Mock Draft Results

The way the mock draft point system works is you get 1 point for correctly guessing that a player is picked in the first round and 2 points if you correctly guessed what team chose the player. Therefore the most possible points per pick is 3 and the most possible points for a draft is 96...but if someone scores 40 or above, you should be on ESPN. Usually only about 5 sports writers a year will score 42 or over and two are always Kiper and McShay.

Here's how I did...

1. Rams: MY PICK: Bradford REAL PICK: Bradford 3 pts.

2. Lions: MY PICK: Suh REAL PICK: Suh 3 pts.

3. Bucs: MY PICK: McCoy REAL PICK: McCoy 3 pts.

4. Skins: MY PICK: Okung REAL PICK: Williams 1 pt.

5. Chiefs: MY PICK: Bulaga REAL PICK: Berry 1 pt.

6. USC...I mean Seahawks: MY PICK: Berry REAL PICK: Okung 1 pt.

7. Browns: MY PICK: Haden REAL PICK: Haden 3 pts.

8. Al Davis: MY PICK: Davis REAL PICK: McClain 1 pt.

9. Toronto Bills: MY PICK: Williams REAL PIC: Spiller 1 pt.

10. Jags: MY PICK: Pierre-Paul REAL PICK: Alualu 0 pts.

11. 49ers: MY PICK: McClain (Broncos) REAL PICK: Davis 1 pt.

12. Chargers: MY PICK: Morgan (Dolphins) REAL PICK: Mathews (I picked this at 28) 3 pts.

13. Eagles: MY PICK: Thomas (49ers) REAL PICK: Graham 1 pt.

14. Seahawks: MY PICK: Spiller REAL PICK: Thomas 1 pt.

15. Giants: MY PICK: Graham REAL PICK: Pierre-Paul 1 pt.

16. Titans: MY PICK: Price REAL PICK: Morgan 1 pt.

17. 49ers: MY PICK: Clausen REAL PICK: Iupati 1 pt.

18. Steelers: MY PICK: Iupati REAL PICK: Pouncey 1 pt.

19. Falcons: MY PICK: Griffen REAL PICK: Weatherspoon 0 pts.

20. Texans: MY PICK: Mays REAL PICK: Jackson 1 pt.

21. Bengals: MY PICK: Gresham REAL PICK: Gresham 3 pts.

22. Broncos: MY PICK: Bryant (Pats) REAL PICK: Thomas 0 pts.

23. Packers: MY PICK: Campbell REAL PICK: Bulaga 1 pt.

24. Cowboys: MY PICK: Jackson (Eagles) REAL PICK: Bryant 1 pt.

25. Broncos: MY PICK: Wilson (Ravens) REAL PICK: Tebow 0 pts.

26. Cardinals: MY PICK: Kindle REAL PICK: Williams 1 pt.

27. Pats: MY PICK: Pouncey (Cowboys) REAL PICK: McCourty 0 pts.

28. Dolphins: MY PICK: Mathews (Chargers) REAL PICK: Odrick 0 pts.

29. Jets: MY PICK: Dunlap REAL PICK: Wilson 1 pt.

30. Lions: MY PICK: Colt McCoy (Vikings) REAL PICK: Best 0 pts.

31. Colts: MY PICK: Williams REAL PICK: Hughes 1 pt.

32. Saints: MY PICK: Hughes REAL PICK: Robinson 0 pts.

SO... I finished with 36 pts. That's okay. In this draft nobody did well, because of all the trades. These 36 points are in comparison to Kiper: 43 McShay: 36. So obviously I did pretty well. McShay and Kiper donate their entire lives to their mock drafts...they get paid a lot of money to construct these mock drafts and obviously I am right there with them, without the inside information they have. I bet if I had the access they have I would be right there with Kiper, maybe even better. Where is my contract ESPN?

Mock Draft 4.0

4/14/10

With the NFL Draft only a week away I had to get my final version of the draft up. Drum roll please…

Your 2010 NFL Draft!!!

Trades aren’t included in this draft, but I bet there will be a lot of ‘em.

* denotes underclassman

1. St. Louis Rams: QB Sam Bradford*, Oklahoma

The Rams should trade down in the draft if they can, as I say in Dear Rams Fans. But, with organization issues over ownership the team just needs to take the safe pick that will bring in fans.

2. Detroit Lions: DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska

The Lions made some nice moves on the D-line by trading for Corey Williams, a 3-technique DT and signing Kyle Vanden Bosch. This means they have one more spot on the D-line and Suh fills that perfectly. WOW, the Lions are making good moves, who would’a thunk it?

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: DT Gerald McCoy*, Oklahoma

The Bucs rush defense makes Tiger Woods look like a good husband…or at least an awful “playa.”

4. Washington Redskins: OT Russell Okung, Oklahoma St.

After trading for McNabb the Redskins need to protect their investment and give him time to bomb it to “Carlos” Santana Moss and the other over-paid Redskins receivers.

5. Kansas City Chiefs: OT Bryan Bulaga*, Iowa

The Chiefs have solid WR’s now and can wait until the second round to draft defense and a RB.

6. Seattle Seahawks: S Eric Berry*, Tennessee

The Seahawks could draft Trent Williams in hope to find the next Walter Jones, but I think Carroll will want to take the best players available.

7. Cleveland Browns: CB Joe Haden*, Florida

I don’t think the Browns like Clausen enough to draft him here, especially after the train-wreck their last Notre Dame QB became.

8. Oakland Raiders: OT Anthony Davis, Rutgers

He had the fastest 40 yard dash of the lineman...yep...fits all of Al Davis' criteria for a first round pick. But what else would you expect after this team drafted Heyward-Bey over Crabtree and Maclin.

9. Buffalo Bills: OT Trent Williams, Oklahoma

The Bills have an okay defense and have already gone out in public saying they would rather pass on Clausen and draft Tebow in the second round, but who knows…it could be a smoke-screen.

10. Jacksonville Jaguars: DE Jason Pierre-Paul , South Florida

Jason Pierre-Paul may have the best upside in the draft, he only played D-I football for one year. Just listen to Jerry Jones and his drunken rants for advice, AKA don’t take Tebow!!! Will look for a WR in the second if they are smart.

11. Denver Broncos (via Chicago): ILB Rolando McClain*, Alabama

Yeah, yeah Dez Bryant is here, but there are a lot of good WRs this year and McClain is definitely the best ILB in the draft.

