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Dallas Cowboys
1-26 Anthony Spencer, DE, Purdue 57/70
3-67 James Marten, OT, Boston College 32/50
4-103 Isaiah Stanback, QB, Washington 40/40
4-122 Doug Free, OT, N. Illinois 40/40
6-178 Nick Folk, K, Arizona 10/20
6-195 Deon Anderson, FB, UConn 11/20
7-212 Courtney Brown, CB, Cal-Poly 8/10
7-237 Alan Ball, CB, Illinois 8/10
Overall: 206/260
79%
Summary: Really like the way the Cowboys moved back in the first round and picked up an additional pick in 2008. That could be a very high pick. Also liked the way they moved ahead of Baltimore to get Spencer. Think the Ravens were going to take Spencer so the Cowboys needed to get ahead of them and they did. I am not super high on the Spencer pick, however. They could have had Ben Grubbs to solidify the offensive line or Robert Meachem, since both receivers are on the wrong side of 30. Think Spencer was a luxury pick that is going to struggle against the run. Really disliked the Marten pick, especially with guys like Ryan Harris, Marcus McCauley, Jason Hill, Mike Walker and Charles Johnson all on the board. Those options were all better players and more positions of need. Martens is not a good run blocker and that is what the Cowboys really need help with, especially after signing finesse big-man Leonard Davis. I have no beef with either fourth round pick. Stanback is going to be a great tinker toy that should help the Cowboys score a lot of points and it wouldn’t shock me if he developed into a good NFL QB. Free is more the type of lineman they needed. The Folk pick confuses me because Mason Crosby was far and away the best kicker on the board and they take Folk over him. Think they are going to regret that, especially with the kicking woes the Cowboys have had. The last three picks all could have been signed in free agency. Instead of Anderson they could have added a player that I think will be a great third or fourth corner in Ryan Smith, or a great utility OL in Doug Datish. In the end, this draft is going to come down to Brady Quinn versus Tony Romo versus Anthony Spencer, because the Cowboys could have had Quinn but did what I thought was right and moved back out of the first round. Then moving back to get Spencer was a little confusing to me when they’ve already go players like that on the roster. The experts liked the moved, but I wasn’t sold on it.
New York Giants
1-20 Aaron Ross, CB, Texas 55/70
2-51 Steve Smith, WR, USC 60/60
3-81 Jay Alford, DT, Purdue 18/50
4-116 Zak DeOssie, OLB, Brown 40/40
5-153 Kevin Boss, TE, W. Oregon 20/30
6-189 Adam Koets, OT, Oregon State 12/20
7-224 Michael Johnson, SS, Arizona St. 10/10
7-250 Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, Marshall 2/10
Overall: 217/290
75%
Summary: Eli Manning has lost several good bodies on the offensive line in the past couple years and also just lost Tiki Barber but the Giants did nothing to replace those players via the draft. Ross is a good player and fills a need, but they possibly could have moved back some and drafted him and picked up another first day pick to get a talented OL. Also Ben Grubbs was available and would have filled a huge void on the right side. I like the Smith and DeOssie picks a lot and think those are definite need/value selections. The Alford pick was terrible. If they wanted to go DL they could have had Tank Tyler or Brandon Mebane at that point. Think they should have gone OL there however. Kevin Boss was also a reach in the fifth round. He is not a great athlete and isn’t a blocker, so why pick him in the fifth round. Koets was an OK pick and they finally do address the OL but Courtney Taylor slid big time and was available and would have been a great value add for them. Michael Johnson is a real find in the final round, but Ahmad Bradshaw is not a special player in any way and has character concerns. If I was Eli Manning, I would have been in the Giants front office demanding they get me an OL to keep me upright because as it stands right now he is really going to take punishment all year long with the current OL and they did nothing in the draft to help him.
Washington
1-6 Laron Landry, SS, LSU 70/70
5-143 Dallas Sartz, OLB, USC 25/30
6-179 HB Blades, ILB, Pittsburgh 20/20
6-205 Jordan Palmer, QB, UTEP 10/20
7-216 Tyler Ecker, TE, Michigan 10/10
Overall: 135/150
90%
Summary: For as few picks as the Redskins had, they did pretty well. Landry was my third ranked player on my board and they got him at six. They passed on trading down which was a smart move because he would have never made it past the Falcons at eight. He will be a long-time starter and Pro Bowler for the Skins and should add a lot of pop to the run defense. I liked the two linebacker picks, especially Blades late because it represents such great value. Sartz was a bit of a reach in the fifth round and with aging corners the Skins could have gone with Tarell Brown who went just a few picks later. I also liked the Ecker pick. Michigan tight ends fair pretty well in the NFL. Palmer was a wasted pick. Chase Pittman was sitting there on the board and should have been the pick because the Redskins need so much help along the defensive line. This was a pretty good draft for a team that devalues the draft and getting Landry over the possible trade for Lance Briggs was definitely the way to go.
