The Grounds

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Yep, that was a strong pick. Reiff is this year's version of Bryan Bulaga.

As the resident Bengals fan (I assume nobody else on this board is that stupid), I'm happy with our Kirkpatrick pick at #17, the trade back to #27, and the Zeitler pick. Not a standing-backflip first round for the Bungles, but a solid addressing of needs. We got the young cornerback we needed and the young instant-starter we needed at right guard, AND we picked up an extra 3rd rounder? That was a successful 1st round.

Dre Kirkpatrick is a tad underwhelming to me as a top-20 pick, but he's got ability. I love Zeitler and think he'll be an excellent pro, a plug-and-play guy we'll never have to worry about until his contract expires and his price tag skyrockets. Plus, he can play center. The cornerback and guard positions are now fully addressed, which means we can focus on other positions for the rest of the draft.

Plus he was double-teamed a lot. It's not like anybody else at Memphis was worth a darn.

I am extremely thrilled with the Steelers pick of OG Decastro. They have needed OL help for years, and they got themselves a great one, IMO. Granted, they are getting pretty long in the tooth on the defensive side of things, but Big Ben has been taking an ass-whooping for years because our OL was terrible. The only reason the Steelers haven't led the NFL in sacks given up is because Big Ben is big enough to get away from half of the shoulda been sacks.

I thought it was a curious pick to be honest. I think Wilson is a good fit for the Giant's scheme, but I also this he and Bradshaw do very similar things and aren't very complimentary.

Man, any Jets fans on here? What the heck are these guys thinking? They trade for Tebow kicking off a huge sh*t storm and QB controversy. Then, their draft so far has been a little questionable. Coples is talented, but dude is soft. Now, they just picked Hill who has 49 career receptions in college. Kiper pointed out that Blackmon had 49 receptions in 4 GAMES last year, ha.

Glad to have another 9ers fan on here, Travis. I like the pick. 3rd down back and a returner.

Jaguars just took a punter in the 3rd round. I repeat: Jaguars just took a punter in the 3rd round.

REALLY happy for Russell Wilson going in the 3rd round. First good pick Seattle has made so far in this draft.

Kicker and punter aside, I think one of the main questions in the first round is whether you can get a 10 year starter, if nothing else. decastro is that plus 2-7 pro bowls

Ha. Mel Kiper has the best job in America ... and perhaps the best hair

he has had hair plugs in the last few years....