12. Miami Dolphins: DE Derrick Morgan*, Georgia Tech

Nice move to get Marshall means the Dolphins have to capitalize in the first round and find a replacement for Joey Porter.

13. San Francisco 49ers (via Panthers): S Earl Thomas*, Texas

The Niners choose the best player on the board and beef up the defense that Singletary likes so much.

14. Seattle Seahawks (via Denver): RB C.J. Spiller, Clemson

The Seahawks have known all along Spiller was there guy...he is Pete Carroll's NFL Reggie Bush.

15. New York Giants: OLB/DE Brandon Graham, Michigan

The Giants LB’s need a governmental bailout more than General Motors. Brandon Graham will bring a sure tackler and pass rusher to the G-mens D.

16. Tennessee Titans: DT Brian Price*, UCLA

This only makes too much sense, still gotta replace Haynesworth and Price is a perfect fit at DT in a 3-4 defense. I could see them pick Bryant though.

17. San Francisco: QB Jimmy Clausen*, Notre Dame

In a surprise move the niners give some extra motivation to starter Alex Smith and get themselves ready for the future.

18. Pittsburgh Steelers: OL MIke Iupati, Idaho

The Steelers have had O-line troubles the last two seasons, even through their Super Bowl win last year, time to clear this up. Could draft WR Dez Bryant, but they traded Holmes because of his trouble off the field. Why get another troubled WR? Iupati can play anywhere on the line.

19. Atlanta Falcons: DE Everson Griffen*, USC

The Falcons missed out on Peppers and need to make up for it. Griffen is an athletic beast and has worked his way up the charts with his off-season workouts.

20. Houston Texans: S Taylor Mays, USC

Mays would have been picked higher if he went out last year. The Texans lost Robinson and need a boost in the secondary.

21. Cincinnati Bengals: TE Jermaine Gresham*, Oklahoma

The Bengals add to their receiving corps in an attempt to get Carson Palmer back to the level he played at in 2005 and 2006.

22. New England Patriots: WR Dez Bryant*, Oklahoma St.

He says he’s the next Randy Moss, now he gets to play with Randy Moss. Welker’s injury and Moss’ age makes this pick necessary.

23. Green Bay Packers: OT Bruce Campbell*, Maryland

Year in and year out the first round of the draft is dominated by the grinders over the skill positions and the loss of Clifton at OT calls for over hall on the OL. If the Packers want to win, they need to protect Rodgers.

24. Philadelphia Eagles: CB Kareem Jackson*, Alabama

The Eagles secondary looked like a bunch of chickens running around with their heads cut off last year. They dropped Sheldon Brown and need a new starter opposite Samuel.

25. Baltimore Ravens: CB Kyle Wilson, Boise St.

The Ravens trade for Boldin alleviates the need for a WR. They need youth at the CB position though. Pass defense used to be a strength for the Ravens.

26. Arizona Cardinals: DE/OLB Sergeo Kindle, Texas

Kindle fits two roles the Cardinals are looking for. A LB to replace Dansby and an outside pass rusher. Yeah they have Joey Porter, but how reliable is he?

27. Dallas Cowboys: C Maurkice Pouncey*, Florida

Pouncey is one of the most hyped players in this years draft and you know what a sucker Jerry Jones is for hype…unless you’re hyping Tebow or Parcells…he can come in and start anywhere on the interior line.

28. San Diego Chargers: RB Ryan Mathews*, Fresno St.

Sproles can't handle the load on his own, Mathews has been climbing up the draft boards for weeks...especially after the poor performance in the combine by Dwyer.

29. New York Jets: DE Carlos Dunlap*, Florida

The Jets are old at the DE position, so they’ll bring in Dunlap for depth this year.

30. Minnesota Vikings: QB Colt McCoy, Texas

The Vikings bring in a QB to replace Favre after he returns this year. Plus they’re both southerners and Favre can bring him up well, Tavaris looks like just another Childress mistake.

31. Indianapolis Colts: DT Dan Williams, Tennessee

The Colts need interior D-line help, Williams has been the top player on the draft board for the last nine picks and finally hears his name called.

32. New Orleans Saints: DE/OLB Jerry Hughes*, TCU

The Saints add to their pass rushing attack to disrupt that pesky Brett Favre and those young QBs in the NFC South.

Here's a link to other great NFL mock drafts: NFL Mock Draft Database

And here, you can see all of my past stories Tim Kanak, and blogs Tim Kanak blog

Dear Rams Fans

Dear Rams fans,

I know hope seems lost. You're team looks like it's passing on possibly the best player to come out for the draft in the last 10 years (Suh.) Your management is in limbo with a power struggle between 40% owner Stan Kroenke and attempted buyer Sahid Kahn. Kroenke, who has to battle the NFL for full ownership of the Rams due to the cross-ownership rule, has not specified if he will keep the team in St. Louis. He has St. Louis ties and is from Columbia, but he lives in L.A. right now and in the past he has spoken to John Elway about brining a team to L.A. CODE RED, CODE RED!!! GET TO YOUR BATTLE STATIONS! The Rams ship has gone from sinking by ice berg to being a giant oil spill that will destroy the entire Great Barrier Reef.

I have a solution. The city of St. Louis needs to get together and buy the Rams. It worked for Green Bay, why not St. Louis? Buy the team and hand over reigns of GM to me...sorry Devaney, I think you're doing a pretty good job, but this team is a lost cause...unless you're Tim Kanak. Here's the plan...

Continue the "we're going to draft Sam Bradford" charade, but at the last moment trade the pick to the Browns. Let 'em have Bradford, the Rams have to many needs to worry about this. The Rams will get the seventh overall pick and the Browns 2nd round pick, 39 overall.

Next trade O.J. Atogwe to the Redskins for Jason Campbell and attempt to get a pick as well. Apparently Shanahan and Haslett think LaRon Landry is to slow for their defense, while Atogwe thrived under Haslett with the Rams. There is the QB of the future, Jason Campbell. He's 28-years-old, going into the prime of his career. He has gotten better every year, 86.4 QB rating last year. He is one of the ten most accurate QB's in the league and can thrive in a good rushing offense, perfect.

Trade this years 3rd round pick and what ever else it would take to trade for the Chargers Vincent Jackson. He's the #1 WR the Rams have been looking for and with all the good WR's traded this offseason, it shouldn't take too much to get him.

-Why get Campbell and Jackson?

The offense is instantly improved, the Rams would have a solid young receiving corps a good QB who can start for at least the next five years, they already have a great RB (Steven Jackson) and a solid young offensive line. I would actually even re-sign Richie Incognito, just put him on a team probation...if he loses his temper again, he's gone.

