I Haven't Got the Hair

So, I'm no Mel Kiper, but then again I don't think I mind. After all, the Senate isn't debating plans do drill for oil on my head. So that's nice.

I also have never done a mock draft, but I figured now is the time. After all, is there a better way to spend my lunch break? No? Didn't think so.

Below are my suggested picks for the first round of the NFL draft, with the "reasons" and "logic" behind each*.

*I make no promises that these picks are reasonable or logical
1. Houston Texans: Reggie Bush, Running Back, USC. Here's why: Best player available, even though they have a good back in Davis.
2. New Orleans Saints: A.J. Hawk, Linebacker, Ohio State. The Saints shored up their offense a bit with Drew Brees, but their defense was atrocious (28th overall, 27th against the run).
3. Tennessee Titans: Matt Leinart, Quarterback, USC. Familiar with Chow's offense, and he could step in if the team can't (won't?) work something out with Steve McNair.
4. New York Jets: D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Tackle, University of Virginia. Lost in the whole Pennington fiasco has been that the Jets gave up the third-most sacks of any team in the NFL last year. This is a step towards fixing that.
5. Green Bay Packers: Haloti Ngata, Defensive Tackle, Oregon. The Packers were slightly better than the Saints against the run last year. Slightly. And the draft works out that they can't draft for need because none of their need positions have good enough players.
6. San Francisco 49ers: Mario Williams, Defensive End, NC State. This team is so bad that every pick really does help. Except, oddly enough, running back.
7. Oakland Raiders: Vernon Davis, Tight End, Maryland. The Raiders need to do everything they can to take the pressure off of Brooks and Moss.
8. Buffalo Bills: Marcedes Lewis, Tight End, UCLA. Tight end is a huge weak spot on this team, even more so than quarterback. And a young tight end could be good for a young quarterback, believe it or not.
9. Detroit Lions: Brodrick Bunkley, Defensive Tackle, Florida State. FSU isn't as good at producing tackles as Miami (Reinard Wilson vs Warren Sapp), but he's a good player. I want to see Millen take Santonio Holmes, though.
10. Arizona Cardinals: Vince Young, Quarterback, Texas. Two words: ticket sales.
11. St. Louis Rams: Antonio Cromartie, Cornerback, Florida State. The Rams pass defense was poor last year, and he'd be a good step in the right direction.
12. Cleveland Browns: Jay Cutler, Quarterback, Vanderbilt. Charlie Frye? Seriously?
13. Baltimore Ravens: Brodie Croyle, Quarterback, Alabama. With Wright gone, their quarterbacks are Kyle Boller and some dude. Billick can't afford to pass this up.
14. Philadelphia Eagles: Chad Jackson, Wide Receiver, Florida. He's fast, and big, two factors that the Eagles definitely missed without TO (though they didn't miss much else about him).
15. Denver Broncos: Nick Mangold, Center, Ohio State. Don't look now, but their other center is 36 years old.
16. Miami Dolphins: Michael Huff, Safety, Texas. Again, a need pick. Look at the rest of their defensive backfield.
17. Minnesota Vikings: Chad Greenway, Linebacker, Iowa. The Vikings actually have a pretty strong roster, so this is a BPA pick.
18. Dallas Cowboys: DeMeco Ryans, Linebacker, Alabama. Their biggest position of need is fullback. BPA pick.
19. San Diego Chargers: Davin Joseph, Guard, Oklahoma. This is a "stretch" pick, I realize that, but the Chargers don't have any offensive linemen on the roster.
20. Kansas City Chiefs: Ashton Youboty, Cornerback, Ohio State. The Chiefs have a pretty well-stocked roster, and this is a position where the player could contribute but doesn't have to.
21. New England Patriots: Laurence Maroney, Running Back, Wisconsin. He's the same kind of player as Corey Dillon, and would be a good plug-in if they need him to be.
22. San Francisco 49ers: Matthias Kiwanuka, Defensive End, Boston College. Two chances to improve the team? Score! They play a 3-4 but only have three DEs on the roster.
23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Winston Justice, Offensive Tackle, USC. This team is desperately lacking in the offensive line department, in case you hadn't noticed.
24. Cincinnati Bengals: Donte Whitener, Safety, Ohio State. He's a better coverage player than Jason Allen, and has better technique.
25. New York Giants: John McCargo, Defensive Tackle, North Carolina State. I think this may be a mistake based on who he played between, but the Giants could do with some defensive line help and don't have any real positions of need.
26. Chicago Bears: Leonard Pope, Tight End, Georgia. The Bears' defense could put up 10 cardboard cutouts and my Aunt Millie - Lovie Smith would still field a top 10 club. But offensively, they need as much help as possible to take the load off of Grossman.
27. Carolina Panthers: Joseph Addai, Running Back, Louisiana State. All of a sudden they have three very fragile players at running back.
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: Ernie Sims, Linebacker, Florida State. Need pick.
29. New York Jets: DeAngelo Williams, Running Back, Memphis. A plug-in pick to fill the holes left by the fact that their roster sucks.
30. Indianapolis Colts: Manny Lawson, Defensive End, NC State. They've lost James, and all of a sudden they look very, very weak.
31. Seattle Seahawks: Jimmy Williams, Cornerback, Virginia Tech. I'm not sure if Holmgren can clean him up, but this team doesn't need a whole lot of pieces.
32. Pittsburgh Steelers: Sinorice Moss, Wide Receiver, Miami of Florida. They're going to miss Randle-el a lot more than they thought.