We need to bring in a veteran, not only to maybe play but also to help the young guys mature.

People are talking about us going QB at number 1 and if we do, I will be pissed. No one is ranked that high and the best is Mallet and he looked average in the Sugar Bowl.

Hopefully with the number 1 pick now, we can trade down and if we can't we better pick up either DT Fairley from Auburn or DE Bowers from Clemson.

But lets trade down and pick up a veteran to bring some leadership to the offense.

Our biggest problem right now is that no one wants that 1st overall pick anymore. Think of it like it was 1998 and both Ryan Leaf AND Peyton Manning both returned to school (even though Peyton was out of eligibility). Who the hell would have wanted that pick? Charles Woodson is The Man, but who would have used the 1st overall pick on a corner?

We're in a similar predicament. No one wants Da'Quan Bowers or A.J. Green enough to trade us in order to sew them up at the #1 spot and pay them $45 or $50 million dollars. I think our best bet right now, though, would actually be to trade Smitty to a winner (Patriots anyone?) to get back our 2nd round selection and draft Green #1 then go after a mammoth DT at the 33rd selection. I think the Pats would give us that pick back for Smitty, and he certainly wouldn't shy away from accepting passes from Tom Brady. We rebuild, they get an explosive complement to Welker and Branch and make Smitty relevant again. Win-win-win.

How about the guy that shut A.J. Green down…Patrick Peterson?  With Marshall soon to be out the door, and Gamble playing so hit-and-miss, the Panthers really could use an elite corner back. Plus he’s a pretty good punt returner.  I know it’s hard to justify taking a CB 1st overall, but It’s probably the safest pick.

As far as pay, I doubt they’ll have to pay him a $40-$50 million guaranteed contract. They can offer $15-$20 million and if he doesn’t like it he can sit out a year and make a lot less in the 2012 draft when the rookie pay scale will be in place.