2011 NFL Draft Grades 16-20

Welcome back, Lunatics.  After a month to reflect on it all, the Football Ranter will grade all 32 teams' drafts.  There are two ratings for each team; the first is a general A to F scale and the second is a picture that the Football Ranter feels describes the team's draft.

When reading the grades, remember the following points: First, grading a draft a month after it happens is completely arbitrary.  It takes three years to effectively evaluate a draft, so these grades are pure speculation.  Second, grades are weighted by round a prospect is drafted in; lower rounds picks have historically been far, far less likely to become valuable NFL starters.  Many will never even make a team out of training camp.  Because of that, nailing the upper-round picks is far more important for a team than getting good value in the later rounds and we won't discuss late round picks unless something really weird happened.

Check out the grades for picks 16-20 after the jump.  The earlier picks have been included in the post for ease of reference.

1. Carolina Panthers:  Marty Hurney took the plunge and made The Entertainer the #1 pick in the 2011 NFL draft, confirming that the Panthers know what the rest of the league figured out long ago: that Jimmy Claussen is "please stop raping my eyes" bad at QB.  Newton is the ultimate high-risk/high-reward selection.  This draft pick will either haunt Carolina for years or have them back in the playoffs within a few seasons.  Which will it be?  Well, Cam Newton ran the simplest NCAA offense since the Single Wing.  He threw a total of 282 passes during his entire one (1!!) year of starting NCAA division one experience and he has major character questions after getting into trouble at both Florida and Auburn for stealing a laptop and then for his father trying to get him $180,000 to play college football.  So to put it lightly, that's the bad news.  The good news is that Cam Newton kept on winning while doing all of the above.  He won two national titles, the first at Junior College before he arrived at Auburn and the second this past year.  The value of coming from a winning environment when helping to turn a miserable team around is an important trait for a leader to have, so it's a good thing Newton has it.  With no second round pick, Newton more or less is the Panther's draft, though they picked up a couple solid if unspectacular DTs in round three that could start for them this year.   OVERALL GRADE: C+; PICTURE GRADE: You may not like him, but here's what he is to Panthers fans.              
2. Denver Broncos: Draft a great pass rusher #2 overall then stick him at 4-3 OLB where he'll almost never get to rush the passer?  Sure, why the hell not?  We're the fuckin' Denver Broncos, that's how we roll.  Look, this is not a judgment against Von Miller.  He could end up being a great player, or he could end up never reaching his potential.  Bottom line is, there's enough risk with rookies as it is.  Why not put them in the best position to succeed?  While the Von Miller pick alone would be a solid B, since Miller has tremendous upside but doesn't fit the system very well, safety Rahim Moore in the second round was an excellent pick- the Broncos needed help desperately at free safety.  However, the Broncos have No One and his wife, Susan Walters-No One at DT and needed to draft someone to help out at that position.  Well that mission was an utter fucking failure as the Broncos didn't draft even a single DT.  OVERALL GRADE: B-; PICTURE GRADE: Sorry Broncos fans, Josh McDaniels did what he wanted and apparently John Fox does too.
3. Buffalo Bills: It all started out so well for the Bills.  They can't stop the run, they need help on the D-Line, BOOM!  Marcell Dareus in your grill piece.  Eat shit rest of the country, the Bills are BACK.  They are fucking back!  I can't wait to see who they pick ne- OH GOD NO.  WHY!  But it had so much promise!  Nope, Chan Gailey came to his senses just in time to shove his cock and both balls deep into the assholes of Bills fans everywhere.  Three defensive backs?  Another running back?  Do the Bills get some sort of prize (the prize is a banana) if they draft a RB every year?  Oh, and just in case you want to argue this was a good draft, the Bills fired their head scout just days after the draft.  If that's not a ringing endorsement of all the players he just took, I don't know what is.  I look forward to writing about Chan Gailey's next "holy fucking god, why??" draft next year!  OVERALL GRADE: D+; PICTURE GRADE: On the bright side, at least it's only a single facepalm this year.  
