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If I had to do the first 4 rounds of the draft today...

1. Louis Nix DT Notre Dame

2. Deone Buchanan S Washington St

3. Jimmy Garropolo QB Eastern Illinois

4. Cassius Marsh DE  UCLA


Adding Nix to a line with a healthy Henry Melton would be formidable. Having Nate Collins and Stephen Paea as the second rotation would provide nice depth.

Buchanan could come in and start today. Dion Bailey from USC would be a possibility in round 2 as well.

The only position we really need on offense is insurance against Cutler not being re-signed/franchise tagged.
McCown is talking retirement, which is somewhat surprising. In either case, we really should be looking at a draft solution that allows for the possibility of losing at least one of the two, which is likely to occur, especially in McCown's case.

I think Wooton needs to move outside. I wouldn't complain if he displaces Peppers. Maybe it's just me, but Wooton seems to be in the backfield more consistently. Marsh has been a pretty consistent performer for UCLA. If he replaces McLellin, I'm fine with that too, just think Peppers' bloated salary is a better target for removal at this point.

I can't agree about Kuechly and Bostic. Kuechly was one of the best LB propsects in recent history.
Graded out as a 91 at the combine, compared to a 62 for Bostic.

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/luke-kuechly?id=2533056

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/jon-bostic?id=2539978


Hard to say if Tucker is a good DC or not. He's gone an entire season without our Pro Bowl DT, a HOF MLB, a Pro Bowl SLB, an aging and diminished star DE, and more than a few games without our best CB.

This day of reckoning was coming for our defense. It's been exacerbated by Melton's absence. No question defense has to be a priority in the draft. Get Melton back and get some young talent drafted/signed. Maybe by second half of 2014 season we'll have a more clear verdict on Tucker.

Yup. The young guys are not improving under Tucker, and the old guys don't seem to want to play for him.

Not sure what kind of coach our D needs to get its mojo back, but Tucker ain't it.

We should be above the Pack. I think the Lions pick before us

So what are we picking now?  18??

14
Here is the complete 2014 NFL Draft order:

1. Houston Texans - 2-14 (.559)
2. St. Louis Rams (via Washington Redskins) - 3-13 (.516)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars - 4-12 (.504)
4. Cleveland Browns - 4-12 (.516)
5. Oakland Raiders - 4-12 (.523)
6. Atlanta Falcons - 4-12 (.553)
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 4-12 (.574)
8. Minnesota Vikings - 5-10-1 (.512)
9. Buffalo Bills - 6-10 (.520)
10. Detroit Lions - 7-9 (.457)
11. Tennessee Titans - 7-9 (.504)
12. New York Giants - 7-9 (.520)
13. St. Louis Rams - 7-9 (.551)
14. Chicago Bears - 8-8 (.465)
15. Pittsburgh Steelers - 8-8 (.469)
16 or 17. Baltimore Ravens - 8-8 (.484)
16 or 17. Dallas Cowboys - 8-8 (.484)
18. New York Jets - 8-8 (.488)
19. Miami Dolphins - 8-8 (.523)
20. Arizona Cardinals - 10-5 (.529)

Interesting that we pick 14 when we beat Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Dallas.  It must be based on Conference record, which we only had 4 wins...

14 might get us Nix but I have this really bad feeling even if we switch DCs we are gonna be sticking with undersized D-Linemen in some variation of a Cover-2 4-3. I hope I am wrong on that.

Interesting that we pick 14 when we beat Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Dallas.  It must be based on Conference record, which we only had 4 wins...

I don't even think head to head is taken into consideration for the tie breakers in the draft.  It is record first then the tie breaker for ties is opponents winning percentage.  That is what is in the ().  The lower the percentage the higher your pick.  In the case of Baltimore and Dallas both having an opponents winning percentage of .484 that pick in the first will be determined by a coin toss and they will flip flop after each round if my memory serves me right.