Here are the results to the Mock Draft contets I made involving 4 people!

Mike Greenspire (8 picks correct)
Correct picks

1. Miami Dolphins
Jake Long, OT, Michigan

2. St. Louis Rams
Chris Long, DE, Virginia

3. Atlanta Falcons
Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College

4. Oakland Raiders
Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

5. Kansas City Chiefs
Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU

6. New York Jets
Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State

13. Carolina Panthers
Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon

22. Dallas Cowboys (from CLE)
Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas

Lupus G. (8 correct picks)
Correct picks

1. Miami- Jake Long OT
2. St. Louis- Chris Long DE
3. Atlanta- Matt Ryan QB
4. Oakland- Darren McFadden RB
6. NY Jets- Vernon Gholston DE
14. Chicago- Chris Williams OT
19. Philadelphia- Jeff Otah OT
22. Dallas- Felix Jones RB

Dwindy (6 correct picks)
Correct picks

1 Miami Dolphins
OT Jake Long, Michigan

2 St. Louis Rams
DE Chris Long, Virginia

3 Atlanta Falcons
QB Matt Ryan, Boston College

11 Buffalo Bills
CB Leodis McKelvin, Troy

16 Arizona Cardinals
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Tennessee State

22 Dallas Cowboys
RB Felix Jones, Arkansas

jon 464 (7 correct picks)
Correct picks

Miami Dolphins: Jake Long, OT, Michigan.
Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College.
New England Patriots (from San Francisco): Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC.
Buffalo Bills: Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy State.
Denver Broncos: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State.
Dallas Cowboys (from Cleveland): Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas.
New York Giants: Kenny Phillips, FS, Miami

NOTE: If the team had traded their pick at a position, but the pick was still right, I counted it.

So, we have a tie! Lupus G. and Mike Greenspire. I contacted Lupus and we're tring to see if there is any way to figure out a tie-breaker.

-Mike Greenspire

…Aqib Talib?

Why?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the best passing defense last year, letting by only 170.5 yards per game through the air. With that kind of stat, wouldn’t you want to upgrade your 17th ranked rushing defense, which let by 107.9 yards per game.

I have a problem wiht the Bucs dealings in the past week.

First, they didn't do enough to get the best pass rusher in the NFL, Jared Allen, who also would have greatly decreased the yards allowed on the ground average for the Buccaneers as well.

Second, they draft a CB who admitted to using weed during college to..... what? I haven't a cue why he was drafted here, in my opinion, other teams could have used him more.

And besides, there are still some great DLs available, like Kentwan Balmer and Philip Merling.

Whatever you want Gruden, but I think you're making the wrong decision.

-Mike Greenspire

The St. Louis Rams are reportedly going to draft Virginia Defensive End, Chris Long at 2nd overall. This news comes after 3 and a half days of speculation about who the Rams are leaning towards since Jake Long signed the big contract in Miami.

So, now, we can start hyping and arguing over who the Falcons will select at 3rd overall, if indeed this report is true.

In my opinion, the Falcons need that one guy who put fans in the seats, like Michael Vick did for several years, and the person that immediately comes to mind is Darren McFadden. However, the Falcons have already addressed their running-back problem in the off-season by signing former San Diego Charger Michael Turner.

So, I would think next to go with a QB to compliment the weapons they have there. Michael turner and Roddy White could have breakout seasons if Matt Ryan is Atlanta's man.

However, Glenn Dorsey is a possibility. He seems to be everyone's favorite guy who could immediately make an impact in that defensive scheme set up by new head coach, Mike Smith, former Jacksonville Jaguars Defensive Coordinator.

If I am Smith, I take the man who has proven himself in a pass-first offense, Matt Ryan, and worry about the defense in the later rounds. Kenny Philips or Aqib Talib could fall out of the first round and still be there at pick number 34, which is the Falcons Round 2 pick. Also, if the Falcons are still interested in getting the best nose-tackle available, perhaps Kentwan Balmer would be the way to go in the second round.

My prediction: Matt Ryan goes 3rd to Atlanta.

