Tampa Bay Buccaneers - A+ all around. Well, okay, maybe not so much. The Buccaneers had two big needs: WR and CB. Joey Galloway is about 107 years old and while he's still fast, he's the only deep-ball threat on the team. Well, in the sense that he will catch passes thrown long on the field. Jeff Garcia is a deep-ball threat of a different stripe. Anyway, John Gruden wanted a speedy WR but General Manager Bruce Allen overruled Gruden and the Bucs drafted CB Aqib Talib. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was off the board and Talib was probably the best available. But why not get a wideout? Well, Brian Kelly is gone and Ronde Barber turned 33 earlier this month. The Buccaneers know that championships are built on strong defenses and stuck with that philosophy. Although, in a weird draft day twist, former Super Bowl MVP Dexter Jackson left the Bengals and apparently went back to play college ball because he was drafted to play for the Bucs again on Saturday. He did pretty well in a certain game where his team, Appalachian State, played at a certain Big House. Oh, and another fucking QB for Gruden to molest.
Atlanta Falcons - Their situation provided an easy litmus test for any team owners or GMs looking to hire new head coaches. Would you, as part of the '08 Atlanta Falcons draft team, have chosen Glenn Dorsey over QB Matt Ryan? You would? Well there's the door, sir, have a good day. Of course, time will eventually tell if Matt Ryan pans out as a Peyton Manning or a Ryan Leaf, but sweet feathery Jesus, if you can't see the need for the Falcons to draft a quarterback early, you have no business being around footballs.
Carolina Panthers - Risky maneuvers on the part of the Panthers. They grabbed RB Jonathan Stewart and the sacrificed next year's first-round pick to get OT Jeff Otah. The man is a giant, yes, and he'll do what he can to protect the QB, but the Panthers didn't get a QB and who knows if Jake Delhomme is going to work this year.
New Orleans Saints - Overall '07 defense: 26th. Pass defense in '07: 30th. Draft picks: DT, CB, DT, OT, K. A limited number of picks and they addressed defense, so there's a chance at contention again like they had in '06.
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