4. Cincinnati Bengals: According to many pundits, the Bungles had a pretty good draft.  They needed a WR, they got A.J. Green.  They needed a QB in case Carson Palmer really is done throwing pick sixes and they got Andy Dalton (this man has no soul).  They needed help at guard and they got Clint Boling.  So where's the problem?  The problem is that teams who draft wideouts this high usually end up regretting it.  Wide Receivers touch the ball 10 plays per game on a good day, most teams run 50 offensive plays per game.  Not the ratio you look for in a #4 overall pick.  As for Dalton, is he better than Carson Palmer?  Doubtful.  Why is he being anointed the franchise savior before he ever takes a snap?  This is someone the Vikings and Titans, two teams in desperate need of a starting QB, passed on.  Maybe Dalton can be a quality QB, but clearly a number of teams preferred other quarterbacks in a notably weak QB class.  So did the Bengals fill needs?  Yes, they did.  Did they get talented players?  On paper, yes.  If you're a Bungles fan, you'll take that considering your team's history- but buyer beware on this draft class.  OVERALL GRADE: B; PICTURE GRADE: Everyone else seems to love it, but the Football Ranter remains unimpressed.   
5. Arizona Cardinals: Well Lunatics, there's no hiding it.  The Football Ranter has a raging football hard-on for Patrick Peterson.  Taking the next Champ Bailey or Charles Woodson gets an A, even though corner wasn't a huge need for the Cardinals.  Unfortunately, the Cards followed that up with RB Ryan Williams in the second round, which is like following a delicious 16oz steak with a tall glass of asparagus-laden piss.  The Cardinals already have former 1st rounder Beanie Wells at RB and Ryan Williams is coming off a down year in his college career.  Not to mention they have an offensive line who couldn't block a statue, quarterbacks that no one cares to block for anyway because they blow goats and they have no one to rush the opposing passer except 4th round pick Sam Acho.  So let me explain; no, there is too much.  Let me sum up.  The Cardinals have no quarterback, no offensive line and no pass rush.  They had every opportunity to acquire hope at those positions in this draft and utterly failed to do so until the 4th round.  If this was a rebuilding project, I would have no objection.  But with Ken Wisenhunt on the hot seat, this draft strategy makes as much sense as asking Captain Hook for a hand job.  The only explanation is that they intend to trade for Kevin Kolb, which is all good and well, except that behind this line he'll be spending most of his time like this.  OVERALL GRADE: B-; PICTURE GRADE: Can't tell if very smart or very stupid.
6. Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons really went all-in on this one, betting the farm on WR Julio Jones.  Mark these words: the Dirty Birds are going to regret this trade for years to come.  They broke two major rules of drafting that smart teams do not break.  First, as the Football Ranter said above, teams usually regret spending a top ten draft pick on a wideout (see Lions, Detroit 2001-2007).  Second, teams almost always regret dealing multiple high picks for one non-quarterback player (see Chargers, San Diego 2010).  Atlanta went ahead and did both of those things, practically begging the gods to shove a lightning bolt up Julio Jones' ass.  Now this is not to say that Julio Jones won't be a good player.  Quite the opposite, he has the talent to be a true #1 WR in the NFL.  The problem is that almost no player on earth, short of a franchise QB, is worth multiple first round picks.  The risk of injury or bust is too high for anyone, much less a player that is only going to impact 20% of the offensive snaps.  Oh, and don't give the Football Ranter this "but he's a great run blocker too!" bullshit.  Cause yea, that's why teams draft wide receivers, to block.  The bottom line is, the Birds needed help at WR, DE, CB, TE and Safety.  Instead they traded away half their draft and half of next year's draft for a wideout who has trouble catching the football.  Overall Grade: D; PICTURE GRADE: So stupid that you can't help but wonder how this was even possible.   