Make sure to catch the Draft at 3:00 PM EST on ESPN.

-Mike Greenspire

Mike Greenspire

1. Miami Dolphins
Jake Long, OT, Michigan

2. St. Louis Rams
Chris Long, DE, Virginia

3. Atlanta Falcons
Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College

4. Oakland Raiders
Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

5. Kansas City Chiefs
Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU

6. New York Jets
Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State

7. New England Patriots (from SF)
Keith Rivers, OLB, USC

8. Baltimore Ravens
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tennessee State

9. Cincinnati Bengals
Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC

10. New Orleans Saints
Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy

11. Buffalo Bills
DeSean Jackson, WR, California

12. Denver Broncos
Branden Albert, OG, Virginia

13. Carolina Panthers
Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon

14. Chicago Bears
Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma

15. Detroit Lions
Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois

16. Arizona Cardinals
Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida

17. Kansas City Chiefs (from MIN)
Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State

18. Houston Texans
Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt

19. Philadelphia Eagles
Jerod Mayo, OLB, Tennessee

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Curtis Lofton, ILB, Oklahoma

21. Washington Redskins
Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan St.

22. Dallas Cowboys (from CLE)
Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas

23. Pittsburgh Steelers
Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh

24. Tennessee Titans
Kenny Philips, FS, Miami

25. Seattle Seahawks
Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue

26. Jacksonville Jaguars
Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina

27. San Diego Chargers
Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas

28. Dallas Cowboys
Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech

29. San Francisco 49ers (from IND)
Limas Sweed, WR, Texas

30. Green Bay Packers
Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona

31. New York Giants
Dan Connor, OLB, Penn State

Dwindy

1 Miami Dolphins
OT Jake Long, Michigan

2 St. Louis Rams
DE Chris Long, Virginia

3 Atlanta Falcons
QB Matt Ryan, Boston College

4 Oakland Raiders
DE Vernon Gholston, Ohio State

5 Kansas City Chiefs
OT Ryan Clady, Boise State

6 New York Jets
RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas

7 New England Patriots
OLB Keith Rivers, USC

8 Baltimore Ravens
OT Chris Williams, Vanderbilt

9 Cincinnati Bengals
DT Glenn Dorsey, LSU

10 New Orleans Saints
DT Sedrick Ellis, USC

11 Buffalo Bills
CB Leodis McKelvin, Troy

12 Denver Broncos
OT Jeff Otah, Pittsburgh

13 Carolina Panthers
RB Rashard Mendenhall, Ill.

14 Chicago Bears
OG Branden Albert, Virginia

15 Detroit Lions
RB Jonathon Stewart, Oregon

16 Arizona Cardinals
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Tennessee State

17 Kansas City Chiefs
WR Devin Thomas, Michigan St.

18 Houston Texans
CB Mike Jenkins, South Florida

19 Philadelphia Eagles
DE Derrick Harvey, Florida

20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
WR DeSean Jackson, Cal.