...Now back to the draft.

With the first pick take Tennessee's Eric Berry (FS). He would replace Atogwe and he's supposed to be the next Ed Reed. Awesome.

2nd round. Now the Rams have two second round picks. If Weatherspoon (Missouri, LB) is there, take him with the 33 overall. If not take someone else to play weakside LB. With the second pick (39) draft either Gresham (Oklahoma, TE) or Javhid Best (California, RB)...also could look at DL.

No third round pick - Vincent Jackson.

4th round. Draft either a CB (maybe Myron Rolle?) or OL/DL depth.

5th round-7th round. Take the best player available regardless of position.

This team would instantly be upgraded to a division contender, which isn't saying much in the crappy NFC West. The Rams would be getting rid of 1 starter (Atogwe) for 5 starters (Campbell, Jackson, Berry and whoever was picked in the 2nd round). Not too shabby.

Just remember, Vote Tim Kanak for Rams GM.

Fantasy Sports

I've noticed even in my self that sports aren't as relevant from a fan stand point as the used to be. Everyone is thinking of their fantasy teams. When I watch ESPN all I see is "fantasy update" this and "fantasy rankings" that. What happened to the good old days when fans only rooted for their own team, they hated players on rival teams for no reason. Ten years ago if The Pope was playing for the Cubs I would've have found ways to hate him, I would taunt him from the stands for letting his bishops molest children. I would bring crackers and a camelback full of wine to the ball park, "Hey Pope! I'm eating your savior right now! ...and Boy, is he good!" But nowadays, if The Pope is hitting .300 with an .800 OPS, I don't give a damn if he's on the Cubs, I'll root for him...I'll even root for him against my own team, I'll make up excuses..."I want the Cardinals to win, but I also want Pope to do well. How about he goes 4-4 with 4 solo shots, but the Cards win 11-4. Yeah then I win either way!"

HOLD UP. This means you are rooting against your team. yes I still want the Cardinals to win, but that means I'm rooting FOR Cardinal pitchers to give up runs...there is something wrong with that, there is something wrong with all of this.

During football season I would go to sports bars and watch multiple games to cheer on my fantasy players, and I wasn't the only one doing this. EVERYONE was. Are fantasy sports really that important to our culture? The answer is YES. We as Americans are naturally competitive and if we aren't atheltic enough to go out on the field and play the game ourselves then we have to cheer for a specific team to win and when the win we feel Fan F***ing Tastic! When our teams lose, we are at rock bottem. Maybe not all Americans, but I suspect the majority of people in America, NO, The civilized world have a team they are die hard fans for. Europe has soccer, that's okay...they like a little girl sport, but hey, we're talking about the french here. We have as humans have retained the animalistic characteristic of competition, to be the best, to be at the top of the food chain. This is what we live for. What better way to do this than to give people MORE control.

The average fan has no say on what their favorite team does. Now we have blogs so we as avid sports fans can complain as much as we want, but the owners and the GM don't have to listen to what we would do with the team, what we want to do with the team or what we wouldn't do with the team. In comes fantasy sports. They give us total control, so did the Madden video games, but those aren't as much of a challenge...you literally play against each other so it's based on the skill of the other video game player. While, fantasy sports are based on what the real player does, except YOU, the Average Joe, get to pick who is on your team. What an amazing concept, in fantasy world I can listen to Billy Beane and his "Money Ball" tactics, or I can throw it out the window and get all home run hitting $20 million players. CONTROL. People like to have control, and this "game" allows it.

So, what's wrong with it then? If your picking who's on your team then you don't have to pick players you hate, or players from rival teams. BUT, if you want to win, as is the American spirit, you will pick whoever the best available option is...like me. I'm stuck with two Cubs on my team (Alfonso Soriano and Randy Wells), both good players. I immediately regretted picking them though, and somehow I have more Cubs than Cardinals (Wainwright). This is just wrong, according to fantasy logic, I should root for more Cubs than Cardinals. F*** that. I tried to trade them to some of my unlucky cubby fan buddies. No Go. They know I want to dump them and are trying to take advantage. Randy Wells for Jason Heyward, I'll pass. Heyward was Mr. Irrelevant in my 12 team league, while Randy Wells was an 11th round pick. Wells even pitched 6 perfect innings yesterday. BUT, I still want to get rid of them. AND I'm the rare exception.

In fantasy football this last year I literally rooted for my fantasy team more than my favorite professional team (Rams), though I wanted the Rams to get last place; because they are so unbelievably horrid they needed that first overall pick. I have an excuse, somewhat, but I know Packers fans and Bears fans who rooted for their fantasy teams over their own teams. Bears fans drafted Favre, Cowboys fans drafted Portis, Patriots fans drafted Manning. What the hell?!?

Is there any solution to this madness? The only solution in the near future I see is for a giant EMP bomb to go off like in 24 and destroy the World's internet, then Chloe O'Brien needs to be assassinated so nobody can fix it. If this doesn't happen then in five years, fantasy sports will dominate the real thing; babies born in this era won't have real teams to root for, their fathers will draft them players in keeper leagues. That will be the team of the future. How do you tailgate a fantasy game? Break out the beer, the grills and the tents and lets celebrate in the streets of the suburbs! ...maybe The Pope can help us? Or maybe he'll just draft Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Cromartie.

April Fools

First off I would like to apologize for my lack of predictions in the sweet 16, elite 8 and final 4, but I would have never picked Butler to win any of the games they did...except against Michigan St. and that's only because Lucas was out. Butler basically has a home game against Duke in the national championship and I'm still going to pick Duke. When Duke is making their shots, they seem to be unbeatable. I do want Butler to win the game, but you can't deny you love Nolan Smith.

Secondly come my MLB power rankings to start the season:

1. New York Yankees - They won the world series and got better. Good move on putting Joba back in the bullpen, let's see if Phil Hughes can live up to his hype. Though if I were them I wouldn't hit Nick Johnson number 2, get Granderson and his speed up there ahead of Tex.

2. Philadelphia Phillies - Is everyone else sick of the Phillies? I am. They have practically fielded the same team for 3 years in a row and they keep getting it done.

3. St. Louis Cardinals - I hope this doesn't sound biased, but c'mon they have two of the best pitchers in the league and Phat Albert.

4. Tampa Bay Rays - Pena and Crawford in contract years. Gotta play for money.

5. Seattle Mariners - When they get Lee and Bedard healthy nobody will score on this team.

6. Boston Red Sox - They are going for the defensive approach this year, but NEWS FLASH their rotation and bull pen are overrated.

