I know this is of 4/1, but Mel Kiper predicts the Texans are going for the Andre Johnson/Lee Suggs combo. Here are the others: FIRST-ROUND PROJECTIONS 1. Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer -- USC 2. Detroit Lions WR Charles Rogers -- Michigan State 3. Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson -- Miami 4. Chicago Bears DE Terrell Suggs -- Arizona State 5. Dallas Cowboys CB Terence Newman -- Kansas State 6. Arizona Cardinals QB Byron Leftwich -- Marshall 7. Minnesota Vikings DT Dewayne Robertson -- Kentucky 8. Jacksonville Jaguars CB Marcus Trufant -- Washington State 9. Carolina Panthers OT Jordan Gross -- Utah 10. Baltimore Ravens QB Kyle Boller -- California 11. Seattle Seahawks DT Jimmy Kennedy -- Penn State 12. St. Louis Rams OG-OT Eric Steinbach -- Iowa 13. N.Y. Jets (from Wash.) LB-S Boss Bailey -- Georgia 14. N.E. Patriots (from Buffalo) OT Kwame Harris -- Stanford 15. San Diego Chargers CB Andre Woolfolk -- Oklahoma 16. Kansas City Chiefs DL Chris Kelsay -- Nebraska 17. New Orleans Saints DL Jerome McDougle -- Miami 18. N.O. Saints (from Miami) MLB E.J. Henderson -- Maryland 19. New England Patriots DL Kelvin Williams -- Oklahoma State 20. Denver Broncos OT Wayne Hunter -- Hawaii 21. Cleveland Browns DT William Joseph -- Miami 22. N.Y. Jets WR Bryant Johnson -- Penn State 23. Buffalo Bills (from Atl.) DE Michael Haynes -- Penn State 24. Indianapolis Colts DB Rashean Mathis -- Bethune-Cookman 25. New York Giants DL Johnathan Sullivan -- Georgia 26. San Francisco 49ers CB Dennis Weathersby -- Oregon State 27. Pittsburgh Steelers S Troy Polamalu -- USC 28. Tennessee Titans C Jeff Faine -- Notre Dame 29. Green Bay Packers QB Rex Grossman -- Florida 30. Philadelphia Eagles DL Kenny Peterson -- Ohio State 31. Oakland Raiders RB Willis McGahee -- Miami 32. Oak. Raiders (from T.B.) WR Kelley Washington -- Tennessee SECOND-ROUND PROJECTIONS 33. Cincinnati Bengals DE Dewayne White -- Louisville 34. Detroit Lions MLB Terry Pierce -- Kansas State 35. Chicago Bears RB Larry Johnson -- Penn State 36. Houston Texans RB Lee Suggs -- Virginia Tech 37. Arizona Cardinals WR Taylor Jacobs -- Florida 38. Dallas Cowboys RB Musa Smith -- Georgia 39. Jacksonville Jaguars TE Jason Witten -- Tennessee 40. Minnesota Vikings CB Sammy Davis -- Texas A&M 41. Baltimore Ravens WR Anquan Boldin -- Florida State 42. Seattle Seahawks SS Mike Doss -- Ohio State 43. St. Louis Rams TE Dallas Clark -- Iowa 44. Washington Redskins DE Cory Redding -- Texas 45. Carolina Panthers QB Chris Simms -- Texas 46. San Diego Chargers OT George Foster -- Georgia 47. Kansas City Chiefs MLB Gerald Hayes -- Pittsburgh 48. Buffalo Bills DE Tyler Brayton -- Colorado 49. Miami Dolphins OT Jonathan Stinchcomb -- Georgia 50. New England Patriots LB Bradie James -- LSU 51. Denver Broncos OG Vincent Manuwai -- Hawaii 52. Cleveland Browns OLB Willie "Cie" Grant -- Ohio State 53. New York Jets CB Eugene Wilson -- Illinois 54. New Orleans Saints OT Brett Wilson -- Florida State 55. Atlanta Falcons S Ken Hamlin -- Arkansas 56. New York Giants S Terrence Holt -- North Carolina State 57. San Francisco 49ers WR Brandon Lloyd -- Illinois 58. Indianapolis Colts DE-OLB Antwan Peek -- Cincinnati 59. Pittsburgh Steelers RB Chris Brown -- Colorado 60. Tennessee Titans WR Tyrone Calico -- Middle Tenn. St. 61. Philadelphia Eagles TE Bennie Joppru -- Michigan 62. Philadelphia Eagles DT Rien Long -- Washington State 63. Oakland Raiders S Julian Battle -- Tennessee 64. Tampa Bay Bucs OG Montrae Holland -- Florida State
I can't believe Cie Grant (Ohio State) would go in the second round (Cleveland). He is much too small to play LB (and is not as strong as a Dat Nguyen to compensate for it) and has poor coverage skills for a CB. I see him more as a 5th-7th round pick who will play special teams, and play LB on nickle/dime situations.
I don't like the idea of Houston passing on Terrence Newman. Also, this draft is strong with defense, and weak on offense. I don't see Johnson having the kind of career that Newman is capable of. Marcus Coleman struggled alot at CB last year.
They need to trade with the Bungels to get Rogers... There are only so many "franchise" receivers that every come out of the draft...Carr needs someone who is athletic and can catch the damn ball... That way the Bungels could get their QB at # 3 and another playa with a 3rd round pick thrown in...
Why pick Suggs when we just signed Stacey Mack? If Doss or Polamalu is on the board for our 2nd round pick, I'd take one of them instead of another RB. Our safety position was terrible last season.
mack signed a one-year deal because he is not a long-term answer; he may not even be an every down back. and, imo, our running backs played much worse than our safeties last year. knee -- no "s." he blew his knee out first game of 2001 season, and was lost for the year. played on it last year, tho, without any problems. it's not a concern.
I hope so, he'd be a great starter in 2004, once we're sure he's fully healthy. No sense in throwing him out too much when we have one of the hardest schedules in the league next year.
hopefully, he won't. the texans have reached their quota on guys they hope can rebound from injury. they need players ready to play.
how about we trade david carr for a first round pick and a second and pick a qb with ours and a WR with the other and a rb with one of our two second round pick. NICE. A QB LIKE BYRON LEFTWICH HE WILL BE LIKE MIKE VICK JUST WATCH WHEN HE DOES TURN LIKE HIM THINK OF ME LPYA2.