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There is still a lot of uncertainty, both positionally and player-wise straight through the top 10. CLE could move to the 1.2 if they aren't locked into one particular QB but like two, and maybe HOU drafts one of them?
Observations of the top 10
1) HOU - most likely QB or DE, trade down a possibility, I think they take a QB (remember fans cheering Schaub injury, Keenum a back up).
2) STL - trade down most likely, or Robinson, Watkins, Matthews, Clowney?
3) JAX - QB (Carr could be a dark horse, the coaches reportedly liked him at the Senior Bowl), possibly Clowney if avail, but they need a QB as much as anybody, Bradley came from SEA, where Wilson helped get the team to the playoffs in his first two years and win the Super Bowl year two. Lightning unlikely to strike twice in the third round.
4) CLE - QB most obvious need (potenial trade partner candidate, have the ammo with two firsts), zero competent QBs in 15 years makes us look like circa Montana/Young SF and Favre/Rodgers GB, Hoyer not long-term answer, Pettine (NYJ & BUF DC, CLE HC) has recently had Dirty Sanchez and Manuel as his QBs, may want to upgrade at the most important position, a young QB would be positioned for early success inheriting Gordon and TE Cameron as receiving weapons .
5) OAK - QB (could try to sign Vick, think they have money to spend after escaping salary cap hell past two years, HC and GM are on a seat that is glowing white hot), but also DE, WR, OL, pretty much throw a rock at the top 10 prospects and you will hit somebody who fills a need.
6) ATL - Not QB or WR, definitely have a need in the trenches at DE (possible trade up candidate) or OT.
7) TB - QB possible (though would there be one that they would want - Carr?), Glennon quietly had a solid year for a rookie, but not Lovie's guy (Vick also possible here?).
8) MIN - QB most obvious (another potential trade candidate), Johnny Football = Fran Tarkenton 2.0, also DE, LB (Mack would look good here), Greenway there only non-replacement level LB, and he fell off last year I think, probably not WR.
9) BUF - Probably not QB, Barr or Mack, may not need LT with Glenn, WR possible though they took two last year (Woods in second, more of a complementary WR2-type, Goodwin in the third or fourth, fastest player in the draft but more of a situational deep threat, Stevie Johnson could be a cap casualty?).
10) DET - Definitely not QB (like STL, ATL and probably TB), WR2 opposite Johnson a chronic abyss, whiffed on second rounders Titus Young and Ryan Broyles, who tore an ACL for the second time (one away from CAR LB Thomas Davis and five away from DX), it would be hard to pass in the extremely unlikely event Watkins fell in their lap, Evans could help comprise a CHI-like hulking tandem (NFC North could become the WR twin towers division), might be early for TE (Vernon Davis the last top 10 TE), but Ebron seems to be the consensus best in class and maybe better than Eifert last year, he would represent a huge upgrade as a receiver over Pettigrew and the Lurch-esque rookie, possibly OL, secondary a perpetual Achilles heel, no safety worthy here, maybe Dennard or Martin, LB (Mack probably won't last, maybe Mosley?), DL a team positional strength.
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