7. Atlanta Braves - Time to get that youth rollin' and maybe get Bobby Cox in the playoffs in his final season.

8. Los Angeles Dodgers - Manny is on a contract year and he likes money too much to screw up.

9. Texas Rangers - I think the young Rangers are gonna play this year and look for Rich Harden to return to form in the AL West.

10. Los Angeles Angels - The Angels may not have Lackey anymore, but they still have a hell of a team.

11. Minnesota Twins - The Twins have Mauer locked up, hopefully he won't pull an Adrian Beltre.

12. Arizona Diamondbacks - When Webb comes back they have one of the best rotations in the NL. Expect a ton of homers coming for this team with Upton and Reynolds.

13. Chicago White Sox - The Sox could be great or awful this season, let's see if Quinton, Peavy, Andruw Jones and Juan Pierre can return to form.

14. San Francisco Giants - Timmy and Cain actually have some good hitters in their lineup to give some run support now.

15. Colorado Rockies - Everyone is a mile high on the Rox, but I don't think they have the pitching to be a contender.

16. Chicago Cubs - They could be better than I give them credit for, but I'm a Cardinals fan...what do you expect?

17. Florida Marlins - I like this team, too bad they won't have any of their good young players in about 3 years.

18. Baltimore Orioles - This team would be a contender in the NL or AL central with the combination of young talent and former MVP Tejada.

19. Oakland A's - They have good young pitching, but what the hell is Billy Beane thinking with cutting Cust?

20. Cincinnati Reds - They have a lot of potential, but Dusty Baker is a shitty coach.

21. Milwaukee Brewers - They are the definition of mediocre.

22. New York Mets - If Beltran and Reyes get back in time they should have a nice offense, but they only have one good pitcher. (Santana)

23. Detroit Tigers - This is a weird team, they have a lot of really good players and a lot of really bad players. The bad players will drag them down.

24. Houston Astros - This is a poorly designed team. They have a few solid players (Wandy, Berkman, Lee, Pence), but that's it.

25. Toronto Blue Jays - They have a really good bull pen and a good young rotation, but who's going to hit? Plus they're in the AL East.

26. Cleveland Indians - They have good hitters, but no pitchers. I bet they are really missing CC and Lee right now.

27. Washington Nationals - They should just be starting Strasburg now. They get points for having Zimmerman and Dunn.

28. San Diego Padres - They will trade Gonzales, they have to.

29. Pittsburgh Pirates - They're trying to be good, but it's just so hard when they don't ever sign anybody.

30. Kansas City Royals - You know you're bad when your future super star is hitting .220.

2nd round of the NCAA tournament

Because of my shitty internet connection I have to result to doing this earlier than I wanted to...at the rec center no less. Here we go...

MIDWEST

1. Kansas

9. Northern Iowa

*Got the UNLV pick wrong...I haven't had a good day so far, but I'm still confident in KU to win it all.

5. Michigan St.

4. Maryland

*Neither of these teams has won their opening day game yet, so I'll stick to my original pick.

6. Tennessee

14. Ohio

*Tennessee is losing against San Diego St. right now, so hopefully they make it this far. BTW I KNEW GEORGETOWN COUDN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

7. Oklahoma St.

2. Ohio St.

*Georgia Tech could easily be the one losing to Ohio St. later this weekend.

WEST

1. Syracuse

8. Gonzaga

*"Orange spit seed"...yes that was an ESPN headline.

5. Butler

13. Murray St.

*poor, poor Vandy...I like Butler to continue their winning streak.

6. Xavier

3. Pittsburgh

*I have the Panthers winning through and through...but I hate it. hopefully X doesn't lose to the land of 10,000 lakes.

7. BYU

2. Kansas St.

*YAY I GOT THIS ONE RIGHT!!! Hopefully I can continue the trend.

EAST

1. Kentucky

8. Texas

*The dominate performance of Kentucky is helping me keep faith.

5. Temple

4. Wisconsin

*Neither team has played yet...I hope Cornell doesn't continue the upset trend against Temple.

11. Washington

3. New Mexico

*Marquette losing really hurt my bracket...damn buzzer beaters/last second shots are killing me. I'll take the Huskies, they're on a roll. (That's what I said about Notre Dame)

10. Missouri

2. West Virginia

*I'm confident both these teams will make it to the second round, I'm almost too confident about this Tiger team though...this made me think for a while.

SOUTH

1. Duke

9. Louisville

*I hope Louisville makes it, the Pac 10 may have been better than I thought...nawwww

5. Texas A&M

4. Purdue

*You can take this to the bank...even if Sienna upsets Purdue, IT COULD HAPPEN!

11. Old Dominion

3. Baylor

*I almost pick OD to win, but Notre Dame was too appealing...Baylor still has it.

10. St. Mary's

2. Villanova

*I want to pick St. Mary's to win this game after they killed Richmond...but gotta stick to the original bracket.

1st Round of the NCAA Tournament

I'll get my first round picks in today and second round later in the week. My winner is highlighted in Bold.

MIDWEST

1. Kansas

16. Lehigh

***This is the easiest pick of all time. Jay Hawks roll.

8. UNLV

9. Northern Iowa

***Northern Iowa hasn't beaten anyone worth noting this season and don't have many dominating victories. UNLV split vs New Mexico and BYU this season.

5. Michigan St.

12. New Mexico St.

***Michigan St. hasn't had a bad loss all year...unless you count North Carolina at the beginning of the year.

4. Maryland

13. Houston

***Houston barely made the tournament and Maryland was 13 and 4 in the ACC this year.

6. Tennessee

11. San Diego St.

***Tennessee beat both Kansas and Kentucky this year, they are very off and on, but I think they'll pull this one off.

3. Georgetown

14. Ohio

***These games are just easy.

7. Oklahoma St.

10. Georgia Tech

***Georgia Tech had a really good tournament, but it won't save them against the Big 12.

2. Ohio St.

15. UCSB

***Ohio St. will have a strong tournament after their dominating performance in the Big 10.

---Got out of the Midwest with no surprises in the first round.

