What Should They Do? - Vikings

The Vikings are sort of stuck in an awkward position with the seventh pick. Their most glaring need is at WR but the trio of Ted Ginn, Dwayne Bowe, Robert Meachem, and Dwayne Jarrett offer little in the way of distinguishing which player is better than the other three. The best player on the board is Brady Quinn, but they drafted a QB in the 2nd round last year who is just this season getting the opportunity to play. The best move would be to trade down to a later slot with a team that might desperately want Brady Quinn like the Dolphins, Jacksonville, Kansas City, or Baltimore. If a move like that does not happen, the team would be forced to select a WR with this pick. The most complete WR is Dwayne Bowe who has a great mixture of size, strength, speed, and route running. He is a consistently hard worker and a good blocker in the running game.

In the second round the team should look to add depth on the offensive line at guard. The best available guard at this spot in the draft is Arron Sears of Tennessee. Sears might end up starting opposite Steve Hutchinson by the time the season is over and will additionally be able to backup Bryant McKinnie at the LT position. Sears should team with Hutchinson to form a devastating run blocking duo that will be the envy of the league as early as next season.

With their third round pick, the Vikings should again look to the WR position. The candidates who could still be available at this spot are Jason Hill, Craig Davis, Steve Smith, and Courtney Taylor. The pick should be Steve Smith, who may be a first rounder if he had played for another team and was not so overshadowed by Dwayne Jarrett as the focal point of the offense. Smith is fast, has adequate size, runs crisp routes and has great hands. He will be a great fit opposite Bowe.

What Should They Do? - Redskins

With the Redskins in the unenviable position of having only one pick in day one, the logical thing for them to do would be to trade down two to three times in the first round in order to drop into the early twenties and select the best player available, acquiring much needed picks in the process. However if they had to stay put, they would be unable to fill the teams biggest need at DE or WR with the 6th pick as no player of that value is still available at this slot. The next area of need would be to draft a FS for the purposes of moving Sean Taylor to his more natural positon of SS, where his gambling style will have less effect. LaRon Landry is far and away the best FS in this draft, with 4.3 speed, great size, and even better instincts on the field. Landry will instantly solidify the secondary, assuming that Shawn Springs can stay healthy as well. It will be intersting to see which Landry becomes the toast of the area as LaRon's brother Dawan is the starting FS for the Baltimore Ravens.

What Should They Do? - Cardinals

The Cardinals selection is the most obvious at this point in the draft. With their many years of offensive line woes the Cards should select Joe Thomas, LT, from Wisconsin. Thomas will step in from day one and start at either the LT or RT positions depending on where they want him with Matt Leinart being a left hander. Thomas' great run blocking skills will also be shown when Edge James finds a little more daylight this year than he did last season.

With their 2nd rounder the team should focus on acquiring a DE to provide a serious pass rush opposite a healthy Bertrand Berry. Players who could be available at this point are Charles Johnson, Anthony Spencer, and Quentin Moses. The player who has the size and speed to succeed in the NFL is Charles Johnson, who will hold up against the run a lot better than the other two, who may be better utilized as situational pass rushers.

With their 3rd round pick the team needs to add a run stuffing DT to the defensive line, where Darnell Dockett and Kendrick Clancy are better suited to play the three-technique defensive tackle. The best DT available at this spot is Marcus Thomas, who was the most talented defensive player at Florida but was kicked off the team for marijuana use. Thomas has top 15 talent to go with his 315lb frame. He will provide a huge pass rush as well as run stuffing from his spot and the behavioral risk is offset by depth at the position and getting him in the third round.

What Should They Do? - Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Bucs like many teams drafting this high have a lot of holes. The Bucs are no exception with glaring holes on the defensive line, wide receiver, and at the safety position. Prospects are available to fill all of these positions this high in the draft, but the team should look to the positions of scarcity. In this particular draft it is DE where only a few elite prospects exist. Gaines Adams of Clemson should be the Bucs selection. He will provide an immediate boost in the 3rd down pass rush opposite Simeon Rice and will probably be able to take over as the starter at the other DE by next season. Expect Adams to be around 10 sacks and in the top 3 for Defensive Rookie of the Year by the time the season is over.

In the 2nd round, the Bucs hold two picks, a high one and a low one acquired from Indianapolis in the Anthony McFarland trade. With the higher pick the team should look to fill the hole at DT left by McFarland and select Jonathan Harrell, DT, from Tennessee. Harrell has massive size and could play north of 325lbs. He also has remarkable toughness after playing an entire game with a torn biceps tendon. He could step in immediately and start opposite Chris Hovan. With the later pick, the team should address their need at S by selecting the versatile Eric Weddle from Utah. Weddle can play either safety spot and corner, has great speed and instincts, which are required of safeties in the Cover 2 scheme more than the corners. Weddle could start at SS right away or allow Will Allen to be moved there, while also providing an effective backup to Ronde Barber and Brian Kelly at the cornerback position.

With their 3rd round pick the Bucs should select Daymeion Hughes, CB, from California. Hughes is an elite talent that dropped due to him running in the 4.5s in individual workouts. Anyone watching him on film notices that he stands out more than any other player in the game, making tackles, intercepting balls, and shutting down wide receivers. His tackling abilities and coverage instincts make him an ideal fit in a Cover 2 scheme. He should be starting opposite Ronde Barber by next season.

What Should They Do? - Browns

With a team full of holes, the first thing that the Browns should try and do is trade down twice. First into the bottom half of the top 10 and then into the mid teens where they would be able to select either a LT like Joe Staley or Levi Brown, or a CB like Chris Houston, Darrell Revis, or Leon Hall. However since that is not likely with many teams looking to trade down this year, the Browns should select the best player available in the first round which falls to JaMarcus Russell. Russell may be hit or miss but his physical skills, arm strength, accuracy, and on field performance are undeniable. His size should also allow him to absorb some of the punishment that seems to plague Browns signal callers during the season. The safe choice would be Joe Thomas, but if Calvin Johnson is gone and no trade down available, the Browns should go with Russell.

In the 2nd round the Browns should take LT Joe Staley or CB Chris Houston if either of them are available. I'm betting that Houston would be more likely to still be there. Houston is freakishly fast and strong for a CB and has an impressive resume of shutting down Dwayne Jarrett, Dwayne Bowe, Earl Bennett, Dallas Baker, and every other WR he faced except for Sidney Rice. He also should a great affinity to coming up and supporting in the run game.

With their 3rd round pick the team should look at OGs to provide depth behind the always questionable Ryan Tucker. At this point the best available guard should be Josh Beekman of Boston College. Though a little short at 6'1", Beekman has shown a great ability to get out and maul players while pulling. He will provide great depth and possibly start opposite Eric Steinbach as early as next season.