How I think the first round will go

[ballpeen]

Looks to be as good a stab in the dark as any.

[Vagitron]

Earl Thomas, Pouncey or Iupati are Steelers before McClain if you ask me. Either way the draft can't get here soon enough. Although I've had enough Steeler related drama to keep my blood boiling most of the off-season.

[The Gipper]

No way does Suh drop to 6th. I doubt he will drop to 3rd.

(And why would the NFL draft a B actor like Bruce Campbell? Was it his work in Jack of All Trades, or on "Burned"?

....err, oh, what? Not the same Bruce Campbell? Are you sure?

See here, Bruce is ready for the NFL. Fits right in. Weapons and all:

[Spunkonmyback DPOY]

Mind if I highjack your thread and put my first round prediction here?

1 - STL: Bradford, Sam - QB - Oklahoma

2 - DET: Suh, Ndamukong - DT - Nebraska

3 - TB: McCoy, Gerald - DT - Oklahoma

4 - WAS: Okung, Russell - T - Oklahoma St.

5 - KC: Bulaga, Bryan - T - Iowa

6 - SEA: Clausen, Jimmy - QB - Notre Dame

7 - CLE: Berry, Eric - FS - Tennessee

8 - OAK: Campbell, Bruce - OT - Maryland

9 - BUF: Haden, Joe - CB - Florida

10 - JAX: Bryant, Dez - WR - Oklahoma St.

11 - DEN: Mcclain, Rolando - ILB - Alabama

12 - MIA: Pierre-Paul, Jason - DE - South Florida

13 - SF: Morgan, Derrick - DE - Georgia Tech

14 - SEA: Thomas, Earl - SS - Texas

15 - NYG: Weatherspoon, Sean - OLB - Missouri

16 - TEN: Williams, Trent - T - Oklahoma

17 - SF: Williams, Dan - DT - Tennessee

18 - PIT: Wilson, Kyle - CB - Boise St.

19 - ATL: Graham, Brandon - OLB - Michigan

20 - HOU: Pouncey, Mike - OG - Florida

21 - CIN: Spiller, C.J. - RB - Clemson

22 - NE: Mathews, Ryan - RB - Fresno St.

23 - GB: Brown, Charles - T - USC

24 - PHI: Iupati, Mike - OG - Idaho

25 - BAL: Gresham, Jermaine - TE - Oklahoma

26 - ARI: Odrick, Jared - DT - Penn State

27 - DAL: Davis, Anthony - T - Rutgers

28 - SD: Best, Jahvid - RB - California

29 - NYJ: Tate, Golden - WR - Notre Dame

30 - MIN: Price, Brian - DT - UCLA

31 - IND: Cody, Terrence - DT - Alabama

32 - NO: McCourty, Devin - CB - Rutgers

EDIT: Switched McClain and Dan Williams. I forgot SF wouldn't take McClain becuase they already have Willis. I also don't think Denver would make a bit of reach for Williams when McClain is still on the board.

[Slaughter]

Sivlerback DPOY said:

Mind if I highjack your thread and put my first round prediction here?

1 - STL: Bradford, Sam - QB - Oklahoma

2 - DET: Suh, Ndamukong - DT - Nebraska

3 - TB: McCoy, Gerald - DT - Oklahoma

4 - WAS: Okung, Russell - T - Oklahoma St.

5 - KC: Bulaga, Bryan - T - Iowa

6 - SEA: Clausen, Jimmy - QB - Notre Dame

7 - CLE: Berry, Eric - FS - Tennessee

8 - OAK: Campbell, Bruce - OT - Maryland

9 - BUF: Haden, Joe - CB - Florida

10 - JAX: Bryant, Dez - WR - Oklahoma St.

11 - DEN: Williams, Dan - DT - Tennessee

12 - MIA: Pierre-Paul, Jason - DE - South Florida

13 - SF: Morgan, Derrick - DE - Georgia Tech

14 - SEA: Thomas, Earl - SS - Texas

15 - NYG: Weatherspoon, Sean - OLB - Missouri

16 - TEN: Williams, Trent - T - Oklahoma

17 - SF: Mcclain, Rolando - ILB - Alabama

18 - PIT: Wilson, Kyle - CB - Boise St.

19 - ATL: Graham, Brandon - OLB - Michigan

20 - HOU: Pouncey, Mike - OG - Florida

21 - CIN: Spiller, C.J. - RB - Clemson

22 - NE: Mathews, Ryan - RB - Fresno St.

23 - GB: Brown, Charles - T - USC

24 - PHI: Iupati, Mike - OG - Idaho

25 - BAL: Gresham, Jermaine - TE - Oklahoma

26 - ARI: Odrick, Jared - DT - Penn State

27 - DAL: Davis, Anthony - T - Rutgers

28 - SD: Best, Jahvid - RB - California

29 - NYJ: Tate, Golden - WR - Notre Dame

30 - MIN: Price, Brian - DT - UCLA

31 - IND: Cody, Terrence - DT - Alabama

32 - NO: McCourty, Devin - CB - Rutgers

Great mocks, both of you. I really hope we do get Berry, he is a beast. The only problem is.. well.. he's a beast and everyone knows it. I doubt he will fall to us at #7. I also do not think Seattle will take Claussen when they just traded for Whitehurst who they view as QB of the future. I think Berry will be picked up by either Seattle or KC, unfortunately.

