Yesterday, I analyzed the AFC East draft haul. Today, it’s time to look at Big Blue’s competition. The Washington Redskins addressed their defensive line need by drafting defensive end, Ryan Kerrigan in the first round. The team did not address the quarterback position in the draft, but that may just be Mike Shanahan realizing that no player could help the Redskins this season. The Dallas Cowboys addressed their woeful offensive line by drafting tackle, Tyron Smith with the ninth overall selection. Finally, the Philadelphia Eagles came away with bit of a mixed bag, drafting eleven total players including Casey Matthews, brother of Clay. Overall, the NFC East addressed needs and added some interesting prospects that will have immediate impacts in 2011.

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Today, we are going to look at the respective NFL Draft hauls for each of the Jets AFC foes. The Buffalo Bills, who haven’t made the playoffs in 12 years, still do not have a franchise quarterback and have routinely ignored pressing needs, especially with their offensive line. On the other hand, the Miami Dolphins have assembled one of the better, young offensive lines in the NFL. The Dolphins are still unsettled at quarterback and running back, but a strong offensive line is a great foundation. Finally, the New England Patriots continue to reload, addressing needs and selecting value picks all over the draft. When free agency gets under way (hopefully sooner rather than later), all four of the AFC East teams figure to be active. The Jet offensive players are currently at ‘Jets West’ in California, working to get ready for the 2011 season.

Mark Throwing Passes At Jets West

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Yesterday, I gave the Jets a B for their 2011 draft haul. Today, I’m going to analyze the Giants picks. The Giants got the second best value in the first round (hats off to Detroit for Nick Fairley) when they selected Prince Amukamara (aka da kid from Nebrakser) with the 19th selection. The Giants added some other playmakers later in the draft, highlighted by defensive tackle, Marvin Austin in the second round and wide receiver, Jerrel Jernigan in the third. How did the entire Giants draft class stack up though?

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The draft is over. The players have once again been locked out, so football will have to wait. But that won’t stop me from rating the Jets draft picks. The Jets addressed some needs, did their homework, and came away with a successful haul. I told you last week that the Jets didn’t have many needs to address, but a few picks stood out to me.

Classless Rex

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Thanks to everyone that participated in our live draft chat last night. During the early first round, we had roughly 30 commenters contributing to the live feed, so thank you for that. Anyway, the first round was pretty shocking to me. Some of the trades were very unexpected. Some of the picks left everyone scratching their heads while some teams continued their year after year status quo in the draft (Looking at you, trading Patriots). We’ll go more in detail with the Giants and Jet picks later, but here’s five thoughts about the first round.

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Only a handful of analysts thought Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara would pass through the top-15, and many top analysts had Amukamara rated in the top-10. The Giants didn’t think they had a shot at him, so they didn’t work him out, and they didn’t even bring him in for a visit.

After the jump, we’ll look at the pick a little closer and I’ll give the G-Men my first round grade.

Welcome to New York, Prince

1. Carolina Panthers: Michael Jordan

The Panthers have been looking for a winner and they finally find one in home grown Jordan. Jordan has proven that he can make the clutch plays in crunch time and can carry a team to victory. Jordan will bring leadership and his winner’s mentality to young and floundering franchise.

2. Denver Broncos: Secretariat

The best combination of size and speed, Secretariat is the biggest and fastest player in the draft. Secretariat would bring a new dynamic to the Broncos and could carry them on his back to the finish line.

3. Buffalo Bills: Cam Newton

There is nothing in Buffalo to celebrate or be excited for. The Bills need someone to come and revitalize the city. That person is Cam Newton. Cam will bring energy to a city that has been hit hard in the recent recession and chances are his father is already talking to Buffalo about payment for Cam’s services.

4. Cincinnati Bengals: Catwoman

Fast and agile, Catwoman would be ideal to put opposite of Chad Ochocinco. Her ability to adapt to her surroundings should prove useful in taking advantage of holes in opposing defenses.

5. Arizona Cardinals: Albert Pujols

Pujols is the best Cardinal is recent memory and Ken Wisenhunt is praying his abilities translate to inside linebacker.

6. Cleveland Browns: LeBron James

Big, strong, and athletic. LeBron is the perfect fit for what Mike Holmgren is looking for in this draft. Also, Holmgren brings home Cleveland’s son and savior.

7. San Francisco 49ers: Greg Anderson

Looking for a competitive edge over the competition, the 49ers go with the most well-known athletic trainer in the area hoping he can bring the same nutritional and conditioning programs to the team that enhanced the performance of Barry Bonds within one off-season.

8. Tennessee Titans: Ke$ha and Miley Cyrus

Two native daughters of Nashville would bring life and a younger fan base to the franchise. Miley knows all about the achy breaky hearts in Tennessee from her father’s Titans that came one yard short of a Super Bowl victory. She’ll bring excitement back to the team with her halftime parties that she has thrown throughout the USA. Ke$ha has experience in taking no talent and turning it into success. The Titans have little talent so Ke$ha is the perfect solution to turning the team’s performance around.

9. Dallas Cowboys: Cordell Walker Texas Ranger

The Cowboys are soft. Cordell Walker is not. Walker will bring grit and determination to the House that Jerry built. This is the first unquestionable pick the Cowboys have made in years. Walker will play anywhere and will do what it takes to win.

10. Washington Redskins: Leroy Jethro  Gibbs

The Redskins look to their own backyard for the best field general available. Gibbs will bring a tough demeanor to the field. He’d be Mike Shanahan’s coach on the field. Gibbs’s football career at UCLA will prove useful as the Redskins look for Donovan McNabb’s replacement.

We haven’t covered the Jets draft needs a ton because simply, the Jets don’t have a lot of holes to fill and it’s tough to project who’ll be available when they first pick at 30th overall. Even though the Jets have had three coaches over the last decade (Edwards, Mangini, and Ryan), let’s take a look at the Jets draft trends to see if we can identify any parallels.

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As the Draft inches closer, speculation grows as to where certain prospects will land. Let’s take a deeper look at the Giants’ drafts over the past decade, and see if we can spot any trends or habits.
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