2010 NFL Draft- Live Blog

Thanks for checking out the blog. I will post a whole recap after the draft is over

11:05: The Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints select DB Patrick Robinson from Florida State. The Saints are a Juggernaut on offense, but the defense surprised a lot of people, including me with the amount of pressure they put on opposing teams. They blitzed second most in the NFL behind the Jets under defensive coordinator Greg Williams. With the amount of blitzing they do, they need a corner to go 1 on 1 with receivers.

10:55: The Colts with the 31st pick select DE Jerry Hughes from TCU. They Colts have Freeney and Mathis, and Hughes will add some depth to the DE position.

10:48: The Vikings have traded the 30th pick to the Detroit Lions, and with the pick the Lions select RB Jahvid Best from Cal. Detriot has Kevin Smith in the backfield, but adding Best will alleviate some of the pressure on Matthew Stafford who can dump balls to Best out of the backfield.

10:37: The J-E-T-S JETS! JETS! JETS! select CB Kyle Wilson from Boise St. With Darelle Revis, Antonio Cromartie, and now Wilson, the Jets are set at corner for a long, long time. The schemes Rex will come up with now with all these corners will be scary, but again I am surprised Kindle did not go here...

10:31: The Miami Dolphins select DT Jared Odrik from Penn State. He will be converted to DE in the 3-4 that Miami plays and he is certainly big enough to play the position, I just don't understand why they didn't take Sergio Kindle to replace Jason Taylor...

10:25: The New England Patriots select DB Devin McCourty, Rutgers. Don't know a whole lot about the kid, but the Pats do need help in the secondary.

10:20 The Arizona Cardinals select NT Dan Williams from Tennessee. The Cards need to sure up their defense, they play a 3-4, which is what Williams played at Tennessee. Good fit for Williams.

10:08: The Baltimore Ravens have traded their pick to the Denver Broncos, and the Broncos select QB Tim Tebow from Florida. Denver shipped away Jay Cutler, and I hope Tebow is not forced to play now. They have Kyle Orton and Brady Quin, so lets hope they don't rush him.

10:00: The Dallas Cowboys have traded up to #24 and select WR Dez Bryant. Bryant is the best WR in this raft, although he comes with a lot of baggage, but that fits nicely in Dallas. Lot of targets for defenses in the NFC East to defend now on Dallas.

9:53: The Green Bay Packers select OT Bryan Bulaga from Iowa. The Packers offensive line struggled big time early last season as they got off to a slow start. He is going to have his hands full with Jared Allen.

9:47:The Pats have traded their first round pick to Denver, who has traded down twice. And with the pick, Denver selects WR Demaryius Thomas from Georgia Tech. After the Broncos traded Brandon Marshall, they are desperate for a WR, just surprised they chose Thomas over Dez Bryant. According to ESPN, Thomas met with head coach Josh McDaniels who fell in love with him.

9:41: The Bengals select TE Jermaine Gresham from Oklahoma. The best TE in this draft, and a hell of a target for Carson Palmer in the red zone.

9:37 The Houston Texans defense is the reason they are not a playoff team. They select CB Kareem Jackson from Alabama. Played opposite Javier Arenas and is a heck of a player who sees the field well.

9:33: The Falcons select OLB Sean Weatherspoon from Iowa. Tremendous athletic ability and the best OLB in the draft in my opinion.

9:29: The Pittsburgh Steelers select C Maurkice Pouncey from Florida. Pouncey is a hell of a lineman and can play either center or guard. Mendenhall will be buying a lot of dinners for him in the years to come.

9:26: 49ers select Mike Iupati G from Idaho. This means they are sticking with Alex Smith and strengthening that line for Frank Gore with Iupati and Davis.

9:22 The Tennessee Titans select DE Derick Morgan from Georgia Tech 16th overall. The Titans defense struggled last season compared to the stellar season the year before. They lost Albert Haynesworth and Kyle Vandenbosh, so they are rebuilding, starting with Morgan.

9:14 The Giants select DE Jason Pierre-Paul. The Giants do not need a DE, however I feel they were forced to make this pick at this time. They already have Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, and Mathias Kiwanuka at the DE position. However, they do need help on defense. They need help on the interior of the defensive line and desperately need a linebacker. I expect one of those 3 DE's to be traded by the end of the Draft. With Spiller and McClain both gone, Jerry Reese goes with the best available player with this pick.

9:05 The Seahawks make their second pick of the night, and select S Earl Thomas. They rank 30th in pass defense, and Earl will certainly help their secondary.

8:58 The Eagles select DE Brandon Graham from Michigan. Graham will improve the already aggressive Eagles defense up front. Only hope they aren't sacrificing their secondary with this pick.

8:51 The Broncos have traded down again, this time to the Eagles for two 3rd Round picks. The Eagles need to get younger in the secondary, and Earl Thomas is what I am thinking here.

8:50 The Chargers select Ryan Mathews, RB from Fresno State. One of the bigger backs in this draft, he will be a nice compliment to Sproles in the Chargers backfield.

8:45 The Dolphins have traded their first round pick to the Chargers. The Chargers need a running back. They rank next to last in the NFL in rushing.

8:44 The 49ers select Anthony Davis, the OT out of Rutgers. Davis will secure the LT position in San Fran. Two big DE's still on the board......

8:39 Jacksonville takes Tyson Alualu. WHO? A defensive tackle out of Cal. After signing Aaron Campman at DE, the Jags decided they needed to beef up inside. Since Spiller was taken, the Jags might have panicked a little.

The Broncos have swapped their 11th overall pick with the San Francisco 49ers. The Broncos will receive a 4th round pick for the swap and will pick 13th overall.

8:31 Not wasting any time, the Bills have drafted RB C.J. Spiller. Buffalo needs a QB, and I am surprised they did not either trade out of this spot or draft Clausen. But Spiller is a game changer, something the Bills have not had for a long, long time.

8:30 DA RAIDAS select LB Rolando McClain, by far the best inside linebacker in this draft. A bit of a reach though with the 8th overal pick, but its to be expected when the Raiders are picking. Jerry Reese much be scratching his head right now...

8:22: The Cleveland Browns have a lot of needs, but they go with CB Joe Haden with the 7th pick. Haden is a stellar cornerback who will help the Browns defense who are one of the worst in the league against the pass.

8:14 The Seattle Seahawks select OT Russell Okung 6th overall. Okung will anchor the offensive line for many years and protect Matt Hasselbeck for the remainder of his career.

8:08: The Kansas City Chiefs have selected Safety Eric Berry from Tennessee. One of the most dynamic safeties in this draft, Berry will contribute right away in the Chiefs defense.

8:00: Little bit of a surprise as Trent Williams is drafted by the Washington Redskins fourth overall ahead off Russell Okung. The Redskins need help on the line to protect Donovan McNabb and Williams certainly is that guy, who's stock rose dramatically over the pas couple of days.

7:55: No surprises so far as Suh goes to the Lions and McCoy goes to the Bucs. Two players that will certainly help two of the worst defenses in the NFL last season.

7:37: The St.Louis Rams have selected Sam Bradford first overall. No surprise here, the Rams are desperate for offense after ranking last in the NFL last year in total offense.

The St. Louis Rams are on the clock.....

I will be blogging live throughout the draft tonight, posting picks and insight on my perspective as it happens. If you have any questions, please put them in comments and I will respond to them.

HAPPY DRAFT DAY!