7. San Francisco 49ers: Before the draft, the Football Ranter believed this was one of the toughest picks to get right.  Sure enough, the 49ers surprised everyone and took Aldon Smith 7th overall.  Believe it or not though, the Football Ranter is a big fan of this pick.  The Niners need a legit pass-rusher like Batman needs his parents back and Aldon Smith has the potential to do that.  Was #7 overall too high for Smith? Probably.  He's a developmental project that probably won't have the immediate impact you expect from a top 10 pick.  That being said, the 49ers didn't panic and reach for a mediocre quarterback, they waited until round 2 and took Colin Kaepernick.  Kaepernick is also a bit of a project who will take a couple years to develop, but the 49ers are rebuilding.  They have a couple of years to let a franchise QB and a premier pass rusher develop.  On top of picking a couple high upside players, the Niners did a great job of addressing their top 3 needs: QB, ROLB and CB.  The only issue the Football Ranter has is with 3rd round pick Chris Culliver.  It was a reach for a guy with an injury history longer than Patrick Ewing's dong.  OVERALL GRADE: A-; PICTURE GRADE: Unexpected, but actually pretty awesome.   
8. Tennessee Titans: Rumors began circulating about a week before the draft that the Titans loved the cock Jake Locker.  In several iterations of the Football Ranter Mock Draft, the Football Ranter hoped that Bud Adams would fight his nature and not reach for a QB.  Unfortunately no, the Titans decided to put their franchise in the hands of a quarterback who couldn't win in college and whose completion percentage is lower than Magic Johnson's white blood cell count Snooki's IQ.  To be fair, Locker isn't all downside; just mostly downside.  Bud Adams has now reached twice for mobile quarterbacks with terrible accuracy and there isn't a ton of hope this pick turns out better than the last one.  The saving grace of this draft is that the Titan's had very solid 2nd and 3rd round picks, filling needs at LB and DT with Akeem Ayers and Jurrell Casey.  Ayers projects as quality 4-3 OLB and Casey is a good penetrating 4-3 DT, though the Titans really could have used a bigger DT to rotate with the undersized Jason Jones.  OVERALL GRADE: B-; PICTURE GRADE: No matter how many times Bud Adams screws up, he just keeps coming back for more. 
9. Dallas Cowboys:  In over twenty years of running the Dallas Cowboys draft room, Jerry Jones had never taken an offensive lineman in the first round.  Well fuck you too, Jerry.  This was a huge miss in the Football Ranter mock draft and it's possible we're a little bitter about it.  In any case, back to Sir Fagalot's Jerry Jones' draft.  Dallas watched as their franchise QB was violated repeatedly while the aging Dallas O-line stood by powerless to help.  It's questionable as to whether Tyron Smith projects as a left tackle long-term, but regardless of where he plays he's a big upgrade for the Cowboys.  #9 seems a touch high for Smith, but he's got good upside and fills a huge need.  Unfortunately for Cowboys fans, Jerry fell off the wagon again with their second and third round picks.  OLB Bruce Carter has tremendous athleticism, but has never played to his potential in his career.  It's a huge risk/reward pick and the Cowboys don't have a huge need at OLB.  Demarco Murray in the third round is an even bigger head scratcher, as he's viewed by many as a poor man's Felix Jones.  Considering Felix Jones is already a poor man's Darren McFadden and that, you know, the Cowboys already have Felix Jones on the roster, this pick made less sense than Sheriff Raptor Jesus defending the wild west.  OVERALL GRADE: B-; PICTURE GRADE: It had it's moments (Kate Winslet full frontal), but you know it's bound to end tragically.