[Spunkonmyback DPOY]

@slaughter said:

Great mocks, both of you. I really hope we do get Berry, he is a beast. The only problem is.. well.. he's a beast and everyone knows it. I doubt he will fall to us at #7. I also do not think Seattle will take Claussen when they just traded for Whitehurst who they view as QB of the future. I think Berry will be picked up by either Seattle or KC, unfortunately.

One reason I think Berry will fall to the Browns is becuase he is a safety. You can build a franchise around a good qb, and you need a good LT to protect your qb. Suh and McCoy will be the corner stone of any defense. I do think Berry is the Reed/Polamalu type safety you can build a defense around, but if your front seven can't stop the run your defense has got a long way to go. Berry is a great player to take with the 7th and will certianly make your defense better.

[Earl34]

Nice job both of you.

I wouldn't think that Earl Thomas falls past #20 (Houston). I also think that Dez Bryant is going to fall into the 20's but probably no further than Dallas.

[ballpeen]

Sivlerback DPOY said:

Mind if I highjack your thread and put my first round prediction here?

1 - STL: Bradford, Sam - QB - Oklahoma

2 - DET: Suh, Ndamukong - DT - Nebraska

3 - TB: McCoy, Gerald - DT - Oklahoma

4 - WAS: Okung, Russell - T - Oklahoma St.

5 - KC: Bulaga, Bryan - T - Iowa

6 - SEA: Clausen, Jimmy - QB - Notre Dame

7 - CLE: Berry, Eric - FS - Tennessee

8 - OAK: Campbell, Bruce - OT - Maryland

9 - BUF: Haden, Joe - CB - Florida

10 - JAX: Bryant, Dez - WR - Oklahoma St.

11 - DEN: Williams, Dan - DT - Tennessee

12 - MIA: Pierre-Paul, Jason - DE - South Florida

13 - SF: Morgan, Derrick - DE - Georgia Tech

14 - SEA: Thomas, Earl - SS - Texas

15 - NYG: Weatherspoon, Sean - OLB - Missouri

16 - TEN: Williams, Trent - T - Oklahoma

17 - SF: Mcclain, Rolando - ILB - Alabama

18 - PIT: Wilson, Kyle - CB - Boise St.

19 - ATL: Graham, Brandon - OLB - Michigan

20 - HOU: Pouncey, Mike - OG - Florida

21 - CIN: Spiller, C.J. - RB - Clemson

22 - NE: Mathews, Ryan - RB - Fresno St.

23 - GB: Brown, Charles - T - USC

24 - PHI: Iupati, Mike - OG - Idaho

25 - BAL: Gresham, Jermaine - TE - Oklahoma

26 - ARI: Odrick, Jared - DT - Penn State

27 - DAL: Davis, Anthony - T - Rutgers

28 - SD: Best, Jahvid - RB - California

29 - NYJ: Tate, Golden - WR - Notre Dame

30 - MIN: Price, Brian - DT - UCLA

31 - IND: Cody, Terrence - DT - Alabama

32 - NO: McCourty, Devin - CB - Rutgers

At least you didn't take Pouncey....I would have hated that....he is going to be a great interior lineman, be it center or guard.

Really man....he's a very good trap play center or guard....I have a feeling he goes to you if he is still on the board.

Rats

[Spunkonmyback DPOY]

@ballpeen said:

At least you didn't take Pouncey....I would have hated that....he is going to be a great interior lineman, be it center or guard.

Really man....he's a very good trap play center or guard....I have a feeling he goes to you if he is still on the board.

Rats

The Steelers have a lot of depth at guard, not very good depth, but depth none the less. Townsend is close to retiring and Gay isn't the answer at corner. That's why I'm guessing we take Wilson, who I think is just as good as Haden but gets over looked becuase he went to Boise State. I wouldn't be upset with Pouncey, and we could wait until the 2nd round to find a good corner.

[ATENEARS]

49ers draft TWO DB's in the top half of the First round? That would be interesting, but I don't see it happening.

[maddogg7888]

I didnt put that much thought to picks outside of the top ten, but my reasoning for each pick is as follows:

1. rams - i dont kno how they can afford to not draft bradford when they just cut bulger and it is an absolute need. A o lineman is a strong possibility too but i have a gut feeling its bradford unless someone trades up for him

2. lions - with the additions of kvb and corey williams, d line isnt a huge need, stafford got beat up and they absolutely need someone to protect him. im not saying suh or mccoy isnt a possibility but if they had any common sense they need a o lineman

3. tb - DT, its a lock, it just depends which they prefer

4. was - mcnabb to me means clausen isnt the guy they want, i think they go o line and prepare for a jake locker or ryan mallett next year, they wont spend the money on a dt when haynesworth is the highest paid one in the nfl.

5. kc - it all comes down to this pick for the browns, with the chiefs drafting tamba hali, glenn dorsey, and tyson jackson the past few years, i dont kno how they spend the money on yet another d lineman. so it comes down to 2 possibilities, cassel gets paid alot so i dont think they r going qb, which means its a LT or berry, i want them to take a lineman but i dont kno what they will do, from a logical stand point, cassel got hit alot, fix the line, cassel gets hit less; but do they love berry enough to find a lineman later, that i dont kno.

6. sea - whichever dt doesnt get picked by tb will get picked here, they need a dt, again berry is a possibility but i dont kno how they would let mccoy or suh slip past.

7. CLE - if berry is there i think its a lock, if not then i doubt clausen is an option, i think fujita knocked out the chances of mcclain being a possibity, haden i severely doubt, so that leaves dez bryant or trade down, i wish i could say i knew but i have no idea what they would do