Philadelphia
2-36 Kevin Kolb, QB, Houston 20/60
2-57 Victor Abiamiri, DE, Notre Dame 54/60
3-87 Stewart Bradley, SLB, Nebraska 48/50
3-90 Tony Hunt, RB, Penn State 50/50
5-159 C.J. Gaddis, FS, Clemson 28/30
5-162 Ben Celek, TE, Cincinnati 20/30
6-201 Rashad Barksdale, DB, Albany 20/20
7-236 Nate Ilaoa, RB, Hawaii 2/10
Overall: 242/310
78%
Summary: The Kolb pick was the worst of the Andy Reid era and the worst pick in an Eagles draft since Jon Harris. I don’t have any problem with taking Kolb, but they took him too high. The Eagles could have had Greg Olsen, Sidney Rice, Dwayne Jarrett, David Harris or Chris Houston at that spot. I understand not going with Brian Leonard there because they were targeting Tony Hunt later on, but to me Kolb could have been had with the second second round selection. I think the collection of players I mentioned earlier will all have better careers than Kolb, especially Harris and Olsen, and all those players could have helped the Eagles in 2007. I’m not a big Abiamiri fan, but I know most experts really liked him. I think it would have been interesting to see if the Eagles would have gone Tim Crowder had he not been picked right before the Eagles picked. I could have made a case for Quentin Moses, Charles Johnson, Buster Davis or my sleeper, Usama Young, at that spot. I think the third round picks were very solid. Hunt was one of the best value picks of the draft and is going to help the team in 2007. Bradley was a great pick, but Anthony Waters are more of a pure inside guy and was available at that spot. Waters is only going to get better the further he gets from his knee injury. Bradley is big and should have a great camp battle with last year’s third-rounder Chris Gocong. Gaddis was a solid pick as was Barksdale who is a real sleeper from a small school and has a background similar to Roderick Hood. I thought the Celek and Ilaoa picks were poor. Celek is not an NFL player and the Birds could have had William Gay who is going to be a great third or fourth corner. They could have also had John Wendling at that spot. Brandon Siler was on the board when they picked Ilaoa and it makes no sense to me how he slid that far. My big question here is why no ILB. I guess they think Tank Daniels or Omar Gaither are going to develop. They could be right because Daniels showed a lot of athletic ability last year and Gaither played well when given the chance. Gaither isn’t big enough to be an every down inside guy though. I do like the fact that they saved money against the cap though by not taking a first rounder.
1-26 Anthony Spencer, DE, Purdue 57/70
3-67 James Marten, OT, Boston College 32/50
4-103 Isaiah Stanback, QB, Washington 40/40
4-122 Doug Free, OT, N. Illinois 40/40
6-178 Nick Folk, K, Arizona 10/20
6-195 Deon Anderson, FB, UConn 11/20
7-212 Courtney Brown, CB, Cal-Poly 8/10
7-237 Alan Ball, CB, Illinois 8/10
Overall: 206/260
79%
Summary: Really like the way the Cowboys moved back in the first round and picked up an additional pick in 2008. That could be a very high pick. Also liked the way they moved ahead of Baltimore to get Spencer. Think the Ravens were going to take Spencer so the Cowboys needed to get ahead of them and they did. I am not super high on the Spencer pick, however. They could have had Ben Grubbs to solidify the offensive line or Robert Meachem, since both receivers are on the wrong side of 30. Think Spencer was a luxury pick that is going to struggle against the run. Really disliked the Marten pick, especially with guys like Ryan Harris, Marcus McCauley, Jason Hill, Mike Walker and Charles Johnson all on the board. Those options were all better players and more positions of need. Martens is not a good run blocker and that is what the Cowboys really need help with, especially after signing finesse big-man Leonard Davis. I have no beef with either fourth round pick. Stanback is going to be a great tinker toy that should help the Cowboys score a lot of points and it wouldn’t shock me if he developed into a good NFL QB. Free is more the type of lineman they needed. The Folk pick confuses me because Mason Crosby was far and away the best kicker on the board and they take Folk over him. Think they are going to regret that, especially with the kicking woes the Cowboys have had. The last three picks all could have been signed in free agency. Instead of Anderson they could have added a player that I think will be a great third or fourth corner in Ryan Smith, or a great utility OL in Doug Datish. In the end, this draft is going to come down to Brady Quinn versus Tony Romo versus Anthony Spencer, because the Cowboys could have had Quinn but did what I thought was right and moved back out of the first round. Then moving back to get Spencer was a little confusing to me when they’ve already go players like that on the roster. The experts liked the moved, but I wasn’t sold on it.
