As we entered round 2, there was still a lot of 1st round talent still availiable. Many teams got steals in this round, while like any other round, some teams reached on a couple prospects that they thought wouldnt be there when they got back on the clock(see Oakland, michael mitchell). Also, there was teams that kept their strong draft rolling, and others that took questionable players when personally, i thought there was better players there( see Richard Quinn, Denver). Without further hesitation, i will breakdown round 2.

The sleepers- Miami WR Pat White- Even though he wasnt first round talent, White can be the next Antwan Randel-el, and i think people slept on that fact alone. I think he will be a very good slot reciever/return man just because of his pure athleticism. He also has great speed and quickness and can make people miss. The only thing that hurt White and made his stock drop was because some teams didnt feel he was worth a 2nd round pick at WR, and didnt even run a route in the pre-draft workouts. We will see what happens, but he was one of my favorite picks in the 2nd round. My other sleeper is the other Miami 2nd rounder DB Sean Smith. He has great height at 6-3 and 215, and was a playermaker at CB in college. He is a great athlete and has great ball skills. He needs to improve his stregnth a little bit at the pro level. Overall, he was one of the best picks in round 2, i think.

The reaches- Denver TE Richard Quinn- He was the pick that had everybody saying, who?. With all of the quality TE’s still availiable, such as Chase Coffman and Travis Beckum, along with Jared Cook, and they take a TE that was projected to be a 5th round pick, WHAT? I just dont understand how you take a blocking TE when you have so many great TE’s that can catch. Quinn had 12 catches in 4 years at North Carolina. I dont see how he wouldnt be there in round three, or even round 4. But Quinn is a great bloakcer, but way too high for him. My other reach was Oakland’s 2nd round pick, Safety Michael Mitchell. Even though there is reports saying other teams saying he could be a great SS, i dont see, again, how you decide on this pick when there was so much talent you passed up on. Micthell is a hard hitter that just lays people out and is very quick on his feet, but his recovery speed is subpar. Hopefully it turns out great for Oakland, but it looks like Mitchell will be a developmental player in 2009.

The fallers- Philadelphia RB Lesean McCoy- McCoy was actually projected to be a early 2nd as a worst case scenario, but he fell all the way to the 21st pick in round 2. McCoy is a great young RB that is a natural athlete and has great vision and insctincts, and he also has good quickness and has an explosive burst. I think people passed on McCoy is his ball security and his character has been questioned as well. I think this was the steal of round 2. My other faller was Carolina DE Everette Brown. He was in the talks of being a mid 1st round pick, even couldve gone to Buffalo or Washington in round one, but he fell all the way to mid 2nd round, where the Panthers jumped all over it, needing pass rushing help, and insurance for this whole Julius Peppers situation. He is a very athletic DE with great speed and quickness, and is a hell of a pass rusher. On the other hand, Brown is very raw and inexperienced.

The expected- after round one passed, and guys like Laurinaitis,Maualuga,Chung, Delmas, Robiskie,Sintim,Smith, and Brown were still availiable at the beginning of round 2, you knew these names would be called early. And thats exactly what happened. The first 10 teams at least in the 2nd round got a first round talent basically.

Thats it for now,check back in soon, as i will break down round 3

                                                                                                                                      Logan Quick