Well, I’ve got start this off with props to Buckeyfan55, Abrantes and dbcouver for getting in on this and making it a fun event to be involved in.

Below is how each pick was made and an explanation of how we were planning to build the draft.

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[Note by VanRam, 04/14/11 3:33 PM EDT ] Before bristling at the headline, read on...it's quite the deal for any armchair GM, promoted by Van.

Ladies and gentlemen, by now you have probably seen the results of the previous MtD live mock draft. If you read those results and wondered whether Buckeye is actually the second coming of Jay Zygmunt, and that the advice he has been fed by dbcouver and I resembles the cow dung that only Armey and Martz could have believed, then please accept this opportunity to show us the errors in our ways.

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[Note by VanRam, 03/29/11 5:38 PM EDT ] A thoughtful piece, well worth some FP attention.

With our lengthy list of needs heading into the 2011 draft, it seems evident that we won’t address every starter need this year. I’ll consider 2011 a successful draft if we land 3 starters and 2 more make the final roster from our 7 picks.

Our number of needs far exceeds the number of draft picks we hold. I currently count WR, OG, DT, DE, FS, RB and OLB (x2) as pressing needs, and some depth would be great too. The 2011 draft class doesn’t look that deep either so we need to make those early picks count.

I’ve tried to look at this and take into account several factors, including the depth of this draft class, the expected limited free agency, the FO commitment to building through the draft and an early look at next years draft class.

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[Note by VanRam, 02/20/11 6:18 PM EST ] Promoted from the fanPosts. Good reading, something to think about on a Sunday night.

Having witnessed how the MTD mock draft played out, I think the Rams are in a tough spot with the 14th pick.

In the MTD mock, Julio Jones went to the Vikings because they have concerns over Sidney Rice being their long term. Their reasoning makes sense to me, and only increases the list of teams that might take Jones before we are up.

Aldon Smith has been mentioned as an alternative. I’d be cool with this pick too, but he was taken by the Lions. Again, I understand why they took him, and it should make the Lions formidable along the D line.

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After last nights sickener it’s time to see just how far Stan Kroenke’s wallet can be prised open.

We have multiple needs and so few draft picks, so if we are going to kick on to the next level we will need to dump the donuts and find starters and depth in Free Agency and the draft to plug the gaps.

I have no qualms being rid of several players. For starters, Laurent Robinson must have dropped his last pass in horns - to think some of us (self included) thought he might make a #1 WR! Jacob Bell has had enough of our money for such poor production. Kenneth Darby has done okay on a few plays, but if SJ39 ever goes down I have zero faith in him carrying the whole load. If Hank Fraley and John Greco can’t beat out Adam Goldberg then they deserve no place on our roster. Daniel Fells has done enough dumb things (dropped catches, continuing to fight for an extra yard run when we needed him to go down to save the time on the clock, etc.) that it’s time to move him on. Anyone who has a migraine that lasts three months without being hit in the head can be shown the door, so goodbye Clifton Ryan. If Mardy Gilyard isn’t bright enough to learn the playbook, I wonder if he is even capable of running in the right direction. Kevin Dockery might have played in our system previously, but he either forgot how to play it or declined so badly that he has to be cut. Finally, while David Vorbora has done admirably as Mr Irrelevant he can be substantially upgraded so no need to renew his contract.

AJ Feeley might have been good for Sam this year, but if Thad Lewis has progressed on the practice squad this year, I’d happily dump Feeley and save the cap space.

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First, let me apologise for my negativity last night over the choice an OT and a CB. My childish tantrum is over and my having spat my dummy out I am happy to report that it has now safely been returned to me. I know the FO know better than I do, and they will have a plan in place over who will get chosen today; our biggest day with 7 picks.

Still, looking at our weaknesses and needs percevied by us fans before the draft (OLB, DE, DT, TE & back up RB), there are still a number of good potential picks remaining, and some that could be considered starters even late into the draft.

At OLB, the top few prospects have gone, but there are still good players remaining. Dekota Watson, A.J. Edds, Perry Riley, Rodderick Muckelroy and Kavell Conner are all still remaining, and would at the very least would compete for the starting jobs. I pressume we pick one of these as the prospect of Diggs and Vorbora starting all year with zero depth appears suicidal to me.

The TE's available still look attractive. We can have our pick of Dennis Pitta, Aaron Hernandez, Dorin Dickerson, Garrett Graham and Nate Byham. If we snag one of these before the end of the draft then our QB may not have to spend the whole season handing off to SJax.

You know you are in a deep draft when at the top of the 4th round you are still looking to have players the quality of Everson Griffen, Corey Wooten and Austen Lane available at DE. Later, we still have the choice of Brandon Lang, C.J. Wilson, Greg Hardy, Lindsey Witten and Alex Daniels. Therefore we have good options still avaiable and it does not look like Chris Long will be the only player on our D Line with the potential to actually get to the other sides QB.

NB: unless we can convince the Giants to take a 7th for Osi, they can keep their rejects and we will pick for the future given the depth here.

DT is another matter though. Good prospects are available in Cam Thomas and Al Woods, but after them we are looking at Geno Atkins, Jeff Owens, Arthur Jones and Nate Collins. If we don't get one with our pick in the 4th, a pick that could be very well used on another need, then I think we have have probably missed the boat on a DT this year. If we take a decent DE, Gibson, Scott, Ryan and Robbins may prove okay for a year in the rotation, even if it failes to provide any real excitement.

Finally, the stongest position left in my opinion is RB. With Jonathon Dwyer, Joe McKnight, Lonyae Miller, Anthony Dixon, James Starks, Chales Scott, LeGarrette Blount and many more available it just shows crazy depth here. Any one of these would be great to take the pressure off SJax. If we don't get a RB and ruin SJax by running him into he ground because we selected Bradford and had to (over?) protect him, I'm afraid I'll end up resenting Bradford a bit until he wins us a Super Bowl.

So, there we are. While the draft may not have gone as expected by some of the TST community, there are still starting prospects out there to address our needs, and if we can create some more picks (Barron for a 6th anyone?) we can still get a roster packed with potential and I'm not ready to call this draft a fail yet. If we come out a deep defensive draft without a D Line starter, the most expensive rookie QB to in a WC Offense without a catching TE, and later fail to sign Atogwe, that opinion is likely change though.