WEST

1. Syracuse

16. Vermont

***This bracket is gonna be tough...

8. Gonzaga

9. Florida St.

***I feel Gonzaga should have been a higher seed.

5. Butler

12. UTEP

***UTEP has a lot of wins, but none of them are verse anybody good.

4. Vanderbilt

13. Murray St.

***Vandy is in store for a solid tourney.

6. Xavier

11. Minnesota

***Neither team is going anywhere, but Minnesota just hasn't showed enough after a nice Big 10 tournament run.

3. Pittsburgh

14. Oakland

***Pitt is usually overrated, but they can't screw this up.

7. BYU

10. Florida

***In my opinion BYU got screwed with this seed.

2. Kansas St.

15. North Texas

***See you in the elite 8, K-state!

EAST

1. Kentucky

16. E. Tennessee St.

***Kentucky fans need to have fun this year, bc Wall and Cousins are gone in a few weeks.

8. Texas

9. Wake Forest

***Sorry, I'm not picking Wake to go all the way again. I have a feeling Texas could beat Kentucky...

5. Temple

12. Cornell

***Sorry Andy Bernard...

4. Wisconsin

13. Wofford

***This bracket is strange.

6. Marquette

11. Washington

***I refuse to pick a Pac 10 team to win.

3. New Mexico

14. Montana

***I can't believe New Mexico is a 3 seed!!! HOW!?!?

7. Clemson

10. Missouri

***Tigers vs. Tigers...I'm trying not to be biased, but Mizzou got screwed!

2. West Virginia

15. Morgan St.

***West Virginia better watch out for Mizzou in the second round.

SOUTH

1. Duke

16. Arkansas Pine-Bluff/Winthrop

***Give the play-in game to Ark PB.

8. California

9. Louisville

***Like I said no Pac 10 wins.

5. Texas A&M

12. Utah St.

***Texas A&M is a lock for the sweet 16...make your bets!

4. Purdue

13. Siena

***Purdue will barely scrape out of this one.

6. Notre Dame

11. Old Dominion

***This bracket sucks. How does ND get a 6 seed, while Texas gets an 8 and Missouri gets a 10?

3. Baylor

14. Sam Houston St.

***Big 12 all the way...btw did I mention this bracket sucks.

7. Richmond

10. St. Mary's

***This will be a good game, but the Spiders will come out on top...but Richmond a 7? THIS BRACKET SUCKS!

2. Villanova

15. Robert Morris

***Easy call...

---Whatever, call me bland for only picking two upsets...if you can even call a 9 over 8 and 10 over 7 as an upset...but I'm trying to make some money.

Advice to the bottom rung 2/26/10

The worst teams in sports right now are the Rams, Nationals, Nets, & Oilers. The bottom of the barrel in each of their respective professional leagues. They're all in last, but does that mean they are the worst organizations, or in the worst shape? The answer is no. Fans of these teams have something to look forward to in the NEAR future. I would much rather be a fan of any of these teams, with the exceptions of the Nets, then a fan of the Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Phoenix Coyotees, Florida Panthers and the list goes on and on. Now you may be saying, "What are you talking about, we are in last place...it can't get any worse." BUT yes it can. These teams are all in position for an easy quick fix.

RAMS - Yes, the Rams have been the worst or second to worst team the last 3 years, but at least they have building blocks for the future, unlike the Bears and Raiders. The Bears traded the front of their draft the last 2 years for a QB who has nobody to throw to and nobody to block for him upfront. They are a one man team on offense and will stay that way, since they have no draft picks. The Raiders may be the fastest team in the NFL, but what does that mean when you have a coach who beats the crap out of his assistants, a QB who overthrows everyone and a horrendous offensive line.

The Rams can make easy work of this offseason, the have a good 2nd year coach (Spagnuolo) and GM (Devaney). They have a new owner (Kahn) who is willing to spend a ton of money. What more could you ask for? "A quarterback who isn't afraid to make a play." Let's have fun...If I were Billy Devaney this is what I would do.

Sign DE Julius Peppers to a 4 year deal, paying him more money then the country of Haiti is worth...to soon?

Sign WR Vincent Jackson to a 5 year deal.

Trade next years 3rd round pick for QB Vick, if the Eagles take his option.

Re-tender the contracts of Barron, Setterstorm and Atogwe.

DRAFT
1. DT Suh
2. RB McCluster
3. QB Lefevour
The rest of the picks draft OLBs, CBs and OL.

If the team did this, it would be a playoff team either next year, or the year after.

NATIONALS - The Nationals are in incredibly good shape...no, I'm not joking. They are building a nice little organization with all their first round draft picks. They have a solid, line-up...not good, but solid. SP Strasburg is playing this year, they had a nice cheap signing in SP Wang and they have a good young closer RP Capps.

With free-agency over I can't really offer any advice, but all they need to do is keep on track and draft/sign Bryce Harper first overall this year. If they stay on this path, give em 3 or 4 years and they could be a playoff contender, so DC area fans do have something to be excited about.

NETS - You have Devin Harris, Brook Lopez and a giant mess. Hey, look at the bright side, you're moving to Brooklyn and you have a rich Ruskie and Jay-Z trying to bring Lebron in. The Nets will have a lot of monetary space this offseason in what will be the biggest free agent spending frenzie of all time! The Nets can right the ship by signing Lebron, Bosh or Wade...or they can spend their money on a few of the good supporting players out their and be a consistent 6 to 8 seed every year, but this is a superstar league...any team can turn themselves around with one big signing this offseason.

OILERS - Heads up! You're a hockey fan in Canada! Yeah, yeah the U.S. beat your national team too, but hey the gold medal is still up for grabs! The Oilers have a nice collection of players, but badly need a goaltender for the future. Maybe they'll be able to do something about that with that 1st overall pick. Hey! At least you'll get to see Hillary Duff at all the home games, thanks to Mike Comrie! At least the Oilers won't have to deal with threats to relocate like the Playoff bound Coyotees, the Panthers and the Lightning.

Mock Draft 2.0

2/19/10

Now that we actually know the draft order...

* denotes underclassman

1. St. Louis Rams: DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
This is the easiest pick since Michael Vick in 2001. If the Rams reach for a QB here Billy Devaney should be thrown into Dr. Evil's pool of "sharks with friggin' lasers on their heads."

2. Detroit Lions: DT Gerald McCoy*, Oklahoma
The Lions had the worst pass defense in the league last season and the best way to shut down the pass is to build up front. McCoy is almost as highly touted as Ndamukong Suh. Berry would also be an attractive option.

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: S Eric Berry*, Tennessee
The Bucs have a pretty decent pass defense, especially compared to their horrendous rush defense, but they can’t pass on the next Ed Reed.

