Divining the Draft/ Notes from Peter King

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From Peter King:

http://mmqb.si.com/2014/03/31/jim-kelly-cancer-monday-morning-quarterback/6/

Divining the Draft. The five teams that intrigue me—for movement possibilities and volume—in the wake of the release of the official draft order the other day:

Cleveland. With eight picks in the top 150 (4, 26, 35, 71, 83, 106, 127 and 145), Browns GM Ray Farmer can surely move around with that fourth overall pick if there’s one player he can’t do without. If Farmer wants Sammy Watkins or Jadeveon Clowney or one of the two great tackles, no question he has the draft-pick currency to do it.
Detroit. Now the free-agent losses of Cliff Avril and Gosder Cherilus last year pay off, with two fourth-round compensatory picks. The Lions have six picks in the first four rounds (10, 45, 76, 111, 133, 136). GM Martin Mayhew can get the corner of his dreams in the first round and still get a good receiver in round two, or by moving higher with his trove of picks.

St. Louis. The Rams are open for business, with an extra first-round pick again (they pick at 2, 13, 44 and 75 on the first two days), but this might be the year they sit and take one of the two top tackles and be thankful that Washington was so bad last fall.

Baltimore. The Ravens, with six picks in the top four rounds (17, 48, 79, 99, 134, 138), might be lucky enough that a great player at a position of not-so-great need (wideout Mike Evans?) falls into their laps early. But Baltimore GM Ozzie Newsome always has the trade market pegged well, and he could move up if there’s a player of his dreams (Anthony Barr? Khalil Mack?) hanging around low in the top 10.

New York Jets. Your move, John Idzik. The Jets GM has been conservative in free agency, not wanting to pay big a need position like corner, and with six picks in the top four rounds (18, 49, 80, 104, 115, 137) he can finally put more of his stamp on the team. Expect a corner in the first two rounds.