21 Washington Redskins
DE Phillip Merling, Clemson

22 Dallas Cowboys
RB Felix Jones, Arkansas

23 Pittsburgh Steelers
OG Chili Rachal, USC

24 Tennessee Titans
WR Limas Sweed, Texas

25 Seattle Seahawks
TE Dustin Keller, Purdue

26 Jacksonville Jaguars
DE Lawrence Jackson, USC

27 San Diego Chargers
OT Sam Baker, USC

28 Dallas Cowboys
CB Aqib Talib, Kansas

29 San Francisco 49ers
CB Brandon Flowers, VA Tech

30 Green Bay Packers
DT Kent Balmer, North Carolina

31 New York Giants
ILB Jerod Mayo, Tennessee

jon 464

1. Miami Dolphins: Jake Long, OT, Michigan.
2. St. Louis Rams: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU.
3. Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College.
4. Oakland Raiders: Chris Long, DE, Virginia.
5. Kansas City Chiefs: Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State.
6. New York Jets: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas.
7. New England Patriots (from San Francisco): Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC.
8. Baltimore Ravens: Branden Albert, OG/OT, Virginia.
9. Cincinnati Bengals: Keith Rivers, LB, USC.
10. New Orleans Saints: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tennessee State.
11. Buffalo Bills: Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy State.
12. Denver Broncos: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State.
13. Carolina Panthers: Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida.
14. Chicago Bears: Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh.
15. Detroit Lions: Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois.
16. Arizona Cardinals: Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson.
17. Kansas City Chiefs (from Minnesota): Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt.
18. Houston Texans: Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon.
19. Philadelphia Eagles: Aqib Talib, DB, Kansas.
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan State.
21. Washington Redskins: Jerod Mayo, LB, Tennessee.
22. Dallas Cowboys (from Cleveland): Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas.
23. Pittsburgh Steelers: Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College.
24. Tennessee Titans: Limas Sweed, WR, Texas.
25. Seattle Seahawks: Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue.
26. Jacksonville Jaguars: Calais Campbell, DE, Miami.
27. San Diego Chargers: Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson.
28. Dallas Cowboys: Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona.
29. San Francisco 49ers (from Indianapolis): Dan Conner, LB, Penn State.
30. Green Bay Packers: Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech.
31. Selection Forfeited
32. New York Giants: Kenny Phillips, FS, Miami

Lupus

1. Miami- Jake Long OT
2. St. Louis- Chris Long DE
3. Atlanta- Matt Ryan QB
4. Oakland- Darren McFadden RB
5. Kansas City- Ryan Clady OT
6. NY Jets- Vernon Gholston DE
7. New England- Leodis McKelvin CB
8. Baltimore- Glenn Dorsey DT
9. Cincinnati- Sedrick Ellis DT
10. New Orleans- Aqib Talib CB
11. Buffalo- Malcolm Kelly WR
12. Denver- Keith Rivers LB
13. Carolina- Branden Albert OG/OT
14. Chicago- Chris Williams OT
15. Detroit- Rashard Mendenhall RB
16. Arizona- Dan Connor LB
17. Kansas City- Limas Sweed
18. Houston- Jonathan Stewart RB
19. Philadelphia- Jeff Otah OT
20. Tampa Bay- Derrick Harvey DE
21. Washington- Calais Campbell DE
22. Dallas- Felix Jones RB
23. Pittsburgh- Sam Baker OT
24. Tennessee- Devin Thomas WR
25. Seattle- Gosder Cherilus OT
26. Jacksonville- Phillip Merling DE
27. San Diego- Kenny Phillips S
28. Dallas- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB
29. San Francisco- Early Doucet WR
30. Green Bay- Justin King CB
31. New England- N/A
32. New York Giants- Jerod Mayo LB

Tune in to the draft today to see which one of us wins!

-Mike Greenspire

What if Matt Ryan were to slip past Atlanta at #3, and Kansas City ay #5? It seems that the majority of opinions say that Baltimore would #### him at #8.

What would this mean for the rest of the AFC North? The Bengals have Carson Palmer, the Browns Derek Anderson, and the Steelers Ben Roethlisberger. If all 4 teams were to have terrific QBs and great talent surrounding them, who could possibly win the division?

Take a look at each teams’ starting offense if the Ravens were to take Ryan.

Baltimore:
QB: Matt Ryan
RB: Willis McGahee
WR: Derrick Mason, Mark Clayton
TE: Todd Heap

Cincinnati:
QB: Carson Palmer
RB: Rudi Johnson
WR: Chad Johnson, TJ Houshmandzadeh
TE: Ben Utecht

Cleveland:
QB: Derek Anderson
RB: Jamal Lewis
WR: Braylon Edwards, Donte’ Stallworth
TE: Kellen Winslow

Pittsburgh:
QB: Ben Roethlisberger
RB: Willie Parker
WR: Hines Ward, Santonio Holmes
TE: Heath Miller

There is not distinct winner with these 4 lineups, so just to make things more fun and entertaining in the AFC North in 2008, I hope to hear these words coming from Goodell’s mouth by the end of the day:

“With the 8th pick of the 2008 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens select, Boston College QB, Matt Ryan.”

-Mike Greenspire