4. Washington Redskins: OT Russell Okung, Oklahoma St.
The Redskins actually have some pretty good players, now that they have a good coach coming in I wouldn’t be surprised to the Skins in the playoffs next year. A lot of people would like to see a QB taken here, but Shanahan has already said he likes Campbell. Shanahan’s style is to draft lineman, lineman, lineman in the first round. Could be Bradford here though.

5. Kansas City Chiefs: OT Anthony Davis*, Rutgers
The Chiefs had the second worst rush defense in the league last year and many people think they should’ve drafted Aaron Curry in 2009. They could draft about anything here, but why pass on a sure thing?

6. Seattle Seahawks: QB Jimmy Clausen*, Notre Dame
The Seahawks gave up the third most passing yards per game in the league, in the NFC WEST!!! BUT, Hasselbeck is old as poo and Pete will want to build his own team. I think this is a crappy pick, but hey! QBs are overrated in the draft.

7. Cleveland Browns: CB Joe Haden*, Florida
The Browns had the worst passing game in the NFL last year, which could be attributed to the awful play of Quinn and Anderson, but the Browns spent too much money on their QBs and need to replace big play WR Braylon Edwards. I would draft Dez Bryant, but his stock has fallen with questions of his work ethic.

8. Oakland Raiders: OT Bryan Bulaga*, Iowa
The Raiders are tempted to draft a QB here, but Davis isn’t ready to give up on Russell yet. The Raiders need to build an offensive line still, Robert Gallery still haunts them…will the OT Iowa curse continue?

9. Buffalo Bills: QB Sam Bradford*, Oklahoma
I personally would draft an O-lineman here. The Bills had one of the worst O-lines in the league last year, but the front office wants to make a sexy pick to get the ball to big play WRs Evans. This is still a good pick though, since Bradford would have been #1 overall last year.

10. Denver Broncos (via Chicago): ILB Rolando McClain*, Alabama
This pick could depend on if the Broncos retain WR Brandon Marshall, if they lose him the Broncos could go for Dez Bryant. Since this is before free agency I’m going to say the Broncos go with the tackling machine.

11. Jacksonville Jaguars: DE Derrick Morgan *, Georgia Tech
Sadly for the Jaguars they need almost everything, but a QB. The fans want Tebow, but the Jags are still an organization trying to win games. They draft based on need.

12. Miami Dolphins: WR Dez Bryant*, Oklahoma St.
The Dolphins have a need. A NEED FOR SPEED!

13. San Francisco 49ers (via Panthers): OT Trent Williams, Oklahoma
The Niners get a potential top 5 pick at 13, not too shabby. Singletary isn’t dumb, the battle in the trenches decides games.

14. Seattle Seahawks (via Denver): RB C.J. Spiller, Clemson
Surprisingly the versatile Spiller is still here and the Seahawks draft the playmaker they need so bad.

15. New York Giants: OLB/DE Sergio Kindle, Texas
The Giants LB’s are just garbage. They could go inside or outside here.

16. Tennessee Titans: DT Dan Williams, Tennessee
This only makes too much sense, still gotta replace Haynesworth.

17. San Francisco: DE Jason Pierre-Paul*, South Florida
The Niners D-line sucks and was the cause for the Niners below average pass defense. Singletary want defense, Singletary get defense. This is a fantastic pick...the niners could have a great draft.

18. Pittsburgh Steelers: OT Bruce Campbell*, Maryland
The Steelers have had O-line troubles the last two seasons, even through their Super Bowl win last year.

19. Atlanta Falcons: G Mike Iupati, Idaho
The Falcons pretty much picked all defense last year and felt the consequences when Ryan and Turner went down with no offensive depth. Time to protect your assets.

20. Houston Texans: RB, Jahvid Best*, Cal
Best and Slaton will be a fantastic 1-2 punch. Hopefully Shaub won’t be passing 50 times a game next year.

21. Cincinnati Bengals: TE Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
The Bengals look for one of their big needs, a redzone receiver.

22. New England Patriots: OLB Navorro Bowman*, Penn St.
The Patriots do what they do best, draft defense. This may be their second most pressing need to a RB, but the Patriots feel they can get just as good a RB in the second round that they can at this point in the draft.

23. Green Bay Packers: OT Charles Brown, USC
Year in and year out the first round of the draft is dominated by the grinders over the skill positions.

24. Philadelphia Eagles: S Earl Thomas*, Texas
The Eagles secondary needs a revamp after an awful performance in the playoffs.

25. Baltimore Ravens: WR Arrelious Benn*, Illinois
Flacco could use some receiving help. His number one receiver, Derrick Mason, is about to turn 63 years old.

26. Arizona Cardinals: DE Carlos Dunlap*, Florida
The Cardinals Defensive line is WAY to old.

27. Dallas Cowboys: S Taylor Mays, USC
This makes the Jerry Jones happy. Mays and Cromartie should give America's team a hell of a secondary.

28. San Diego Chargers: OLB/DE Brandon Graham, Michigan
LT is getting old, Sproles can’t handle the load on his own, but the Chargers are willing to find a RB through trade. Beef up the D. And while on the topic, trading Cromartie is dumb.

29. New York Jets: WR Golden Tate*, Notre Dame
The Jets need to give their franchise QB some help, Tate pulls in everything…should be a nice compliment to Braylon “Stone hands” Edwards.

30. Minnesota Vikings: CB Patrick Robinson, Florida St.
If the Vikings can convince Favre to return, CB is their weakest position.

31. Indianapolis Colts: DT Brian Price, UCLA
The Colts need a big run stopper and at pick 31, the Price is right.

32. New Orleans Saints: LB Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
The year of the linebacker continues. Spoon would be a good OLB compliment
to Vilma as long as nobody runs the triple option on him. I know, I know...I said that last time, but I couldn't resist.

Here's a link to other great NFL mock drafts: NFL Mock Draft Database

2/12/09 "C'mon Oscars!"

I know this should have been addressed in my previous blog, but I just have to get it off my chest. HOW DID MOON NOT GET NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR!!!!???? It seems like every year Indy movies get ripped off when being considered for academy awards. THE BLIND SIDE!!!!???? REALLY?? C'mon Oscars, if your going to have 10 nominations, at least name worthy candidates. Michael Oher, the guy the movie was made about didn't even like it! Just ridiculous...

