R. Rich

Atlanta is on the clock.

Okay clump, where ya @?

That's okay. We're going to draft 7 O linemen and be right back in the Super Bowl mix, KD.

Philadelphia selects Andre Smith, OT from Alabama Minnesota selects Percy Harvin, WR from Florida New England is on the clock.

I pulled back on the Matthews thingy for Denver, 'cause they had already taken Maybin w/ their first pick. They need a corner badly, and Jenkins also gives them the flexibility to consider him for safety, where they really need help.

Detroit, w/ their 2nd pick in Round 1, selects Brandon Pettigrew, TE from Oklahoma State. Philadelphia is on the clock.

William, please keep the commentary on the draft in this thread. It makes it easier to go through the actual draft thread if there's nothing but picks in it.

You're on.

Denver selects Malcolm Jenkins, CB from Ohio State. Tampa Bay is on the clock.

Okay. I'd love for the Bills to have a big guy in the middle of their defense that can collapse the pocket and generally cause havoc in the opponents' backfield. Maybe they can bring in a guy like that; a trade of some kind, perhaps? As for Rice, yeah he was okay, but kinda smallish for a D lineman. Smallish DEs that can get upfield don't stand much of a chance in today's NFL... ...Oops. Agreed. When your top pass rushing DL has as many sacks as a LB who is not known for rushing the passer (Mitchell and Denney both had an underwhelming 4 sacks last season), you need to upgrade.

New York selects Jeremy Maclin, WR from Missouri Denver is now on the clock.

Okay, we're back. The Jets are on the clock.

No. What's that?

So there's only three people 'round today, eh?

Notice how I didn't say DE specifically? They need a pass rush, whether they get it from a situational player, an OLB who can bring the heat from the outside (aside from Kawika Mitchell's terrifying 4 sack total, that is), or from a down lineman.

True, you can get it from the LBs (4 last year, all from Kawika Mitchell; a whopping 16% of the total team production) and the DBs (4 last year, 1 each from Whitner, Scott, Youboty, and Wilson; another 16% of the total). You're preaching to the choir. I only suggest that the Bills don't forsake any/all other positions for the sake of the O line. To say that we're a couple O line starters away from contention is flat out wrong. ...on either side of the ball.

I'm referring to the scenario William posted initially, Labatt, not the Bills' draft tendencies.

In your scenario, William, you hook up the O line @ the expense of every other position. It just doesn't make sense. They have to try to address both needs, not just one. If they decide to go O line w/ the first pick, it's going to make it very difficult to get pass rush help later on. This draft is top heavy w/ pass rushers, but not very deep w/ 'em. If I were the GM, I'd look to upgrade my pass rush FIRST, then get an interior OL, then look to get a receiving TE.

Let's ignore the (lack of a) pass rush yet again and load up on O linemen. It'll work.

Not that such a scenario is likely, but I know that opposing QBs would continue to be pleased if such were the case.

Okay folks, we're done for the day. Second half of Round 1 tomorrow, beginning @ 10:00am EST. See ya then.

San Diego was hoping they could land Mauluga here, but watched as he went early to Cincy. Oh well. They need to get a big 3-4 DE to fit their scheme, and so... San Diego selects Tyson Jackson, DE/DT from LSU

So it would seem. And after I went out of my way to say this wasn't a "WTF??" type pick, too. Sigh. And undervoted. Has begun to???? Hey, I tried to stress the need for a pass rusher. Didn't work.

Sorry, had to actually do a little work for a change. New Orleans selects Brian Cushing, LB from USC. Houston is next.

If a trade was offered to "Buffalo", it would have to be put into the poll as another option to vote for.