PACKERS and STEELERS pick 31 and 32 1st Round....PATRIOTS have 17 and 28 1st Round.......PANTHERS have #1....ON THE CLOCK NOW

A reported 25 Players will attend the 2011 NFL Draft that opens up with the 1st Round in New York's Music CITY HALL. With the NFL Players Asscoiation trying to lift the LOCKOUT........It should be a Fantasctic Event.....it always is.

Let's get to business......the CAROLINA PANTHERS have been on the Clock when the Sunday Game Clock struck ZEROES back in Week 17. We know they need a QB but is there a Franchise QB in this Draft......there was supposedly if STANFORD'S Senior-to-be QB Andrew LUCK made himself avaialable but he went back to the HARVARD of the WEST for his Final Season. LUCK would have came out if his Former Coach now 9ERS Head Man would have been picking 1st instead of 7th.

So PANTHERS.....is it Blaine GABBERT of MIZZOU or Cam NEWTON of the PLAINS in Auburn....the BLUEDUDE says it's neither.....I would go with DT and sure to be a really good player in MARCELL DARIUS of ALABAMA......it's a no brainer picking that HIGH and getting the best VALUE......GABBERT nor NEWTON have that full package teams look for in that FRANCHISE QB.

As for the BEST player in this year's draft....one would argue......some say the aforementioned DARIUS......I say it's between LSU'S Defensive Back Patrick PETERSON and Texas A&M'S Outside LineBacker Man-Child Von MILLER.

Both are Top 10 PICKs with most Mock Drafts having MILLER getting picked #3 By the BUFFALO BILLS and the PETERSON going to the 9ERS at #7 even though Peterson also makes sense at #5 Arizona with All-Pro Rodgers-Cromartie on one side and PETERSON on the other.......'ZONA would definately UPGRADE the Back End of that D.

The Best Wide Recievers on the BOARD are AJ GRREN from UGA ATHENS and JULIO JONES of ALABAMA.....where will they go.....Most MOCK'S have them both in the Top 10 with GREEN going to CINCY and JONES to CLEVELAND.......the next best WR on my board is TITAS YOUNG of BOISE STATE.

The HIGHEST rated DEfensive Ends are DaQuan BOWERS of Death VALLEY in CLEMSON and Robert QUINNof UNC who was suspeneded all season for some allegations of dealing with Agents. BOWERS was the BEST Overall PLAYER in the Entire DRAFT until his KNEE Problems surfaced.......I still think he is the 3rd best player in the DRAFT and if he doesn't go Top 5-8....he will have real VALUE after that.......A STEAL.

There will be 3 1st rounders at TACKLE with USC'S Tyron SMITH, Boston College's Anthony Castanzo, and Colorado's Nate Solder. SMITH should be the 1st tackle taken as most Mock's have him not getting past the COWBOYS at #9 and Castanzo at #17 to the Home favorite PATS, and SOLDER going to the COLTS or BEARS in the ladder 1st round.

The Other deepest position in the DRAFT is at Defensive Back with PETERSON and Nebraska's Prince Amukamara commanding most of the attention as they are sure Top 15 Picks. the others of note are Jimmy SMITH of Colorado, Aaron Williams of Texas, and Brandon Harris of MIAMI FLA. Smith in most Mock's is going to the RAVENS at #26, WILLIAMS or HARRIS to the STEELERS at #31. If one slips they will slip right into the 2nd Round and so will that signing bonus.

Analyzing the DRAFT in short the VALUE is at Defensive LINE, Defensive END, Defensive Back, and Offensive Line with those 3 Tackles and the Best CENTER in the DRAFT Mike POUNCEY of FLORIDA the Twin Brother of STEELER All-Pro Maurkice POUNCEY....who could possibly slip to the STEELERS at #31....but probably won't.......the NY FOOTBALL GIANTS are all over POUNCEY especially having seen what his Brother did last year.

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