Yeah, yeah, I can see it now. You're thinking well Slumdog Millionaire was an Indy movie and IT WON the 08 awards! But look at the other nominations in 08 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (overrated...too long, the ending was drawn out, to pretentious), Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader. Yeah they all have academy movie written all over them, big budget acting driven movies. BUT there were so many better films made! In Bruges anyone? Why didn't it get nominated? My guess is because it came out in February. What a joke that a film is automatically declined as Oscar worthy just because of the month that it came out. What about Che? Che was the best film of 2008! If you don't believe me, see it. My guess is it didn't get nominated because it's two parts...four hours long. "Uhhh, yeah it's the best, but which part should we nominate part 1 or part 2?" "Can't we just nominate both at once?" "I don't know man this is too confusing for us big wig execs and who gives a s***? It's an indy movie anyway." "Yeah you're right, let's just nominate the movie with the gay guy...or was he retarded...I can't remember, the movie with the over-the-top Nixon accent and that Brad Pitt movie, even though I fell asleep during it."

Now let's talk about best supporting actor...Matt Damon! REALLY!!!???? 1. Invictus was a poorly made film, sorry Clint, I still love you. But the film had no direction and an overly dramatic scene in which a plane flies over the soccer stadium...why? 911 relapse. Matt Damon only got nominated, because he's Matt Damon...and yes I realized I didn't put a second point. He did alright with his accent, but his character really only has one defining moment in the locker room he cracks open some beers...even the fat annoying Miller guy can do that!!! Should he be nominated for an Oscar? What's wrong with nominating someone from a comedy? Jeff Bridges should have won in 1998 for playing "The Dude" in The Big Lebowski! Zach Galifinakis in the Hangover vs. Matt Damon in Invictus...hmmm ZACH G WINS EVERY TIME!!! What about Stephen Lang? The guy dominated in Avatar, he was my favorite character! Avatar is the highest grossing movie of all time! COME ON PEOPLE!!!

Okay, Okay enough ranting and raving for now...BUT what are the odds Shutter Island kicks ass then doesn't get nominated, because it comes out in February.

QUESTION TO PONDER: How many Oscars will Meryl Streep be nominated for before she dies? Over/Under 20.

2/7/10

Last week I made Oscar nominee predictions and was pretty close on most of them, with the exception of my "Moon" predictions. I believe no matter what the critics say, it was by far one of the top films of 2009.

Since it's Super Bowl Sunday, I'll have to make my prediction. Colts 38, Saints 31. Peyton Manning wins Super Bowl MVP with 4 TDs and no INTs, 375+ yards.

Now for business, I'm going to make my pre-spring training MLB predictions for the year.

AL EAST
Yankees
Rays
Red Sox
Orioles
Blue Jays

AL CENTRAL
Twins
White Sox
Tigers
Indians
Royals

AL WEST
Mariners
Rangers
Angels
A's

NL EAST
Phillies
Mets
Braves
Marlins
Nationals

NL CENTRAL
Cardinals
Cubs
Reds
Brewers
Astros
Pirates

NL WEST
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Giants
Rockies
Padres

PLAYOFFS

DIVISIONAL SERIES
Yankees vs. Rangers
-The Yankees have had a good off season, making a few great upgrades. Javier Vazquez will be a great 4th starter and Curtis Granderson is one of the best 5-tool players in the league.
-If the Rangers young rotation comes through they could be one of the best teams in the league. They need Rich Harden to stay healthy. They have a sick lineup, I like the Vlad Guerrero pick up for DH.
***Yankees still win it in 4 games.

Mariners vs. Twins
-The Mariners may have had the best offseason in the league, great pickups of Lee and the resigning of Bedard. They don't have any power in their lineup, but have a bunch of guys who get on base (Figgins, Ichiro, Gutierrez, Bradley ect.). This is a Moneyball team.
-Mauer's contract year, he could hit .400. WIth a solid rotation, bullpen and reliable hitters, the Twins could be the most steady team in baseball.
***Mariners win in 5 games.

Phillies vs. Diamondbacks
-The Phillies have been the best team in the NL the last few years and they will be even better next year with the addition of Roy Halladay.
-Webb returning from injury and the acquisition of Edwin Jackson. They will have one hellova rotation. If Justin Upton and Stephen Drew take the next step in their progression, this team will rake.
***This will be an awesome series to watch. I'll take the Phills in 5.

Dodgers vs. Cardinals
-The Dodgers are bringing back the same team. If Manny plays the Dodgers will win, even with their non-veteran rotation.
-The Cardinals made the biggest move of the offseason by resigning Matt Holliday. If the Cardinals can find stability in their bullpen and on the bench they will have a good shot at the series. Look for them to make a big trade deadline move for a pitcher.
***Cardinals in 4.

CONFERENCE SERIES
Yankees vs. Mariners
-This series will put the Yankees star studded lineup to the test against the Mariners power pitching.
***Yankees in 6 games.

Phillies vs. Cardinals
-This is a pretty even series, but I give the Phillies the nod in the hitting category. The Cards have had serious hitting problems in the playoffs.
***Phillies take it in 5.

WORLD SERIES
Yankees vs. Phillies
-The rematch. And what has changed? Roy Halladay vs. Curtis Granderson. This series will be even better than last year.
***Yankees repeat in 7.

Possible trades:
Look for these big names to get moved before the deadline.
Adam Dunn OF/1B
Magglio Ordonez OF
Lance Berkman 1B
Chris Young SP
Jeremy Bonderman SP
Kerry Wood RP

Tim's "Oscar" nominations

The Oscars will release their nominations tomorrow 2/2/10, so I thought I would put up my own nominations and who I think should win. Obviously I haven't seen every movie that came out this year, but I have seen most of the top critically acclaimed films. Here we go!!!

*denotes who I think should win.

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
*Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Sam Rockwell, Moon
Sharlto Copley, District 9

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover
*Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Stephen Lang, Avatar
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Jude Law, Sherlock Holmes

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
*Maryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
*Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds
Mo'Nique, Precious
Penelope Cruz, Nine

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
*Up
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Fantastic Mr. Fox

ART DIRECTION
*Avatar
Nine
Invictus
The Hurt Locker
Moon

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Invictus
*Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
District 9

DIRECTING
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
James Cameron, Avatar
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
*Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

FILM EDITING
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
*Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Up in the Air

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
*Avatar
Up
Nine
Moon
Inglourious Basterds

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Scott Cooper, Crazy Heart
Nora Ephron, Julie & Julia
*Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Star Trek

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREEPLAY)
James Cameron, Avatar
*Quinton Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
Duncan Jones, Moon

BEST PICTURE
Avatar
District 9
Nine
*The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Up in the Air
(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
Moon
Precious

2010 NFL mock draft 1.0

Still have playoffs, free agency and combine...but here's something to look at if you're bored.

