NFL Draft 2011: Five Teams That require to Hit a Home Run in Round 1

Using the 2011 NFL Draft here, let's have a look at 5 non playoff teams from last season that can not afford to swing and miss using their first round draft picks?atheir playoff hopes may possibly hinge in it producing the proper choice. Just look at the Rams final year with Sam Bradford, as well as on the flip side, take a look at the Raiders and how some of their choices have kept them motionless forward.

Final year, the Panthers didn't possess a first round pick, which makes this 1 all the much more critical. With so many wants, Carolina has to determine how they are going to create their team. Are they going to utilize the Kansas City model and stock pile draft picks, or should they go for a franchise player if there is a single in this year's draft? If they don't believe that there is a franchise-changing player available, they must locate a partner and trade down for additional picks, if they may be satisfied with their quarterback position.

If they really feel they nevertheless don't have a trigger man that can take them to the subsequent level, then they need to roll the dice with Cam Newton. Newton dominated the toughest conference attending college football, and he's arguably a much better quarterback appropriate now than Tim Tebow. Absolutely everyone pops up with issues they feel he cannot do, and attempts to evaluate him to Vince Young, but that is not a fair comparison. He is an under-rated passer, with great football instincts, and he just wins. If Carolina is seriously interested in the quarterback position, Cam Newton is their man. If not, then trade down and get more picks. I think they go with Cam.The Redskins took a tackle to solidify their offensive line in 1st round this past year, but they nonetheless possess a lot of holes to fill to obtain back into the playoff mix.

First and foremost, they need a quarterback. Rex Grossman and John Beck are not the answer. McNabb won't be back. Is there a quarterback really worth going for a gamble on at quantity 10? Is it Jake Locker? Is it Blaine Gabbert? Additionally they require a corner and wide receiver aid, but if Da'Quan Bowers is offered they shouldn't pass him up. They require a good defensive finish and Bowers would be the very best player on the board if he's nonetheless there at 10.

He is NFL prepared at the same time. They could possibly get a single or two wide receivers within the later rounds. If Cam Newton is still on the board that adjustments everything, but I don't think he is going to be. I'm not convinced that Locker just isn't worthy with the 10th choose. If he gets past Jacksonville at 16 he will slide correct into the second round. The Redskins better be confident that he's their Sam Bradford when they take him at ten, or else they may not be able to recover. With a lot of great defensive ends and offensive lineman within the very first round they cannot mess this up.

Carson Palmer will not be back for the Bengals?athat's just how it's. Together with the fourth pick, Gabbert and Locker do not provide you with a lot of worth. If A.J. Green or Von Miller is available, you can't go incorrect with either of those guys. They can also trade down a little and take Julio Jones, and pick up a quarterback in the second round. Cam Newton can throw a monkey wrench into all that. He's the only quarterback that is perceived as a franchise quarterback along with a solid worth in the top 10 with the first round.

I like Gabbert and Locker inside the second or third round. I just think you'll find too numerous excellent linemen on the board to pass up in round 1. The Bengals want to shed the loser syndrome that they have had for a lengthy time. Keeping Marvin Lewis as coach didn't make the fans happy and they need to make a splash with their first couple of picks. Yes, the Fins will lose a minimum of certainly one of their best backs to totally free agency. Does that justify taking Mark Ingram using the 15th choose inside the draft? I say no.