Matt's Draft Round One Ramble

Well now that round one is done with, I must say that I'm surprised at the amount of QB's in the first round. Also, I love nearly all of the O-Lineman taken in round one. This is very odd, I'm usually bored by lineman to be honest.

1. QB Cam Newton going number to the Panthers was a no brainer. Carolina hasn't had any excitment on offense since the Steve Smith mystique wore out. At the very least it will sell a ton of jersey's.
2. OLB Von Miller at number two to Denver is a can't miss pick. I'd say this kid is probebly the best overall athlete in the 1st round.
3. DT Marcell Dareus to Buffalo. This selection scares me, he's certainly big and can make plays. Hopefully he live up to the number three billing. The Bills can certainly use him.
 4. WR AJ Green to Cincinnati. He's a great player. The Bengals missed out on cashing in with Chad JOHNSON in his prime, so maybe AJ can help them out.
5. DB Patrick Peterson to Arizona. Arguably the top DB in the draft, he should make an impact immediatly in the d-backfield and in the return game.
 6.WR Julius Jones to Atlanta. This is one of the best selections in RD1. His explosiveness, work ethic and skills should elevate the Falcons offense to new levels.
7. DE Aldon Smith to SF. One of the better pass rushers in this crop, but I still don't like the fact that they passed up on Quinn and Watts. Maybe they just wouldn't fit well.
8. Jake Locker to Tennessee. I know the whole world hates this pick, but I love it. There's no reason why the Tennessee offense isn't unstoppable with Chris Johnson at RB. The only times the passing game looked decent was with Kerry Collins. Jake Locker is a very smart and efficent QB. Sometimes that's better than pure athleticism.
9. OT Tyron Smith to Dallas. I'm still not sold on Smith. He's kind of raw in some ways. They passed on some great OT's.
10. QB Blaine Gabbert to Jacksonville. Another guy i'm not sold on yet. He's big, he's got great tools and was an effective college QB. I just don't know if he'll be much different than Garrard or even Leftwich was.

11	Houston	J.J. Watt	DE	Solid pick, can't really go wrong with this kid.
12	Minnesota	Christian Ponder	QB	Very confusing.They probably could have taken him in RD2.
13	Detroit	Nick Fairley	DT	Good athlete, but a gamble that Detroit can't afford to take.
14	St. Louis	Robert Quinn	DE	Excellent choice at 14. Hard worker that will do well.
15	Miami	Mike Pouncey	G	Capable of being an All Pro like his brother.
16	Washington	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	Decent pick. Have nothing much to say either way.
17	New England	Nate Solder	T	Love this kid. Raw, but very intelligent and freakishly athletic.
18	San Diego	Corey Liuget	DT	I certainly think he's better than #3 Dareus.
19	NY Giants	Prince Amukamara	CB	Solid pick at #19, as long as he's not Ricky Williams "quirky".
20	Tampa Bay	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Despite injury concern, I think he's more than capabable.
21	Cleveland	Phil Taylor	DT	Could have been a 2nd rounder, but his size and skill are rare.
22	Indianapolis	Anthony Castonzo	T	Can't believe he went 22, I think he's the best of the bunch.
23	Philadelphia	Danny Watkins	G	How can you not like Danny Watkins.
24	New Orleans	Cameron Jordan	DE	A smart and athletic player. Great versatility.
25	Seattle	James Carpenter	T	Seattle could really use him.
26	Kansas City	Jonathan Baldwin	WR	Could use the weapon. Would have been gone by KC's 2RD.
27	Baltimore	Jimmy Smith	CB	Needs to stay focused, he is very good though.
28	New Orleans	Mark Ingram	RB	This is a steal at 28, New England certainly could use him.
29	Chicago	Gabe Carimi	T	Like this pick, Carimi is a great technician and plays hard.
30	NY Jets	Muhammad Wilkerson	DE	NY did well for a 30. Raw but Rex will get the most from him
31	Pittsburgh	Cameron Heyward	DE	Not a terrible choice, but I like Sam Acho better
32	Green Bay	Derek Sherrod	T	He's decent enough. May be a bit better than Carpenter.