* denotes underclassman

1. St. Louis Rams: DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
This is the easiest pick since Michael Vick in 2001. If the Rams reach for a QB here Billy Devaney should be executed “American History X” style against a curb.

2. Detroit Lions: S Eric Berry*, Tennessee
Berry is easily the second best player in the draft. Some people would suggest to build a wall on the O-line for Stafford, but the Lions O-line was decent compared to it’s league worst pass defense last season. Berry could be the next Ed Reed.

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: DT Gerald McCoy*, Oklahoma
The Bucs allowed a league worst 158 rushing yards per game last season. Luckily they aren’t in the same division as Chris Johnson. Time to build up that porous run defense to match their respectable pass defense.

4. Washington Redskins: OT Russell Okung, Oklahoma St.
The Redskins actually have some pretty good players, now that they have a good coach coming in I wouldn’t be surprised to the Skins in the playoffs next year. A lot of people would like to see a QB taken here, but Shanahan has already said he likes Campbell. Shanahan’s style is to draft lineman, lineman, lineman in the first round.

5. Kansas City Chiefs: LB Rolando McClain*, Alabama
The Chiefs had the second worst rush defense in the league last year and many people think they should’ve drafted Aaron Curry in 2009. They could draft about anything here, but why pass on a sure thing?

6. Seattle Seahawks: CB Joe Haden*, Florida
The Seahawks gave up the third most passing yards per game in the league, while existing in the worst division in the NFL. They could go for C. J. Spiller here seeing that they badly need a playmaker on offense, but their secondary just has too big of a gap.

7. Cleveland Browns: WR Dez Bryant*, Oklahoma St.
The Browns had the worst passing game in the NFL last year, which could be attributed to the awful play of Quinn and Anderson, but the Browns spent too much money on their QBs and need to replace big play WR Braylon Edwards.

8. Oakland Raiders: DE Derrick Morgan*, Georgia Tech
The Raiders are tempted to draft a QB here, but Davis isn’t ready to give up on Russell yet. The Raiders had one of the top pass defenses in the league last year, but gave up a league high 24 rushing TDs.

9. Buffalo Bills: QB Sam Bradford*, Oklahoma
I personally would draft an O-lineman here. The Bills had one of the worst O-lines in the league last year, but the front office wants to make a sexy pick to get the ball to big play WRs Evans and T.O. This is still a good pick though, since Bradford would have been #1 overall last year.

10. Denver Broncos (via Chicago): S Taylor Mays, USC
This pick could depend on if the Broncos retain WR Brandon Marshall, if they lose him the Broncos could reach for Notre Dame’s Golden Tate. Since this is before free agency I’m going to say the Broncos go S, since the average age of their starting defensive backs is equivalent to the average age of the pre-game FOX commentators.

11. Jacksonville Jaguars: OLB Navorro Bowman*, Penn St.
Sadly for the Jaguars they need almost everything, but a QB. The fans want Tebow, but the Jags are still an organization trying to win games. They draft based on need.

12. Miami Dolphins: OLB Sergio Kindle, Texas
The Dolphins are old at their 3-4 rushing OLB’s with Taylor and Porter. Kindle had a better last year, rushing from OLB. This is the position he will play for the Dolphins.

13. San Francisco: DE Carlos Dunlap*, Florida
The Niners D-line sucks and was the cause for the Niners below average pass defense. Singletary want defense, Singletary get defense.

14. Seattle Seahawks (via Denver): RB C.J. Spiller, Clemson
Surprisingly the versatile Spiller is still here and the Seahawks draft the playmaker they almost drafted at six overall.

15. New York Giants: LB Brandon Spikes, Florida
The Giants OLB’s are just garbage. The Giants can move either Spikes or Pierce outside next year.

16. Tennessee Titans: OLB Bruce Carter*, North Carolina
Bullock is gone, the Titans need some D.

17. San Francisco 49ers (via Panthers): OT Trent Williams, Oklahoma
The Niners get a steal with the best player on the board the last eight picks or so. Singletary isn’t dumb, the battle in the trenches decides games.

18. Pittsburgh Steelers: OT Anthony Davis, Rutgers
The Steelers have had O-line troubles the last two seasons, even through their Super Bowl win last year.

19. Atlanta Falcons: RB Jahvid Best*, California
The Falcons pretty much picked all defense last year and felt the consequences when Ryan and Turner went down with no offensive depth.

20. Houston Texans: S Earl Thomas*, Texas
Houston needs to help out it’s secondary, especially with Dunta Robinson being a free agent this year. If the Falcons didn’t take Best, I assume that would be their pick since they were 30th in rushing offense this past season.

21. New York Jets: WR Golden Tate*, Notre Dame
The Jets need to give their franchise QB some help, Tate pulls in everything…should be a nice compliment to Braylon “Stone hands” Edwards.

22. Baltimore Ravens: WR Brandon LaFell, LSU
Flacco could use some receiving help. His number one receiver, Derrick Mason, is about to turn 63 years old.

23. Arizona Cardinals: OLB Jerry Hughes*, TCU
Seemingly the year of the linebacker, Hughes, a college DE will make a big impact rushing the QB in the Cardinals 3-4 Defense.

24. Cincinnati Bengals: TE Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
The Bengals look for one of their big needs, a redzone receiver.

25. New England Patriots: DE Jason Pierre-Paul, South Florida
The Patriots do what they do best, draft defense. This may be their second most pressing need to a RB, but the Patriots feel they can get just as good a RB in the second round that they can at this point in the draft.

26. Green Bay Packers: OT Bruce Campbell*, Maryland
No, not the B list action star from the Evil Dead Series, unfortunately, but the Packers still walk away very happy with this pick.

27. Philadelphia Eagles: OT Bryan Balaga*, Iowa
The weakest part of a strong Eagles team is the offensive line. They also get the guy at the top of their board.

28. Dallas Cowboys: OT Charles Brown, USC
The Cowboys are old up front. They could go for a WR here though…Benn?

29. Minnesota Vikings: CB Patrick Robinson, Florida St.
If the Vikings can convince Favre to return, CB is their weakest position.

30. San Diego Chargers: RB Jonathan Dwyer*, Georgia Tech
LT is getting old, Sproles can’t handle the load on his own.

31. New Orleans Saints: LB Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
The year of the linebacker continues. Spoon would be a good OLB compliment to Vilma as long as nobody runs the triple option on him.

32. Indianapolis Colts: DT Terrence Cody, Alabama
The Colts need a big run stopper and Cody is about as big as they come.