10. Jacksonville Jaguars:  The Jaguars gave up multiple high picks for the only position that it's acceptable to do so: a potential franchise QB.  The Jaguars clearly believe David Garrard blows dolphin cock and can't lead them on a deep playoff run.  When Gabbert fell to #10, the Jags were on it like Charlie Sheen on an eight ball of coke and dealt their 2nd rounder to the Redskins to move up and grab him.  The Football Ranter is skeptical of Gabbert's late rise to prominence and lack of experience in a pro-style offense, but he fell into a good situation with Jacksonville: a run-heavy team with an established QB he can sit behind for a year or two while he develops.  The problem with this pick is that the Jaguars are using a cardboard cutout of Aaron Kampman at DE and can't get to Peyton Manning or Matt Schaub to save their lives.  The pick of guard Will Rackley was solid and should help Gabbert in the long run, but this move reeks of "rebuilding" with some high picks spent on DE next year.  OVERALL GRADE: B+; PICTURE GRADE: Jacksonville collaborated with the French government on this draft. 
11. Houston Texans: Garbage defense is like death and taxes to the Houston Texans: a part of life.  Ranked 30th in the NFL in total defense, the Texans couldn't stop a mentally deficient three-legged turtle from scoring.  To their credit, they seem to have finally gotten the message.  First the Texans hired Wade Phillips, who happens to BE a mentally deficient three-legged turtle, but has always been an excellent defensive coordinator.  Second, and much more important, the Texans got what appear to be quality players at positions of need on defense.  Switching from the 4-3 to the 3-4 requires a ton of new personnel and the Texans took step one in making it work by selecting 3-4 DE J.J. Watt in round 1 and ROLB Brooks Reed in round 2.  Then they traded into round 2 again to select cornerback Brandon Harris, who was at one point considered a first round prospect.  Resisting the urge to reach for less talented players simply because they fit their system is a good step in the right direction for this Franchise.  Unfortunately, they followed all of this up by announcing their intention to move 6'7 290lb top DE Mario Williams to Rush LB, which is sort of like catching Optimus Prime masturbating- at first you can only think that it shouldn't be possible, then you're just shocked, disgusted and disappointed (believe it or not, that picture is safe for work!).  Fortunately for Texans fans, the Football Ranter doesn't include dumbass personnel decisions in the draft grades.  OVERALL GRADE: A-; PICTURE GRADE: There's a lot of work to be done, but this is a solid first step. 
12. Minnesota Vikings:  There's no sugar coating this one, the Vikings got desperate when they saw Newton, Gabbert and Locker fly off the board in front of them and they wasted the 12th overall selection on arguably the 6th best QB in a weak draft.  This has been said before, but what the Vikings did here is the equivalent of seeing all your friends leave the bar with girls and finally at 4am taking a sea monster home just to avoid feeling left out.  With needs all along the O-line, at CB, DT, TE and LB, and a number of very talented players still on the board, reaching for a QB was a classic "bad team" mistake.  The only positive thing that can be said about this draft is that the Vikings made some solid picks in the following rounds, saving them from the dreaded "worst fucking draft of 2011" grade.  TE Kyle Rudolph (round 2), DE Christian Ballard (round 4) and CB Brandon Burton (Round 5) all filled needs and went a round after they reasonably could have.  Regardless, we'll all look forward to the Vikings selecting in the top 10 again next year.  OVERALL GRADE: D-; PICTURE GRADE: Desperation is a stinky cologne.    
13. Detroit Lions:  And former possible number 1 pick Nick Fairley finds a home.  This is a very difficult pick to grade.  On the one hand, Fairley would pull apart a bus full of schoolchildren to get to the QB and rip his spine out his ass (this is a skill people are paid very well for in the NFL, so don't act all goody-goody about it...pussies.).  On the other hand, there are concerns about his work ethic and how he'll handle a 20 million dollar paycheck.  If consistently motivated, Fairley could give the Lions a top 5 defensive line in the NFL.  If not, then this team just took a huge step back at a time when they seemed to be on the right track.  Really, all of the Lions picks fall into the "big risk/big reward" category.  Titus Young and Mikel LeShoure have their flaws, but give Matthew "Mr. Glass" Stafford more options on offense.  That leads us to the big problem with this draft though- the Lions didn't fix anything that was wrong with their team.  The secondary is still atrocious, the offensive line still can't protect Mr. Glass and the linebacker corps is still bush league.  The Football Ranter believes in the "Best Player Available" draft system, but not the pure BPA system the Lions seem to employ.  Need has to temper best player available when the two line up, and how the Lions passed on Prince Amukamara or Robert Quinn is beyond my comprehension.  The only explanation is that they feel Fairley is much better than either Quinn or Amukamara.  They had better be right.  OVERALL GRADE: B; PICTURE GRADE: Some will think it's awesome, others will hate it.        
