The Seahawks need a quarterback, now. Unless they plan on trading back up to get an early second round pick than this might be their only chance to get a real stud signal caller.
Charlie Whitehurst is a fine quarterback if your aiming to win 6-9 games a season, but he is far from a franchise QB. By drafting Locker here, they can give him a year to learn the playbook and work on his accuracy and give Whitehurst one more year at the helm. If you read my QB rankings you know I'm all about Ryan Mallet and it kills me to have Locker go before him, but from everything I'm hearing Seattle is much higher on Locker and even Andy Dalton over Mallet. Plus with Locker the legend lives on and the Hometown Hero sticks around a little longer to try to turnaround the state's pro-franchise just as he did with the University of Washington's football program in his college years.
26. Baltimore Ravens: Aaron Williams. CB. Texas
The Ravens are typically one the best drafting teams in the league, however last year's decision to pass on a corner came back to haunt them. Fabian Washington, Chris Carr, and Josh Wilson are all set to be free agents this offseason and would simply be to big of a risk to not draft a top corner this year. Williams looks to follow the footsteps of former great Longhorn DBs Michael Huff and Quentin Jammer and move on to a make big moves in the NFL.
The Ravens could also look for another big play receiver like Jon Baldwin or Titus Young to really stretch the field and give Flacco one more target, which could really put their offense over the top.
27. Atlanta Falcons: Kyle Rudolph. TE. Notre Dame.
I first saw this pick over at WalterFootball.com and I have been completely sold on it ever since. It makes absolutely perfect sense to me and should be the easiest decision for the Falcons War Room all draft weekend. There's about a 2% percent chance of anyone taking Rudolph before Hotlanta picks at 27, but hey you never know what will happen come Thursday night. Tony Gonzalez has seen his time come and go, and with Rudolph the Falcons will find a outstanding young replacement to learn from the great Gonzo in what will most likely be his final season.
28. New England Patriots: Mark Ingram. RB. Alabama
It's nuts to me that the undisputed top runner in this years class can slip almost all the way out of the first round, but he will fall no farther than 28. The Patriots consistently have one of the top drafts year in and year out, and with Ingram and JJ Watt as their potential first two picks this draft will be no different. Ingram never wowed anyone with flashy jukes or breakaway speed (the reason he doesn't get the hype he deserves) but Productivity is his middle name, and New England will not pass up on the chance to add a tough nosed runner to their already potent offense.
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