Ok. Now that the college football season is over, here are my opinions on how this draft is going to play out.
Now that Andrew Luck is not coming out, it seems that Nick Fairley from Auburn will most likely be the #1 pick. It suits Carolina well, as they need help everywhere, but he is not on the level of Suh, in my opinion. Not even close. A lot of his sacks were due to coverage sacks, not so much disruption on his part. May switch to a DE if Carolina goes with a 3-4.
Blaine Gabbert from Missouri seems to be the top QB taken in this draft, and could go anywhere from #5 to Arizona to anywhere in the teens, possibly to Seattle.
That is bad news for the rest of the Quarterbacks, as personally, I'm not convicned that Locker, mallett, or Newton will pan out to anything.
Locker has serious fundamental flaws in his game, Mallett has poor decision making and atrocious footwork, and Newton is more of an athlete than a quarterback. Vince Young I think , was more polished than Newton coming out of college, and the randall Cunningham comaprisons are preposterous. Randall was a complete Quarterback coming out of UNLV.
My sleeper pick for QB this year is Christian Ponder from FSU. There is a lot I like about him, although he does need some work.
patrick Peterson should be the #2 pick coming out of the draft, but knowing Denver, and their history of not doing anything right in the draft the last few years, will probably take a runnign back or something.
My personal favorite in this draft is A.J. Green, the WR from Georgia. He should be the #1 pick in the draft, if you go by talent alone