14. St. Louis Rams:  Steve Spagnuolo reportedly screamed, slapped an intern, then uncontrollably busted a nut all over the draft room conference table when Robert Quinn fell this far.  So, I suppose the general thesis here would be that Spags did some celebrating after this pick.  It was warranted though; the Rams desperately needed help at DE across from Chris Long and they got Quinn, who could have gone in the top 5 picks.  The rest of their draft was not nearly as impressive, however.  The Rams grabbed TE Lance Kendricks in round 2, who has tremendous potential but needs time to develop.  Not a bad pick by any means, but nothing spectacular either.  After that they picked a couple of wide receivers who project as 3rd options in an NFL offense.  This team has the right idea though: throw the ball and stop the other team from throwing the ball and you will win in the NFL.  OVERALL GRADE: A-; PICTURE GRADE:  The reaction to getting Robert Quinn at #14 overall.    
15. Miami Dolphins:  Many people like the Mike Pouncey pick, but the Football Ranter does not.  Guard is simply not an important enough position to justify being selected #15 overall, particularly when the guard in question is not considered an elite talent.  Mike Pouncey is widely viewed to be an inferior player to his brother Maurkice, selected 18th overall last year by the Pittsburgh Steelers.  The Dolphins followed in round 2 with Daniel Thomas, a solid RB who should help replace the ball-garglingly bad Ronnie Brown when the Dolphins inevitably tell him to GTFO.  Look, will these players make the Dolphins better?  Probably.  Will these players make the Miami Dolphins a playoff team?  No, they won't.  The Dolphins need a QB who doesn't melt in crunch time and who can find his own receivers rather than attempting to shove his entire head into his own sphincter before handing the ball directly to opposing defensive backs.  Unfortunately for them, all they have is Chad Henne.  This was a tough spot to pick for the 'Fins, as none of their primary needs lined up with the value available at the draft slot.  A trade down would have served them better, but sometimes moving simply isn't possible.  OVERALL GRADE: B-; PICTURE GRADE: Easily the most boring draft of any team this year.
16. Washington Redskins:  The 'Skins draft hinges on the ability of talented players to make adjustments to the pro game.  I know, I know.  "Wow, thank you Nostradamus.  You don't say.  What do you have for us next, Football Ranter?  Rain depends on whether or not there are clouds in the sky?  Go suck a bag of dicks, then light yourself on fire.  A blind lemur with AD-HD knows more about football than you."  To which I say, wow.  That was actually pretty good.  In any case, the Redskins selected some quality players, but they're asking them to make a big leap at the next level.  First rounder Ryan Kerrigan was a 4-3 DE in college and he'll be asked to switch to 3-4 ROLB.  Second rounder Jarvis Jenkins was a 4-3 DT in college, he'll likely play 3-4 DE in the pros.  Finally, third rounder Leonard Hankerson is going to have learn how to catch the ball consistently in order to be a productive NFL wide receiver.  But the biggest issue with this draft was Mike Shanahan's staunch refusal to draft a QB.  Not only did he not select one, he traded out of the tenth slot to let another team jump up and take one.  As a result, the Redskins are going into this year with John Beck or Rex Grossman as the projected starters, since they're almost certainly going to cut Donovan McNabb.  They'd be better off putting the throwing machine back there and just having it hand off to...well, no one.  Look there's no other way to put it, so I'll just say it: the Redskins suck throbbing donkey cock.  Their roster is barren and they need to rebuild from the ground up.  Not drafting a QB this year was an acknowledgment of this- they want a top 3 pick next year so they can take Andrew Luck or Matt Barkley.  As far as long term plans go, I've heard worse.  OVERALL GRADE: B; PICTURE GRADE: This is about all Redskins fans can expect this season.     
