So NFL Girl attended the draft last week in NY and while there had been talk of draftees boycotting and not attending, the event went off without a hitch. Now with the NFL in the midst of a lockout the landscape of the draft was different. Teams couldnt trade veteran players for more or higher draft picks. Instead if teams wished to move up or down the draft board they had to just switch or give up draft picks. Atlanta gave up a total of 5 picks (their #27 pick & 2nd & 4th round picks this year & their 1st & 4th round picks next year) to get Julio Jones with the #6 pick which if it works out will be phenomenal but if it doesnt will be detrimental for the next several years. Carolina drafted Cam Newton which was and wasnt a surprise. Many figured they would go defense or at least offensive line since this was more the issue than quarterback but with Moore and Clausen both looking terrible last year it is understandable why they made such a move. Broncos addressed their terrible defensive line issue from last year by drafting LB Von Miller with their first round pick. Bills immediately did the same by drafting DT Marcell Dareus which shows confidence is Fitzpatrick as their QB. The Bengals picked A.J. Green to fill the void left by TO and Ochocinco neither of whom are guaranteed to return this coming season. Cardinals addressed their secondary problems by drafting CB Patrick Petersen which surprised many who expected them to draft a QB after last year's fiasco. 49ers were expected to draft a QB with Alex Smith proving to be inconsistent at best and horrendous at worse but instead they drafted OLB Aldon Smith which again shocked many draft experts. With the best perceived QB Blaine Gabbert still on the board, the Titans shocked everyone by choosing QB Jake Locker instead. Whether this will be a good decision in the long term will have to be determined. With QB Tony Romo lost for the season due to their poor offensive line, the Cowboys drafted OT Tyron Smith which should also improve their running game this season. With the Titans not drafting Gabbert, their division rival Jaguars jumped on the opportunity to pick him with the 10th pick overall. This is a fantastic choice for them after Garrard played inconsistent all season long and was twice benched for back-ups who were either injured or played poorly. So the first round of the draft shaped up like this:
- QB Cam Newton -- Carolina Panthers
- LB Von Miller -- Denver Broncos
- DT Marcell Dareus -- Buffalo Bills
- WR A.J. Green -- Cincinnati Bengals
- CB Patrick Peterson -- Arizona Cardinals
- WR Julio Jones -- Atlanta Falcons
- DE Aldon Smith -- San Francisco 49ers
- QB Jake Locker -- Tennessee Titans
- OT Tyron Smith -- Dallas Cowboys
- QB Blaine Gabbert -- Jacksonville Jaguars
- DE J.J. Watt -- Houston Texans
- QB Christian Ponder -- Minnesota Vikings
- DT Nick Fairley -- Detroit Lions
- DE Robert Quinn -- St. Louis Rams
- OL Mike Pouncey -- Miami Dolphins
- DE Ryan Kerrigan --Washington Redskins
- OL Nate Solder -- New England Patriots
- DT Corey Liuget -- San Diego Chargers
- CB Prince Amukamara -- New York Giants
- DL Adrian Clayborn -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- DL Phil Taylor -- Cleveland Browns
- OL Anthony Castonzo -- Indianapolis Colts
- OL Danny Watkins -- Philadelphia Eagles
- DE Cameron Jordan -- New Orleans Saints
- OL James Carpenter -- Seattle Seahawks
- WR Jonathan Baldwin -- Kansas City Chiefs
- CB Jimmy Smith -- Baltimore Ravens
- RB Mark Ingram -- New Orleans Saints
- OL Gabe Carimi -- Chicago Bears
- DT Muhammad Wilkerson -- New York Jets
- DT Cam Heyward -- Pittsburgh Steelers
- OL Derek Sherrod -- Green Bay Packers
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