement badly. He is a big guy with long arms that can neutralize the pass-rush. Seahawks just signed new offensive line coach Alex Gibbs is a zone-blocking expert, this is a perfect fit for Bulaga who used the zone blocking system in Iowa.

15. New York Giants (8-8): Brandon Spikes, ILB, Florida
Hard to believe after winning their last Super Bowl, two years later, we would be saying the Giants need a lot of help on the defensive side of the ball. A good place to start would be their linebacker group; Antonio Pierce was out for most of the season exposing their lack of depth in their linebackers. He is 31 years old and doesn’t appear as dominate as he once was. Spikes, with his dominate size, is a hard-hitting linebacker that lives off of his toughness and instincts.

16. Tennessee Titans (8-8): Brian Price, DT, UCLA
The Titans lost Albert Haynesworth in the off-season and their defense wasn't the same ever since. Last year their defense ranked 7th in yards allowed per-game, this year their defense this year fell to a pitiful 28th in the league, a lot of this resulted because of failure to pressure up the middle and get into the Quarterbacks face. Price fits perfectly into the Titans 4-3 defense and has one of the best first-steps for any defensive tackle. But if the Titans ever think of switching to the 3-4 then he might be looking for a new job.

17. San Francisco 49ers (from Carolina) (8-8): Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma
All of the top offensive line prospects are gone but there are still some solid guys left, the 49ers need a RT to complement their franchise LT Joe Staley badly (their current RT allowed 9.5 sacks). Trent Williams fits perfectly here because he will be playing RT which is the side he should be playing in the NFL because he is not consistent enough to cover the blind side.

18. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7): Earl Thomas, FS, Texas
Both of the Steelers free safeties are in their 30's and will be free agents. When Polamalu comes back from injury the Steelers will look to regain their Super Bowl caliber defense by putting the second best safety prospect next to a possible future hall of fame strong safety.

19. Atlanta Falcons (9-7): Donovan Warren, CB, Michigan
If only the Falcons had actual defensive backs they might have made the playoffs, when you allow 241.9 yards per-game just in the air alone, quarter backs like Manning, Brees or Brady will destroy you especially in the playoffs. This is a good team that after Brian Williams was placed on IR showed they need a true #1 CB for their future.

20. Houston Texans (9-7): Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee
Can fit either a 4-3 or 3-4 but I think he fits better in the 4-3, which the Texans run. The Texans need some help in the middle next to their former first round DT Okoye, their other DT played for the Lions the previous year when they were 0-16, yeah hes that bad. If Williams turns out to only be a solid player that would be worth it for a defense that already has Mario Williams, Brian Crushing and DeMarco Ryans. Just thinking about how good this defense could be with Williams is scary.



21. Cincinnati Bengals (10-6): Mike Iupati, G, Idaho
The Bengals could use a WR here with “Hous-your-mama” gone, Chris Henry's death and Chad Johnson not getting any younger. After those three names I bet no one could name one of their receivers besides Laveranues Coles, I know I honestly couldn't. But the game starts in the trenches and their current Guards are either getting old or are average/injury prone players. Iupati is the unanimous best Guard prospect, Guards are not common “sexy picks” but the Bengals are looking for a safe pick for the future.

22. New England Patriots (10-6): Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma
Knowing Belicheck he will probably trade back and draft two future hall of famers instead of one. All jokes aside, the Pats starting TE Benjamin Watson might not be returning next year. This would allow the Patriots to draft the best TE prospect in the draft, and he even miss almost the whole season with an injury. With Welker likely out for start of next season Brady needs another target to throw to and why not the 6-6 wide reviver that is in a TE body.

23. Green Bay Packers (11-5): Charles Brown, OT, USC
Brown might not be a first round talent but anyone that knew anything about the Packers knew that they let their Pro Bowl Quarterback be sacked 51 times in one year. If Rodgers was put behind a line that allowed half as many sacks then he might be putting up record stats. The best start with helping to improve their line is adding another OT because Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher miss a game every other week.

24. Philadelphia (11-5): Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida
There is no first round offensive pick that can help them so the team will look to improve the defense. They could really use an improvement at LB but I think they select the best defensive player available that can help them and it would be the 4-3 DE Paul. Juqua Parker is in his 30's and who knows how much longer he can make plays, and with having a Pro Bowl player on the other side in Trent Cole Pierre-Paul will fit in nicely.

25. Baltimore (9-7): Golden Tate, WR, Notre Dame
I am going on a limb and saying Tate rises up the draft boards after the combine and passes USC's Damian Williams. He is a fast receiver that will make catches you only see on sports center. But he is a small receiver (only going to measure about 5-11) that needs to work on route running. If Derrick Mason retire Joe Flacco will have almost no one to throw to, like the Dolphins and Bengals they don't have great depth at the receiving position.

26. Arizona Cardinals (10-6): Jerry Hughes, DE/OLB, TCU
In the Cardinals defense Hughes will probably line up as a 3-4 OLB, the Cardinals defense has been notorious as the weak-spot on a team that was Super Bowl bound last year. Teams can never have to many pass rushers, especially on a defense that could use some help in that field. If Kurt Warner retires then their offense might go back to laughable but there is no Quarterback worthy of taking that will be any better then Leinart.

27. Dallas Cowboys (11-5): Taylor Mays, S, USC
Mays was projected top-10 prospect last year but he had a very average season this year and his draft stock will suffer because of it. He is a athletic freak and a very hard-hitting safety that will have great mensurable. Only problem is he has horrible football instincts and has Roy Williams 2.0 written all over him. Should they draft him? Probably not but I think they will anyways.

28. San Diego Chargers (13-3): Terrance Cody, NT, Alabama
Chargers only ranked 20th in rushing yards allowed per game, Terrance Cody would be an instant improvement to their line. He is just a massive human being that can command double teams and is the definition of a player with power. He might not be a three-down lineman because of his endurance and stamina being an issue. But Ian Scott doesn't intimidate me, but someone like Cody would.

29. New York Jets (9-7): Everson Griffen, DE/OLB, USC
Griffen might end up playing OLB for the jets since they run a 3-4 defense. Which would be a good thing for the Jets because Vernon Gholston looks like an complete bust. The Jets defense is already the best one in the league but replacing Gholston and adding young depth to a LB group that average starting age is about 29 years old with Griffen would make their defense only better. I am starting to get flash backs of the 2000 Ravens.

30. Minnesota Vikings (12-4): Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State
The vikings have been the best run stopping defense the past few years and it all starts with Pat and Kevin Williams the Pro Bowl duo. Pat Williams is 37 years old, he has played well despite his old age but his level of production is about to drop-off. It would be wise to find a young replacement now and why not get a guy that fits the Vikings 4-3 defense well.

31. New Orleans Saints (13-3): Sean Weatherspoon, OLB, Missouri
He is a great 3-4 OLB and since this draft doesn't have many of them the Saints will take Weatherspoon when they have the chance. The Saints new and improved defense looks great but they could use an improvement at LB since both of their outside starters are easily in their 30's. Why not keep adding to this Super Bowl dynasty with a needed asset.

32. Indianapolis Colts (14-2): Greg Hardy, DE, Ole Miss
All of the first round caliber OL and DT men are off the board at this point. There is no use in the colts reaching for a player. This is a great chance to add depth to the DE position that consist of two Pro Bowlers in Mathis and Freeny. After next season Mathis will be a free-agent and just in-case of injury the Colts will not have to worry about this position for a very long time.