With Big Walt being placed on IR, it's interesting to see Rankin activated as opposed to securing more O-line depth. In the short-term Mora has said that Rankin could help out as a kick returner, but is there any chance he could end up offering a new dimension to a lacklustre running game? I'm not saying he can turn it all around, but at 6'1 with good speed it's hard not to be a little optimistic. The Edge experiment has been far from succesful, so as the line gets healthier with Lock and Sims returning, surely it couldn't hurt to give Rankin a few carries and see what we have with him?

Call me crazy but does a trade for Dorsey not make a lot of sense? With KC moving to a 3-4, he wouldn't seem to fit as a nose tackle. He's a far better DT than BJ Raji, and he's had a year to adapt to the pace of the NFL. In a draft that lacks true top 5 talent, we could give up our 1st-round pick for Dorsey and KC's 3rd-rounder. Haley, as a coach rebuilding, would surely love the chance to snag 2 picks in the 1st five, and we'd pick up a high 3rd and a player that would probably help us more than anyone we could take at 4.

A recent fan post suggested that we are destined to take either Michael Crabtree or Aaron Curry at 4, but both moves would seem illogical. Peterson was traded to relieve the amount of cap room paid to LB's, so I doubt Timmay wants to inherit an even larger contract on the strong side, and the signing of TJ and return of Burleson negates the need for a wideout (unless we cut ties with Branch). I'm not sure if we have the cap space to enjoy the luxury of signing Sanchez or Stafford (whichever the lions pass on!) and grooming him under Hass for a year or two. With the little we have to spend, surely someone getting paid such a large amount would be expected to contribute? That leaves us with a tackle, which if we stay at four, I have to think we'll draft. However, finally getting to my point, if we do manage to find a trade partner in the middle of the board, I'm curious as to who you guys would want? With issues at wideout and DT seemingly resolved, should we go for a back like Beanie Wells, grab Malcolm Jenkins and covert him to FS, pick up the likes of Michael Oher and stick him at guard etc. I'd love to pick up Jenkins, if we could pick up a 3rd rounder and still grab the best DB on the board we'd be off to a great start

With Deion Branch certain to miss at least four games and Hackett leaving for Carolina, we seem really weak at wideout. With Burleson and Engram the only experienced WRs left on the roster of a team that likes 4 wideout spreads, we're bound to see a lot of  Ben Obamanu, Jordan Kent, Courtney Taylor and possibly Logan Payne. I was initially really bothered that we didn't take a WR like Steve Johnson with the sixth or seventh pick, focusing on a problem LS position instead. However, if Mike Holmgren thinks that the aforementioned young talent can make the step up then who am I to argue! That being said, who does everyone think is most likely to make an impact this year? Obamanu seems the obvious choice, as he's seen the most snaps. However, if Kent has developed into a solid route runner and consistent ball catcher, his mixture of size and blazing speed could be a huge asset.

Holmgen and Ruskell have both announced since the draft that Lo-Jack was the man they wanted in the first, and the fact that we didn't look at running backs in the rest of the draft would suggest that Jones, Mo-Mo and T.J have their full confidence. However Mendenhall wasn't supposed to have dropped so far, and has a tremendous combination of size and speed. Do you think if the Steelers had passed on him we would have pulled the trigger?