17. New England Patriots:  Against all odds, the Dark Lord didn't trade back and actually picked a player here.  Analyzing the Patriots draft is sort of like trying to find out who killed JFK.  There are a lot of wild theories, but the truth isn't nearly as interesting as you'd like it to be.  (Yes, the Football Ranter does know who killed JFK.  Wait, was that not him?  My bad, shut it down.)  It's no secret: the Pats needed help on the offensive line, at cornerback and outside linebacker.  Nate Solder makes perfect sense at #17 overall.  He's a big boy at 6'8, so if he can develop properly he's the perfect left tackle for a Patriots team that relies heavily on it's pass protection to win games.  The flip side is that Solder is raw and many scouts were not high on his ability to adjust to the bull rush of pro-pass rushers; especially when Solder was abused during a few games at the end of last season.  Regardless, if anyone can turn him into a productive NFL tackle, it's the Dark Lord.  Unfortunately, the next several picks went from "I don't like it, but I see where they were going with that" to "did Chan Gailey break into the Patriots war room and start making picks while Belichick was taking a shit?"  Ras-I Dowling (note: he is not the bad guy from Batman Begins) has immense talent but couldn't stay on the field if you sedated him and tied him to a goal post.  He literally pulled his hamstring running the 40 at the combine.  The Patriots are not a team so stacked at CB that they can afford to take a huge risk at the position.  That wasn't the worst though, they somehow followed that up by taking two running backs (Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley) #56 and #73 overall.  The Pats could use fresh blood at running back, so the Vereen pick is defensible.  But to go with Ridley immediately afterward, especially with Mikel LeShoure still on the board, makes absolutely no sense.  Running backs truly are a dime a dozen in the NFL and the Pats had much more pressing needs.  Plus, Vereen is the poor man's Jahvid best, who is the poor man's- you know what, we all know where this is going.  The fact is, Vereen is a solid RB, but he's nothing mind-blowing.  Ridley is worse.  Finally, the Pats made two other moves that bumped their draft grade up a level.  First, dealing the 28th overall pick to New Orleans and picking up extra 2011 second and 2012 first round picks.  Great move for them, as next year's draft class is supposed to be much stronger than this year's class.  Second, picking Ryan Mallett in the third round.  This is a zero risk, potentially high reward play.  Perhaps the Dark Lord can find new ways to motivate Mallet.  If not, and Mallet can't grow the fuck up and learn to play under Belichick, they only spent a late third round pick on him.  On the other hand, he has the talent to be the successor to Tom Brady, or they can flip him for a first or second round pick in a few years.  OVERALL GRADE: B+; PICTURE GRADE: Mixed feelings about this one, but respect the power of the dark side.     
18. San Diego Chargers: The Chargers continued their recent streak of first round head-scratchers, taking Corey Liuget with the 18 overall pick.  Liuget's best talent is his ability to penetrate and disrupt plays in the backfield, a skill he'll get to use often not at all playing DE in San Diego's 3-4 scheme.  Nonetheless, Liuget is a solid talent who may still find a way to make himself useful.  Things could be worse for Chargers fans.  Unfortunately they did get worse when the second round rolled in.  First the Bolts took CB/Safety Marcus Gilchrist to essentially replace Antonio Cromartie who was traded to the Jets.  Let's be clear, Gilchrist is no Cromartie.  He may not have the speed to play corner at the next level and had just one (1!!) interception and eight passes defensed in his final season at Clemson.  Not exactly impressive numbers, but with a need at CB this pick is at least within the realm of rationality.  Speaking of which, let's leave that realm and move on to LB Jonas Mouton.  Considered by many to be a fifth or sixth round selection at best, the Chargers grabbed him at #61 overall.  Mouton's main impact is purported to be on special teams and taking a special teams player in the second round is a bit like lighting a brillo pad on fire then using it to wipe your ass.  Sure, you can do it.  But...why???  Pick the best player available to augment an already excellent roster and move on with life.  OVERALL GRADE: C-; PICTURE GRADE: Why???  Just...why?       
