nichebiche

bump for Dr. Dank

FIRST-ROUND PROJECTIONS (ASTERISK DENOTES UNDERCLASSMAN) 1.Oakland Raiders JaMarcus Russell* QB LSU 2.Detroit Lions Joe Thomas OT Wisconsin 3 or 4Tampa Bay Buccaneers Calvin Johnson* WR Georgia Tech 4 or 3Cleveland Browns Adrian Peterson* RB Oklahoma 5.Arizona Cardinals Gaines Adams DE Clemson 6.Washington Redskins Jamaal Anderson* DE Arkansas 7.Minnesota Vikings Ted Ginn Jr.* WR Ohio State 8.Houston Texans Levi Brown OT Penn State 9.Miami Dolphins Brady Quinn QB Notre Dame 10.Atlanta Falcons LaRon Landry S LSU 11.San Francisco 49ers Alan Branch* DT Michigan 12.Buffalo Bills Amobi Okoye DT Louisville 13.St. Louis Rams Charles Johnson* DE Georgia 14.Carolina Panthers Dwayne Bowe WR LSU 15.Pittsburgh Steelers Jarvis Moss* DE Florida 16.Green Bay Packers Marshawn Lynch* RB California 17.Jacksonville Jaguars Sidney Rice* WR South Carolina 18.Cincinnati Bengals Leon Hall CB Michigan 19.Tennessee Titans Dwayne Jarrett* WR USC 20.New York Giants Lawrence Timmons* LB Florida State 21.Denver Broncos Adam Carriker DE Nebraska 22.Dallas Cowboys Reggie Nelson* DB Florida 23.Kansas City Chiefs Aaron Ross CB Texas 24.New England Patriots (from SEA) Daymeion Hughes CB California 25.New York Jets Robert Meachem* WR Tennessee 26.Philadelphia Eagles Tim Crowder DE Texas 27.New Orleans Saints Darrelle Revis* CB Pittsburgh 28.New England Patriots Anthony Gonzalez* WR Ohio State 29.Baltimore Ravens Anthony Spencer DE Purdue 30.San Diego Chargers Patrick Willis LB Ole Miss 31.Chicago Bears Arron Sears OL Tennessee 32.Indianapolis Colts Justin Harrell DT Tennessee

1st post, so i'll try to make it a good one. they'll all go downhill from here.... here are two recent examples of teams taking DT in the 1st Round in consecutive drafts which seem to have worked pretty well for them. New England 2004 Vince Wilfork #21 overall 2003 Ty Warren #13 overall and for good measure 2001 Richard Seymour #6 overall Jacksonville 2002 John Henderson #9 overall 2001 Marcus Stroud #13 overall 2006 Team DEF Rankings Overall Jacksonville #2 New England #6 Against Run Jacksonville #4 New England #5 true, in the case of New England, Seymour and Warren are now DE's, but they were drafted as DT and converted later. seems like building the DL has worked pretty well for these two teams.