Mock First Round Draft........

Couple of notes before the predictions:

-I'm only doing this because the unofficial blog commandments dictates each blog must have one.

-If the Rams take Dorsey, then it throws off the entire draft, since now the Falcons must go for Ryan, Chris Long is in the picture for Oakland, and other chicanery and permutations follow. However, I think they opt for Chris Long due to the need of versatility.

-Did I mention these predictions will prob suck?

-In the annual Pats are smarter than everyone else moment, they select the guy who's been eternally linked to them since the Sam Jankovich days(Keith Rivers), but trade down so they can pay No. 10 dollars versus No. 7 dollars. And the Saints are desperate to go wheeling and dealing.

-The Bills continue their annual "What the Bleep" parade.

-Which is what you will be saying when I nail about 2 of these 31 picks. And of course, I'm including Jake Long as both picks.

-Speaking of which, the Fins complete the Jason Taylor trade by sending their 2009 3rd round pick and JT to J-Ville for the No. 26 pick. And that sets up for the inevitable Dan Marino/Chad Henne draft position comparisons, with Jim Mandich suffering laryngitis just in time for the Fins to go Aquib Talib on everybody.

-Meaning the first team to trade back in the first round for a QB is Atlanta. I wonder is Brian Brohm is happy Bobby Petrino is gone?

-I'm not convinced that the Steelers are scared enough of Willie Parker's fibula to go RB in Round 1. Then again, I'm not convinced of any of my pics. Or where the fibula is located from an anatomical standpoint.

-You thought Kelly Jennings bailed out Canes fans. Another Kelly barely keeps the U's streak alive. Barely. Next time, try to break 5 sec, Calais.

-My self-deprecation probably powers me to rare Mel Kiper status. Is that a good thing now?

1. Miami Dolphins- OT Jake Long, Michigan
2. St Louis Rams- DE/OLB Chris Long, Virginia
3. Atlanta Falcons- DT Glenn Dorsey, LSU
4. Oakland Raiders- RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas
5. Kansas City Chiefs- OL Branden Albert, Virginia
6. New York Jets- DE/OLB Vernon Ghoulston, Ohio State
7. New Orleans Saints(from San Francisco via New England)- DT Sedrick Ellis, USC
8. Baltimore Ravens- QB Matt Ryan, Boston College
9. Cincinatti Bengals- DE Derrick Harvey, Florida
10. New England Patriots(from New Orleans)- LB Keith Rivers, USC
11. Buffalo Bills- WR Devin Thomas, Michigan State
12. Denver Broncos- OT Chris Williams, Vanderbilt
13. Carolina Panthers- OT Ryan Clady, Boise State
14. Chicago Bears- RB Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois
15. Detroit Lions- OLB Jerod Mayo, Tennessee
16. Arizona Cardinals- CB Leodis McKelvin, Troy
17. Kansas City Chiefs(from Minnesota)- DE Phillip Merling, Clemson
18. Houston Texans- CB Mike Jenkins, South Florida
19. Philadelphia Eagles- OT Jeff Otah, Pittsburgh
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- WR James Hardy, Indiana
21. Washington Redskins- WR Malcom Kelly, Oklahoma
22. Dallas Cowboys(from Cleveland)- RB Felix Jones, Arkansas
23. San Francisco 49ers(from Pittsburgh)- OT Gosder Cherilus, Boston College
24. Tenneessee Titans- WR Limas Sweed, Texas
25. Seattle Seahawks- TE Dustin Keller, Purdue
26. Miami Dolphins(from Jacksonville) CB Aquib Talib, Kansas
27. Atlanta Falcons(from San Diego)- QB Brian Brohm, Louisville
28. Dallas Cowboys-CB Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, Tennessee State
29. Pittsburgh Steelers(from Indianapolis via San Francisco)- RB Jonathan Stewart, Oregon
30. Green Bay Packers- OT Sam Baker, USC
31. New York Giants- S Kelly Phillips, Miami