Overall First Round Breakdown

Houston- Mario Williams

Probably one of the worse selections of this year's draft. He reminds me of Eric Curry, DE, Alabama (6th pick by Bucs). The guy was just average during his first 6 games with the Wolfpack but then decided to play and became a monster. He will not be able to do that in the NFL.

New Orleans-Reggie

What can I say. Picked the best availble player despite having a pro-bowl type running back. They had to pick him. Bush is a once in a generation player who should have gone number 1.

Tennessee - Vince Young

Not a fan of stupid QBs. Guy has a lot of talent but might be one of the true idiots of this draft. Can't put together two sentences to save his life. The guy would have been lucky to earn a college degree unless Texas just gives them out down there.

N.Y. Jets - D. Ferguson

I like Ferg, but I have a huge Tony Mandarich fear. Picking OL players in the top five scares me but I think the Jets have a bookend tackle for years to come. I probably need to remember that Orlando Pace turned out very well for the St. Louis Rams.

Green Bay - A. J. Hawk

Great player. Isn't that tall (6'1"), but will do well because he is a football player first. Good at tackling, instinctive at running down the play, and finds space to make a play. Probably best part of his game is that he doesn't get locked up on blockers (which is a big problem for some of the more athletic linebackers ... Ray Lewis).

San Francisco - Vernon Davis -- See previous post

Oakland - Michael Huff

I love this guy. Very smart and great leader of a good Texas defense. Fast (4.37) and strong (21 reps of 225). I wished the 49ers would have gotten him but his combine workouts and his team interviews locked him up as a top 7 pick.

Buffalo - Donte Whitner

If it wasn't for Houston I would say Buffalo had the worse first round. Whitner was a huge reached at 7. Plus, passing up Leinart and Cutler when they need QB help is just crazy. I guess they are thinking they are picking first next year so they can get the ND QB. Idiots.


Detroit - Ernie Sims

Sims was rated higher than Hawk on alot of teams boards. I didn't get it because he wasn't as good of a player. Better number in terms of speed, strength, and height but Hawk was clearly the better player. Good pick for Detroit even if I think they might have been better off taking one of the two QBs. At least Sims wasn't a WR.

Arizona - Matt Leinart

Great pick for both player and team. This might be the best situation for a player to come into. I have never seen anything like this. He has great WRs, RB, and good o-line. Wonderful head coach as well. Top it all off, there is a vet QB who can start the season while Matt learns the system. Probably will be starting by the end of the year (or start of next).

St. Louis - Jay Cutler

Again, good pick. More moble than Leinart and better arm as well. McNair showed you dont' have to go to a big time program to be a good QB in the NFL. Cutler should do well in 2 or 3 years.

Baltimore - Haloti Ngata

Ray Lewis better be thanking the Ravens' front office for this pic. Ngata will take at least two blockers on every play which will free up Lewis to make plays. As most of the NFL knows, Lewis sucks at taking on blockers and gets lost in the play when two linemen and a fullback come up. He hasn't been the same since Tony retired after their last SB win.