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'Ey Capernicus - O'Connell! said 05/03, 12:13 PM
Best: I'll be fair and only go with one pick here even though you went with three. I'll take James Hardy by the Buffalo Bills. Hardy is 6'5" and around 220 pounds. He will be a number two receiver next to Lee Evans. He will be a perfect compliment to Evans, who runs deep routes down the field and takes advantage of his speed. He will be a huge threat in the redzone and he uses his size to his advantage very well. Hardy will have the opportunity to score a lot of touchdowns since he will be a great target for Trent Edwards in the redzone.

Worst: I'm going to start off by saying, how can Brohm be the worst? He was regarded by many as the second or third best quarterback in the draft and he dropped all the way 56 overall! The worst is Jerome Simpson by Cincinnati. He played receiver at Coastal Carolina. They took him BEFORE Limas Sweed, DeSean Jackson, and Malcolm Kelly! He isn't a good route runner and playing at Coastal Carolina, you know he didn't face top notch defenses. He isn't very fast or quick and he didn't separate much from the corners he faced. If they drafted him for a big play threat this was not a smart choice because he isn't one and doesn't stretch the field.

'Ey Capernicus - O'Connell! said 05/03, 12:30 PM
Brohm was an unbelievable value pick where they got him and who says he won't play? Rodgers can get injured at any time and it isn't like Favre will definitely come back and be the hero. The Packers are not completely sure if Rodgers can play through an entire season, it was a smart pick. Brohm is a good player too with a great pocket presence.

Hardy won't get enough passes? Hardy is will be like T.J. Houshmandzadeh (not that good) is to Chad Johnson. He will get his share of throws because Lee Evans will not always be open. He is the second best receiver on that team now and he will certainly get the ball thrown his way, especially in the redzone. What receiver doesn't want the ball there?

I understand that the Bengals need a wide receiver, but not that early. Their defense was terrible! They needed a free safety, defensive tackle, and a defensive end more than they needed a receiver. They still have T.J. and maybe you forgot, but he was tied for first in the league in receptions last year! Of course we don't know that Sweed and Kelly will be better, but they had more talent and more potential. Jackson would have been a better pick because he can return kicks, another need.

'Ey Capernicus - O'Connell! said 05/03, 12:43 PM
I'll give you a tip: try to use all 1,200 characters.

That doesn't mean quarterback wasn't also a need. After Rodgers they had no one. Brohm will be a solid NFL back up or he can become the starter somewhere else. He has the potential to be very good. He was extremely productive and college and it was ridicilous for him to drop that far. If they didn't take him they would have to go with someone like Andre Woodson who has terrible mechanics. It was smart not to take the risk. Tight end might have been a need, but if Rodgers is injured then who will throw to them? The only reason they would need a lineman was to grrom him under Chad Clifton. It wasn't an immediate need.

I said before, I understand receiver was a need, but why take Jerome Simpson? He wasn't a good value pick and it wasn't their biggest need. I would rank even Dexter Jackson above Jerome Simpson, with Simpson being the fifteenth best receiver in my mind. I would want them to draft a wide receiver and they fill their defensive holes. Defense was a bigger need for them. Defensive end may not have been deep, but it was a bigger need.