Guest Columnist - Zach from The Big Picture

Today we have a guest columnist.....I would like to raise a frosty cold mug of Bud Lite and welcome Zach from

The Big Picture

Zach is from Seattle and part of my West Coast Connection....I encourage everyone to check out his blog....his work inspired me to get back into blogging....I have asked Zach to breakdown this year’s NFL Draft.....and after much research and studying, here are his views about the big day.....

1. Oakland – JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU
2. *TRADE* Tampa (from Detroit) – Calvin Johnson, huge effin' stud, Georgia Tech
3. Clevland – Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame
4. Detroit (from Tampa) – Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin
5. Arizona – Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson
6. Washington – Amobi Okoye, DT, The 'Ville
7. Minnesota – Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
8. Atlanta – LaRon Landry, S, LSU
9. Miami – Levi Brown, OT, Penn State
10. Houston – Jamaal Anderson, DE, Arkansas
11. San Francisco – Alan Branch, DT, Michigan
12. Buffalo – Patrick Willis, LB, Mississippi
13. St. Louis – Leon Hall, CB, Michigan
14. Carolina – Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State
15. Pittsburgh – Jarvis Moss, DE/LB, Florida
16. Green Bay – Marshawn Lynch, RB, Cal
17. Jacksonville – Reggie Nelson, DB, Florida
18. Cincinnati – Aaron Ross, CB, Texas
19. Tennessee – Dwayne Bowe, WR, LSU
20. New York Giants – Jon Beason, LB, The U
21. Denver – Dwayne Jarrett, WR, USC
22. Dallas – Darrelle Revis, CB, Pitt
23. Kansas City – Ted Ginn Jr., the Ohio State
24. New England – Anthony Spencer, DE, Purdue
25. New York Jets – Adam Carriker, DE, Nebraska
26. Philadelphia – Michael Griffin, S, Texas
27. New Orleans - Chris Houston, DB, Arkansas
28. New England – Tanard Jackson, DB, Syracuse
29. Baltimore – Tony Ugoh, OT, Arkansas
30. San Diego – Sidney Rice, WR, South Carolina
31. Chicago – Justin Harrell, DT, Tennessee
32. Indianapolis – Tank Tyler, DT, NC State

Sleepers:
-Sidney Rice from South Carolina, if he falls to the second round, will be a steal. He'll make an immediate impact next season.
-Also like Jason Hill, wide receiver, Washington State. He's got great speed and is being overlooked by many.
- Love Garrett Wolfe, running back, Northern Illinois. He's small, quick and elusive. Barry Sanders? Huh? Huh?
-Daymeion Hughes, CB, Cal. The guy was a shutdown corner for an underrated defense. He would constantly cover the conference's best wide receiver. He slowed guys like USC's Dwayne Jarrett and Washington State's Jason Hill.

Overrated:
-Hard to tell…don't think Quinn will do much right away. Hell, same goes for Russell. Neither, in a deeper QB draft, are top-10 picks.
-Adam Carriker, DE, Nebraska. Don't like him one bit. Some see him sneaking into the top-10.
-Ted Ginn Jr. Unless he can return kicks like Devin Hester, he's an undersized receiver.

Comments:
Lots of depth at wide receiver. Many teams need them, but I think certain teams – like the 49ers at No. 11 – can wait and snag a pretty decent guy in Round 2. Say a Steve Smith or Sidney Rice. Good things happen to people that wait, right?…QBs are weaker than they've been lately. Many have Stanford's Trent Edwards the third guy behind Quinn and Russell. Edwards was out most of last year for the hapless Cardinal and unproductive when playing…I hate when teams draft on size and potential. There's something to be said for a guy who tore it up in college, no matter how tall, fast, or well-endowed he is. I like Northern Illinois' Garrett Wolfe in that regard.

I want to thank Zach for taking the time to be a guest columnist.....I will be asking him to make more guest appearances throughout the year.....