From John Clayton this morning:
"1. The Aaron Rodgers factor: If the 49ers don't select the Cal quarterback, Rodgers' first-round future will be like a "Where's Waldo?" game. He could fall and he could fall dramatically. The Dolphins could take him at No. 2 and they admit making a mistake trading for A.J. Feeley (from Philadelphia for this year's second-round pick) last year, but Dolphins coach Nick Saban will need a lot of extra draft choices to swallow that impact. How would you like to start a new job knowing your first two draft choices were quarterbacks? The Browns, Bears and Cardinals won't take Rodgers. The Bucs at No. 5 and Titans at No. 6 could take him but don't count on it. Rodgers, as amazing as it sounds, could fall into the middle of the first round. In some mock drafts, Rodgers could fall all the way to Green Bay at No. 24. Ouch! If he does fall into the teens, some team would have to rescue him by trading into the first round from the second --possibly using a first-round pick next year -- but it could be a stressful day for Rodgers."
On the Cleveland trade I mentioned:
"He's even considering trading up to No. 2, but that would be the second consecutive year the team moved up a spot to get the player it wanted. Savage obviously can't pull a Butch Davis and give up a second-round pick to move up. Davis did it a year ago for tight end Kellen Winslow. Savage needs the second-round pick to get a quarterback if he can't get Smith, but the Dolphins might drive a hard bargain and force him to give up a second-rounder for the quarterback."
From Len Pasqarelli this morning:
On Jason Campbell to the Skins:
"If the Redskins weren't so keen on Campbell, why were they so upset when we made public their interest in him? Why did vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato (a guy to whom I haven't spoken in 15 months by the way) essentially conduct an internal witch hunt trying to ferret out the source of what he assumed was an organizational leak?"
On the Vikes:
"There are suspicions that Minnesota, which isn't necessarily as locked into a wide receiver with the seventh pick as many folks believe, actually has wideout Troy Williamson (South Carolina) ahead of Mike Williams on its board."
On Pitts pick:
"The Steelers appear undeterred by the physical problems of Heath Miller, who has not been able to work out for anyone because of hernia injuries, and are a strong possibility now for the Virginia tight end."
On Green Bay's pick:
"Green Bay is very hot on Georgia middle linebacker Odell Thurman. The Packers still are attempting to reconcile some character concerns, but they clearly admire the former Bulldogs star."
Kingphin - I apologise....I realise that it wasn't intended for me.