How did other teams do?

The Good
Saints - two impact starters (yes I know they traded next year's #1) but it's likley to be a late #1 and both Jordan and Ingram fill major needs.

Detroit - well done, scary interior DL

Arizona - Peterson is a more physical version of Deion Sanders, game changer in two phases of the game.

Texans - Watt fills a big need and should help free up Mario Williams

Patriots - Solder brings needed help to either tackle spot, and the Pats also pick up a 1st rounder in 2012 for dropping 28 spots.

Colts - Castonzo, see above

Chiefs - Baldwin, big physical receiver to compliment and free up Bowe. Big time Red Zone threat.

Us - Trade down and pick up a 2nd, still fill a major need with a top shelf player.

The Bad
Atlanta - Julio Jones nice WR, but needs on D were much higher and top shelf DEs and OLBs were there for the pickin'

Titans - Locker at 8......no way.

Ravens/Bears - ha, ha, idiots.

The Ugly
Vikings - Ponder at # 12 ????? Folks will be looking for new jobs after this one.

Panthers - Newton......I'll echo the same thing many said yesterday before the draft. The Panthers have MANY needs and two QBs drafted last year, plus Matt Moore. You could put Peyton Manning in Carolina and they would still struggle. Why take such a huge risk on Newton with all his red flags and liabilities in the pass game? The chance of Newton succeeeding and becoming a top tier QB in the NFL is small. They could've taken Peterson to bring immediate help at CB and on specials, Von Miller, Dareus, etc. Rivera put his job on the line with this pick IMO and unfortunately for him this will likely send him back to being a DC rather than HC.

Falcons - trade for Jones......a 1st, a 2nd and two 4ths ???? No way, very bad move by the Falcons. They didn't get massacred by GB in their own house because of a lack of a second playmaking WR.

SS33, why hating on Ravens pick? I thought it was decent and addressed their needs.

Slingin Sammy - While I agree the Falcons paid WAY to much to move up and get Jones and Ponder was a big reach for the Vikings, the Vikes could have moved down a little and picked up more picks and still have gotten Ponder. However these are two talented teams that really ARE one or two players away from the promise-land.
Ponder played in the same west coast offensive system in college that the Vikings use. Ponder fits that system perfectly, there is a small learning curve compared to the other QB's in this draft. Plus the Viking are loaded with talent on both sides of the ball and that will help get Ponder on the field sooner than most. If Ponder's play on the field pans out it will be seen as a big win.
The Falcons are stupid to give up that much. But if Jones explodes onto the scene next year and the Falcons go deep into the playoff it might be seen as a win as well.

TIME WILL TELL!

Loved what the Saints did.

Big reaches for the Vikes and Titans. ATL gave up way too much for JJ. I like Watkins but he's going to be 27 during the season and Philly had more pressing needs on D.

SS33, why hating on Ravens pick? I thought it was decent and addressed their needs.

I dont think he's hating on the pick as much as the epic f up with their trade they were supposed (or made depending on who you ask) with the Bears.

I missed the Ravens pick...what exactly happened? Did they let the clock run out without making a trade deal or pick, so they were skipped/knocked down a spot?

NFL Draft 2011: Ravens May Seek Compensation From Bears For Failed Trade - SB Nation Chicago (http://chicago.sbnation.com/chicago-bears/2011/4/29/2142468/nfl-draft-2011-ravens-may-seek-compensation-from-bears-for-failed)

Ravens and Bears had a deal in place, the Bears didn't call it in and left the Ravens hanging.

Wonder if they did it on purpose?

SS33, why hating on Ravens pick? I thought it was decent and addressed their needs.
Not the pick, the botched trade between the two.

Slingin Sammy - While I agree the Falcons paid WAY to much to move up and get Jones and Ponder was a big reach for the Vikings, the Vikes could have moved down a little and picked up more picks and still have gotten Ponder. However these are two talented teams that really ARE one or two players away from the promise-land.
Ponder played in the same west coast offensive system in college that the Vikings use. Ponder fits that system perfectly, there is a small learning curve compared to the other QB's in this draft. Plus the Viking are loaded with talent on both sides of the ball and that will help get Ponder on the field sooner than most. If Ponder's play on the field pans out it will be seen as a big win.
The Falcons are stupid to give up that much. But if Jones explodes onto the scene next year and the Falcons go deep into the playoff it might be seen as a win as well.

TIME WILL TELL!"Glass half full" for Vikes/Falcons. :)

We both agree on the cost to take JJ being way too much. I feel the holes on D for ATL are what's keeping them from an elite level, not a complementary WR.

For the Vikes, their window is closed IMO. They're long in the tooth in a lot of spots, particularly at OL/DL. Ponder isn't going to help them now.