Rewatching the 2011 #NFLDraft first round. The Browns could’ve had Julio but traded for: Phil Taylor, Greg Little, Brandon Weeden, Owen Marecic, and Travis Benjamin.

Hindsight is always 2020
The Titans actually took Jake Locker. Even the announcers were flabbergasted.
The Jaguars moved from 16 to 10 for a first round swap and a second round pick. The Skins turned that into Ryan Kerrigan, Maurice Hurt, Leonard Hankerson, and DeJon Gomes.

The Jags got Blaine Gabbert.
The announcers reallllllly didn’t like JJ Watt to the Texans. Said they should’ve taken Prince Amukamara.

They were wrong.
Christian Ponder at 12 for the Vikings.

Did...did they panic?
Nick Fairley and Robert Quinn go to the Lions and Rams, respectively. I liked the Fairley fit, thought he and Suh were going to be a truly unstoppable force in Detroit.
Mike Mayock said the Giants really liked Nate Solder, but NE took him at 17.

How the turn tables.
Adrian Clayborn to the Bucs. Man if he could’ve kept up his stat line from his rookie season, he would likely still be in TB. 36 games in 4 seasons.
Danny Watkins at 23 for Philly. Only lasted til 2013 in the league and 2 seasons with the Eagles.

Yikes.
Mike Mayock said that 24th overall pick Cam Jordan didn’t have “elite end speed”

🧐
James Carpenter at 26 to Seattle is a head shaker for me.
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