19. New York Giants: The G-Men, like the Chargers, have a super-talented roster that seems to morph into dog shit at all the wrong times.  The Football Ranter declared prior to the draft that the Giants' biggest need was not along the offensive line or at linebacker, but at cornerback; and that if Big Blue was tired of knowing exactly how Desean Jackson's ass tastes twice a year, they needed to draft a replacement for CB Aaron Ross (who proved against the Colts, Eagles and Packers that he a) cannot stay healthy and b) can't guard a half-eaten twinkie that Andy Reid discarded at halftime).  So when Prince Amukamara somehow fell to the Giants and rumors began circulating that Old Man Coughlin's uncontrollable boner killed a staffer in the Giants' draft room, the Football Ranter was inclined to believe it.  His Royal Highness falling all the way to #19 gets the Football Ranter's coveted "Steal of the 1st Round" Award, which is the draft equivalent of getting a double blow job (safe for work!) from Mila Kunis and Minka Kelly.  (If you didn't whack it to those pics, you are not human.  And no, I don't care if you're a girl or gay. Those two chicks are that absurdly smoking hot.  There are celibate monks in the mountains of Tibet who would bludgeon each other to death with a wooden cooking spoon just to smell the fart one of those two left behind after they walked past...but I digress.)  As for the rest of the Giants draft, let me explain.  No, there is too much.  Let me sum up.  Second round pick Marvin Austin has first round talent and is a great fit for the G-Men 4-3 defense.  Third rounder Jerrel Jernigan projects as a solid slot receiver and a quality return man, something the Giants sorely lacked last season.  Finally the Giants got high upside OT James Brewer in the 4th round.  Brewer is a project, but he has the potential to play LT in the NFL.  You take that out of a 4th round pick.  OVERALL GRADE: A; PICTURE GRADE: GM Jerry Reese was shooting fish in a barrel on this one.       
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Bucs are a team on the rise that had a huge need at defensive end.  Well consider that need addressed when the Bucs managed to get Adrian "One Armed Man" Clayborn and Da'Quan "One Knee" Bowers with their top two picks.  Doing a little charity work for the cripple population is commendable, but the Football Ranter questions why many pundits were practically jerking the Bucs off over the Bowers pick.  Bowers' knee is an absolute train wreck.  If he can stay on the field for even 12 games a year, the Bucs have to be thrilled with that.  Bowers was acceptable value in the late second round, but unless he turns into Wolverine and his knee magically heals, this pick carries a lot of risk.  As for Clayborn, his Erbs Palsey limits the strength and reach of his right arm.  Clayborn is reportedly a hard worker who projects as more of a solid starter than elite pass rusher, which is fine when you have Gerald McCoy and Brian Price at DT.  Third round LB Mason Foster was a solid selection as well, though it was curious to see the Bucs pass on a CB early in the draft considering Aqib Talib is going to leave the team to play for the Detention Center Shower Rapists and Ronde Barber is so old he was in Jesus' entourage...until he left him hangin' to go play ball.  Overall though, the Bucs addressed their top need with some talented players and got an acceptable blend of risk and talent.  OVERALL GRADE: B+; PICTURE GRADE: This draft has Sean Connery potential...but it could also turn out to be Timothy Dalton.                    

Check back soon for grades 21-25.  Until next time, Lunatics.