Well, I planed on taking the entire long weekend off; however, I made a horrific mistake and felt an apology was in order.  So, thanks for all those e-mails.  On that note, I seemed to have spurred on some interaction, so perhaps anyone left reading these articles can help me with a dilemma.  This one seems to start deep in the Bayou and extends across the country to the Big Apple.

I don’t suspect the top 5 will be determined based on the “Best Player Available” method.  If that were the case, the draft may begin as such:

1. Houston:  Matt Leinart.
2. New Orleans:  AJ Hawk.
3. Tennessee:  Mario Williams….
4. NY Jets:  Reggie Bush.
5. Green Bay:  Vernon Davis.

Now, you won’t find a mock draft anywhere on the web that will look like that. 

Let’s examine the “Filling a need” method in the draft.

1. Houston:  D’Brickshaw Ferguson.
2. New Orleans:  AJ Hawk.
3. Tennessee:  Matt Leinart.
4. NY Jets:  Mario Williams.
5. Green Bay:  Michael Huff.

Here’s the dilemma……

Are D’Brickshaw Ferguson, Michael Huff, Vernon Davis, and AJ Hawk a reach in the top 5?   I suspect some may believe they are; however, if David Carr is sacked less, the Jets find a replacement for Abraham, and the Packers strengthen their secondary: all is well.  The depth of the draft could easily allow teams to fill an urgent need in the first round and still select another 1-2 starters by the end of Day 1.

Here’s the interactive part……

Are either of these scenario’s accurate?  Does anyone believe Reggie Bush will be available when the NY Jets are on the clock?  Not likely.  The odds of Reggie Bush not being the 1^st name called at the draft are quite unimaginable at this point.

Who has the potential to be a NFL bust?  If I could answer that one, I’d probably be a rich man.  I’m calling on anyone who is reading to provide your assistance.  NFL teams do not rely on one voice, why should I.

Perhaps we can also examine a few over-rated/under-rated individuals who seem destined for the first round. 

Over-rated:

Chad Greenway, Jimmy Williams, Tambi Hali.

Under-rated:

Thomas Howard, Bobby Carpenter, LenDale White.

How can Chad Greenway continue to be entrenched in the first round after an extremely poor combine; while LenDale White continually drops down the board for providing a poor workout, which was determined to be the result of an injury.  Does the injury hurt his stock?  I can answer that in 2 words….Willis McGahee.  The question is….What do you think?