How did your team do in the first round?

[alabamalongsnake]

My team - Falcons - loved the pick of Julio Jones since I'm a Bama fan and he was such a great college player. Then I saw what we give up. Some are concerned, some are furious. Eh, I think it's a great pick that offsets the drawbacks.

Compared to AJ Green - Julio is a better fit for Atlanta. More physical, faster, work ethic. Dropped passes still a concern but he will get better with it I have a feeling.

Love the play to get a top receiver to match Roddy. We can still get a defensive playmaker in free agency. Always seem to get better results that route on Defense than in the draft.

 

[seahawks4ever]

O-line. Perfect!

 

[dfr52]

I'm not a big fan of the Cowboys selection. They could have gotten a RT in the later rounds and gotten a 3-4 DL who would have had a huge impact on the defense. Free was fine at LT so I don't know why they needed to add a guy who might be a LT in the future.

The Browns got alot for #6 pick but Taylor is an odd fit in the 4-3. I understand the Gilbert Brown comparision but I don't think that's a wise selection in the 1st round. IMO Austin would have been a better fit in the 4-3.

 

[mstng99tim]

I love the pick of Heyward for several reasons. He is a good fit for the 3-4 and the Steelers have a pair of aging DE's. Drafting Heyward to pair up with their 2009 1st round pick Ziggy Hood, they have 2 young DE's ready to take over when Keisel & Smith retire or move on to another team. Plus, Heyward has ties to the area and has family here, so that's a plus IMO.

 

[Zeeck]

O-line. Perfect!

ditto

 

[alabamalongsnake]

surprised Carpenter went soon but glad since he's a Bama boy.

very reliable and solid. Seahawks had a longtime pro bowl lineman in Walter Jones from Alabama. Carpenter could be another

 

[JoshHamilton]

The Eagles drafted someone from Baylor. That'd be cool if the Eagles were in the XFL.

They aren't.

 

[Brad]

Has anyone really questioned AJ's work ethic, especially compared to Julio?

I like the pick for the Bengals. AJ is a hell of a player and probably the smart pick there. Now they need to get someone to get him the ball since Palmer is being a whiny bitch.

 

[excel_B]

Can't wait to see the Lewis' control Jimmy Smith's behavior!

Now we can blitz more often...

 

[kdailey4315]

Meh. Not sure excited about Aldon Smith.
I'm sure the Titans are stoked that the Vikings took Ponder at 12 and took the heat off them for Locker at 8.

 

[BravesBaller]

Atlanta's move is clearly an all in push to get us to the SB now, while Turner and Gonzalez still have something left in the tank. So for that I can't fault them for giving up what they had to give. I would have been much happier with AJ as he is a little better big time play maker I think and he would have put a lot of ppl into the seats. Roddy got better with the drops but he still have a few that should have been easy catches in big spots but he usually came back and made a bigger play later. Hopefully we don't have the issue with Julio.

 

[Tillya]

Iggles took a 26 year old rugby playing fire fighter. Meh.

 

[G $MONEY$]

My team hasn't had a pick yet (Raiders), but that is fine as i have been very pleased with the player we got when we traded away our 2011 #1 pick, Richard Seymour.

 

[PhillyPuckNut]

The Eagles drafted someone from Baylor. That'd be cool if the Eagles were in the XFL.

They aren't.

And he's a former rugby and hockey player.

Maybe there will be a spot on the Flyers for him if it doesn't work out with the Eagles.

 

[Ty Hope]

I'm a Giants fan and very happy with Amukamara.

 

[boxbust421]

I'm with you there. It seems like every year the Steelers snifff out talent thru the whole draft and stars are born.

I love the pick of Heyward for several reasons. He is a good fit for the 3-4 and the Steelers have a pair of aging DE's. Drafting Heyward to pair up with their 2009 1st round pick Ziggy Hood, they have 2 young DE's ready to take over when Keisel & Smith retire or move on to another team. Plus, Heyward has ties to the area and has family here, so that's a plus IMO.