2008 NFL Draft, second round thoughts

I quickly learned that it's going to be impossible for me to blog the draft live and also get the Rams' player pages up. There will be a very limited amount of live blogging tomorrow, but since I have some
time here, I'll pontificate on the 2nd round.

32. Dolphins, Philip Merling. Could be a good value, was widely considered a top 20 pick.
33. Rams, Donnie Avery. I was initially shocked they took Avery as the top WR on the board, but I see a lot of positives in his game as well. If the Patriots can take Mayo at #10, the Rams can take Avery at #33.
34. Redskins trade up with Atlanta for Devin Thomas. Looks like a great pick for the Skins; kind of surprised the Falcons passed him up. The Rams, too, for that matter.
35. Chiefs, Brandon Flowers. Their solid draft continues. Pretty much replaces Ty Law.
36. Packers, Jordy Nelson. Obviously, the teams have their own favorites at WR, and they jibe nothing close to what the draft gurus think.
37. Falcons, Curtis Lofton. That's a very good LB corps in Atlanta.
38. Seahawks, John Carlson. OK?
39. Whiners, Chilo Rachal. What happened to them taking a LB? They pass on Groves and Connor?
40. Saints, Tracy Porter. Please replace Jason David.
41. Bills, James Hardy. Buffalo's my #2 draft right now after KC. Nice job filling needs and getting value.
42. Broncos, Eddie Royal. See? Some teams want speed, some want size. This is speed, of course.
43. Vikings, I think trading up, Tyrell Johnson. He + Jared Allen = superb draft day.
44. Bears, Matt Forte?????? Early candidate for WORST DRAFT. WTF are they doing? QB, WR, anyone?
45. Lions, Jordan Dizon. I don't think the Lions are getting terrific value with their picks, either. Big surprise.
46. Bengals, Jerome Simpson. Go ahead and hold out, Ocho Cinco! Actually, Chad's really screwing them up; they should be addressing defensive needs this high instead of guarding against his petulance.
47. Eggles, Trevor Laws. They may have been screwed by all the OTs that went off the board in the 1st.
48. Redskins, Fred Davis. Don't they have Chris Cooley?
49. Eggles, DeSean Jackson. Super pick for a team that was incompetent at punt returns last year.
50. Big Dead, Calais Campbell. OMG, you can have him! Lotsa luck. The Redskins employ his college line coach and passed on him twice, once to take a TE, when they have Chris Cooley! What does that tell you?
51. Redskins, Malcolm Kelly. Right now this is the steal of the draft. Till Brian Brohm goes.
52. Jagwires, Quentin Groves. Another steal. The Jags have passed Buffalo for 2nd-best draft so far.
53. Steelers, Limas Sweed. Yet another steal. They could easily have taken him with their first round pick!
54. Titans, Jason Jones. About time they took a DE. And they can probably get a decent WR in the 3rd. I still don't understand the Chris Johnson pick at all, though.
55. Ravens, Ray Rice. Good potential 3rd-down back for a team that needs to gain speed.
56. Packers, Brian Brohm. Yep, steal of the draft.
57. Dolphins, Chad Henne. Guess they're not sold on Beck, then.
58. Bucs, Dexter Jackson. Another WR going a round earlier than projected. Or are they trying to draft their former Super Bowl MVP?
59. Colts, Mike Pollak. The Colts took him; he must be good. One assumes he'll play guard; center is hardly a need there.
60. Packers, Patrick Lee. I like him; he was a 4th or 5th rounder in some drafts.
61. Cowboys, Martellus Bennett. Had no idea Dallas needed a TE.
62. Patriots, Terrance Wheatley. OK, what the fuck is New England doing? This guy was considered a 2nd-rounder nowhere I saw. He was a SIXTH rounder in some draft reviews!
63. Giants, Terrell Thomas. Darn, he would have been a nice pick for the Rams tomorrow.

Right now I'm hoping that pick is Dan Connor, who my gut says is the best player on the board
when the third round begins tomorrow. But does he get by Miami, who need to replace Zach Thomas?

Top drafts so far: 1 - KC, 2-Jax, 3-Minn, 4-Buff, 5-Giants, and they're drafting last.
Worst: 3 - Detroit, 2 - Chicago, 1 - yes, 1 - New England. What the fuck are they doing. Anybody who says they had a good day, and weren't reaching like Plasticman, needs to remove his lips from Belichick's and Pioli's asses. Patriots fans excepted, of course. But color me unimpressed.