I'm always extremely impressed by Russ Lande's ratings. He is annually unafraid to buck conventional wisdom instead of the "why be alone when I can be a clone?" robotic idiocy. It's symbolic of that mindset that so many here are already ranting at his lists when they see differences from typical order. Meanwhile, by next August 4th rounders all around the league will be outplaying guys drafted significantly higher.
It's weird, every year I find myself in complete agreement with Lande at some positions and totally different at others. Alex Smith first and Stephan LeFors second is exactly how I would place the QBs, with a mechanical clod like Aaron Rodgers laboring in fourth. Brilliant! Likewise Caddy above Ronnie Brown at RB.
But how he slates Mike Williams as the 3rd receiver and David Pollack at #5 at DE completely baffles me.
As someone else mentioned, I first gained respect for Lande when he had the guts to properly assess "crank it up" Timmy Couch in '99. I said on a radio show I wouldn't take him in the 4th round. We were both overly generous.