See, folks, I TOLD you I was bringing the content this weekend, and I'm not going to disappoint.
Now, I don't claim to be any kind of draft guru or anything like that. . .hell, my draft predictions are usually so bad, they make Mel Kiper look dead-on. But, having said that, I'm going to throw this one out here.
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Oakland - JaMarcus Russell, QB, Louisiana State |
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Detroit - Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin |
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Cleveland - Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma |
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Tampa Bay - Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame |
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Arizona - Alan Branch, DT, Michigan |
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Washington - Amobi Okoye, DT, Louisville |
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Minnesota - Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech |
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Houston - Levi Brown, OT, Penn State |
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Miami - LaRon Landry, S, Louisiana State |
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Atlanta - Dwayne Jarrett, WR, Southern Cal |
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San Francisco - Jamaal Anderson, DE, Arkansas |
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Buffalo - Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson |
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St. Louis - Ted Ginn, Jr., WR, Ohio State |
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Carolina - Reggie Nelson, S, Florida |
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Pittsburgh - Leon Hall, CB, Michigan |
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Green Bay - Marshawn Lynch, RB, California |
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Jacksonville - Adam Carriker, DE, Nebraska |
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Cincinnati - Darelle Revis, CB, Pittsburgh |
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Tennessee - Dwayne Bowe, WR, Louisiana State |
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New York Giants - Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State |
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Denver - Sidney Rice, WR, South Carolina |
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Dallas - Marcus McCauley, CB, Fresno State |
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Kansas City - Quinn Pittcock, DT, Ohio State |
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New England (from Seattle) - Patrick Willis, LB, Mississippi |
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New York Jets - Michael Bush, RB, Louisville |
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Philadelphia - Charles Johnson, DE, Georgia |
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New Orleans - Greg Olsen, TE, Miami (FL) |
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New England - Michael Griffin, S, Texas |
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Baltimore - Drew Stanton, QB, Michigan State |
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San Diego - Justin Blalock, OG, Texas |
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Chicago - Zach Miller, TE, Arizona State |
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Indianapolis - Anthony Spencer, DE, Purdue |
Now, I know what everyone's going to say. . ."Gonzo, you just put this up to make you think there's a way that Calvin Johnson makes it to Minnesota." But frankly, I can honestly see the draft falling this way.
The biggest obstacle between us and Calvin Johnson, as I see it, is Tampa Bay. But a lot of what I've been seeing says that Jon Gruden likes Quinn a lot, and I don't know if the Bucs are entirely sold on Chris Simms.
That said, if the Bucs DO take Johnson, the Vikes could find themselves in a very interesting position. Both Arizona (Matt Leinart) and Washington (Jason Campbell) have their young quarterbacks of the future, so Brady Quinn would continue to slide right past both of them and be sitting there at #7 when Minnesota gets on the clock. I have a strange feeling that Houston has eyes for Quinn as well, but I also believe that there's a team or two that would like to get ahead of Houston to take him.
So, the Vikings could be in a prime position to trade down. . .and, frankly, I think the team they should target for this is Carolina at 14. Jake Delhomme was pretty terrible last season, and he's getting up in age as well, so they could use a QB like Quinn. According to the wondrous Draft Pick Value Chart, the Vikes could concievably get Carolina's 1st, 2nd, and 4th round picks in a potential trade between the two teams.
So, have at it, folks.