From ESPN:
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Jeremy Mills of ESPN Stats & Information passed along the order through the top 11, noting that a Pittsburgh victory over Kansas City in the late game Sunday would drop the Rams to third and the Seahawks to 12th. The order for NFC West teams would remain unchanged if the Chiefs won. Pending the Chiefs-Steelers outcome, the order reads this way:
1. Indianapolis: Peyton Manning's age and injury situation would compel the Colts to strongly consider drafting a QB.
2. St. Louis: The Rams' current leadership loves Sam Bradford. Question is, will the Rams' current leadership survive the season?
3. Minnesota: The Vikings selected Christian Ponder with the 12th overall choice in 2011.
4. Jacksonville: Blaine Gabbert is just getting started.
5. Carolina: Suffice to say, the Panthers are pleased with Cam Newton.
6. Miami: The Dolphins have needed a franchise quarterback for years.
7. Washington: Shanahan has young pass rushers and a young left tackle. He needs a quarterback.
8. Arizona: The Cardinals made a huge financial commitment to Kevin Kolb.
9. Philadelphia: Michael Vick's contract and presence would steer the Eagles toward other positions.
10. Cleveland: Colt McCoy hasn't done enough to deter the Browns from considering a QB early.
11. Seattle: The Seahawks haven't drafted a QB since using a 2009 sixth-rounder for Mike Teel.
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The same article drew some interesting comparisons between the Seahawks and the Redskins:
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Watching Grossman ultimately outplay Seattle's Tarvaris Jackson brought to mind strong comparisons between the Seahawks and Redskins, teams with older coaches, journeyman quarterbacks and, in some ways, similar approaches.
Carroll, like Washington's Mike Shanahan, took his current job in 2010. Neither man has drafted a quarterback. Both have used top-six draft choices for left tackles. Both have used top-15 choices to bolster their defenses. Both have sought to build their offenses around zone running schemes. And both will presumably be looking for QBs in the 2012 draft.
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Carroll's players the ones going 'hormonal' - NFC West Blog - ESPN
Under the current scenario, we should have a decent shot at Barkley (if he comes out), Jones or RGIII (if he comes out).
Lots of time between now and April for all sorts of things to change, but I gotta think we end up with a QB as a top 10 pick. I don't see the Colts trading out of the top spot. Question is would Seattle try to leapfrog us and grab a QB.
I think a lot depends on who is coming out. If all the Juniors declare, we simply stay put and take Barkley, RGIII or Jones. I think I am pulling for RGIII or Jones, just not excited about Barkley, but I don't really follow college ball and am mostly going from what I have read here and from the pundits at ESPN and SI.