Live Blog! 2010 NFL Draft Rounds 2-3

6:00 - Alright, the live blog is open for business. The suspense is killing me! Not really. But the decline of Jimmy Clausen is pretty intriguing. As is the Colt McCoy situation. I think McCoy and Clausen will have pretty similar NFL careers, kind of like...Jake Plummerish or Kerry Collinsish type careers. A couple teams that could use a QB? Minnesota to groom behind Favre, Indianapolis to groom behind Peyton Manning (he's older than you think), Carolina (starting Oregon Stater Matt Moore), Cleveland (although reportedly they feel like they have bigger issues, even with 4-picks-a-game Jake Delhomme), Buffalo (with Trent Edwards), and Oakland (who may put more faith in Gradkowski than we might otherwise assume). All of these make for interesting destinations for any of these guys.

6:04 - Speaking of QBs, I don't plan on former UAB QB Joe Webb going today, but whoever takes Webb and turns him into a specialist will be very lucky. He's the exact same type of athlete as Josh Cribbs or Brad Smith or Julian Edleman. His passing was rusty in college, but his legs were what set him apart. I just want to go on the record that when he goes on Day 3, he's going to be a factor in the NFL.

6:06 - How is Charles Brown still on the board? I think Brown may be the best overall prospect on the board right now. Whenever I saw him at USC, I was never really able to pick out a lot of flaws in his game. If it comes down to him or Saffold out of Indiana, I'm pretty sure I want Brown. Saffold is interesting though because he practiced against Greg Middleton and Jammie Kirlew at Indiana. Maybe he's more ready than some people assume?

6:10 - Well, what do you know. Saffold is off the board and ready to protect Sam Bradford at St. Louis. Again, I have no clue why you want Saffold over Brown, but whatever. I was pretty sure the Rams were going for a wide receiver target, but if Laurent Robinson is healthy, then I think they're a little more secure than most people think if paired up with Donnie Avery.

6:15 - Chris Cook is going to be a consistent NFL cornerback. If he's healthy enough, I think his athleticism and form should work in his favor. The Vikings missed out on McCourty and Kyle Wilson, so I figured they don't mind settling for Cook.

6:22 - Is this it? Clausen to KC? Weis is the offensive coordinator there. I don't think the management will want Clausen though because of the investment in Cassell.

6:30 - These commercials are killing me.

6:36 - The Browns are up. Get ready, Colt McCoy.

6:45 - I'm not a huge fan of Benn. I remember watching ESPNU the day he signed to play at Illinois, and he hasn't certainly failed to disappoint. Yet another athletic body that gets a free pass into the NFL without any significant collegiate production. Benn just doesn't have the instincts in my opinion. Golden Tate is who Tampa should have wanted.

7:04 - Man, about time Sergio Kindle came off the board. I was thinking Kindle was going to fall to the second round, but I thought teams would have been wheeling and dealing last night trying to swap spots with the Rams to get him. Kindle is just a total match for what Baltimore tries to do. That's going to work out pretty well.

7:14 - Linval Joseph is a beast. He was a man among boys at ECU. He has a prototype defensive tackle body and should be a good fit in New York. They know how to groom defensive lineman.

7:16 - McCoy's coming off the board! I picked Carolina as his destination this fall, so let's see if I nailed it!

7:24 - Okay, Mays to San Francisco and Clausen to Carolina. Clausen fits in so well with Carolina's system and I don't think he could have asked for a better spot to land. The Panthers knew sitting there they'd get either McCoy or Clausen, so it worked out in the end. I think Clausen could be a force to be reckoned with, but again, still in that Jake Plummer / Kerry Collins mold of above-averageness. It'll be an interesting battle between him and Matt Moore this fall.

7:37 - Wow! Toby Gerhart is a Minnesota Viking. I love this fit for him. He's a grinder and anybody who says he has to be shifted to a fullback is missing out. He's not extremely fast, but he's fast enough, and outside of Barry Sanders (and I'm serious about this), he has the greatest feet I've ever seen. He's all about balance. That's going to work in his favor in the NFL.

7:54 - Hmmm. This is a pretty interesting second round. A lot of teams are reaching on guys that were projected to go in the 3rd round at the earliest. Mike Neal from Purdue just went off the board, and the Bills earlier in the second round took Torrell Troup who wasn't really dominant at UCF last year. Oregon safety T.J. Ward going to the Cleveland Browns was a reach as well.

8:09 - Man, I'm really surprised at what Cleveland is doing. They definitely don't have a current long-term answer at QB. I was almost 100% sure they were getting somebody before I saw a Michael Smith report that said the Browns were not that interested in upgrading the QB situation. My guess is that Holmgren is getting his guys in place and probably wants to start fresh in 2011 with a new head coach and a new QB so they can enter together. Mangini isn't going to be lasting there for long. Maybe that's it. As for Colt McCoy, I'm not sure Seattle will be interested because of the Whitehurst trade. I would limit the possibilities to Buffalo, Indianapolis, Oakland, and San Francisco and Minnesota as long shots.