New York Giants
1-20 Aaron Ross, CB, Texas 55/70
2-51 Steve Smith, WR, USC 60/60
3-81 Jay Alford, DT, Purdue 18/50
4-116 Zak DeOssie, OLB, Brown 40/40
5-153 Kevin Boss, TE, W. Oregon 20/30
6-189 Adam Koets, OT, Oregon State 12/20
7-224 Michael Johnson, SS, Arizona St. 10/10
7-250 Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, Marshall 2/10
Overall: 217/290
75%
Summary: Eli Manning has lost several good bodies on the offensive line in the past couple years and also just lost Tiki Barber but the Giants did nothing to replace those players via the draft. Ross is a good player and fills a need, but they possibly could have moved back some and drafted him and picked up another first day pick to get a talented OL. Also Ben Grubbs was available and would have filled a huge void on the right side. I like the Smith and DeOssie picks a lot and think those are definite need/value selections. The Alford pick was terrible. If they wanted to go DL they could have had Tank Tyler or Brandon Mebane at that point. Think they should have gone OL there however. Kevin Boss was also a reach in the fifth round. He is not a great athlete and isn’t a blocker, so why pick him in the fifth round. Koets was an OK pick and they finally do address the OL but Courtney Taylor slid big time and was available and would have been a great value add for them. Michael Johnson is a real find in the final round, but Ahmad Bradshaw is not a special player in any way and has character concerns. If I was Eli Manning, I would have been in the Giants front office demanding they get me an OL to keep me upright because as it stands right now he is really going to take punishment all year long with the current OL and they did nothing in the draft to help him.
Washington
1-6 Laron Landry, SS, LSU 70/70
5-143 Dallas Sartz, OLB, USC 25/30
6-179 HB Blades, ILB, Pittsburgh 20/20
6-205 Jordan Palmer, QB, UTEP 10/20
7-216 Tyler Ecker, TE, Michigan 10/10
Overall: 135/150
90%
Summary: For as few picks as the Redskins had, they did pretty well. Landry was my third ranked player on my board and they got him at six. They passed on trading down which was a smart move because he would have never made it past the Falcons at eight. He will be a long-time starter and Pro Bowler for the Skins and should add a lot of pop to the run defense. I liked the two linebacker picks, especially Blades late because it represents such great value. Sartz was a bit of a reach in the fifth round and with aging corners the Skins could have gone with Tarell Brown who went just a few picks later. I also liked the Ecker pick. Michigan tight ends fair pretty well in the NFL. Palmer was a wasted pick. Chase Pittman was sitting there on the board and should have been the pick because the Redskins need so much help along the defensive line. This was a pretty good draft for a team that devalues the draft and getting Landry over the possible trade for Lance Briggs was definitely the way to go.
Philadelphia
2-36 Kevin Kolb, QB, Houston 20/60
2-57 Victor Abiamiri, DE, Notre Dame 54/60
3-87 Stewart Bradley, SLB, Nebraska 48/50
3-90 Tony Hunt, RB, Penn State 50/50
5-159 C.J. Gaddis, FS, Clemson 28/30
5-162 Ben Celek, TE, Cincinnati 20/30
6-201 Rashad Barksdale, DB, Albany 20/20
7-236 Nate Ilaoa, RB, Hawaii 2/10
Overall: 242/310
78%
Summary: The Kolb pick was the worst of the Andy Reid era and the worst pick in an Eagles draft since Jon Harris. I don’t have any problem with taking Kolb, but they took him too high. The Eagles could have had Greg Olsen, Sidney Rice, Dwayne Jarrett, David Harris or Chris Houston at that spot. I understand not going with Brian Leonard there because they were targeting Tony Hunt later on, but to me Kolb could have been had with the second second round selection. I think the collection of players I mentioned earlier will all have better careers than Kolb, especially Harris and Olsen, and all those players could have helped the Eagles in 2007. I’m not a big Abiamiri fan, but I know most experts really liked him. I think it would have been interesting to see if the Eagles would have gone Tim Crowder had he not been picked right before the Eagles picked. I could have made a case for Quentin Moses, Charles Johnson, Buster Davis or my sleeper, Usama Young, at that spot. I think the third round picks were very solid. Hunt was one of the best value picks of the draft and is going to help the team in 2007. Bradley was a great pick, but Anthony Waters are more of a pure inside guy and was available at that spot. Waters is only going to get better the further he gets from his knee injury. Bradley is big and should have a great camp battle with last year’s third-rounder Chris Gocong. Gaddis was a solid pick as was Barksdale who is a real sleeper from a small school and has a background similar to Roderick Hood. I thought the Celek and Ilaoa picks were poor. Celek is not an NFL player and the Birds could have had William Gay who is going to be a great third or fourth corner. They could have also had John Wendling at that spot. Brandon Siler was on the board when they picked Ilaoa and it makes no sense to me how he slid that far. My big question here is why no ILB. I guess they think Tank Daniels or Omar Gaither are going to develop. They could be right because Daniels showed a lot of athletic ability last year and Gaither played well when given the chance. Gaither isn’t big enough to be an every down inside guy though. I do like the fact that they saved money against the cap though by not taking a first rounder.
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