I think way too much about the draft, and every year I ponder away until I come up with my ideal scenario.  Its finally clicked into place for '08.  If all goes well, we'll get the following:

1a. Dominique Rogers-Cromartie CB, Tenn St
1b. DeSean Jackson WR, Cal

2. Chris Johnson RB, E. Carolina

3. Brandon Flowers CB, Virginia Tech

4. Ray Rice RB, Rutgers or Mike Hart RB, Michigan

Why should you care who I want?  I think an average joe can pick pretty well because you benefit from "less is more".  I think the scouts and front office people can get so deep into the players that they can't see the proverbial forest anymore.  If you read several different scouting reports, you get enough of a variety to pick pretty well (except the late picks).  And believe me, I've wasted a lot of company time reading scouting reports and watching youtube highlights.

My belief is you look at positions that are deep in the draft and let the laws of supply and demand give you the best bang for your picks.  Luckily, CB and RB are deep this year, WR not so much.  That's why I'm doubling up at both CB and RB.  We have two spots open for each on the roster and this draft looks to be a good one to fill them.

Dominique Cromartie - You watch this guy at the combine, and he looks like a future stud.  And he matches his talent with playmaking (check the Senior Bowl clip on nfl.com).  My worry is that he'll be long gone by 22.  Hopefully some bs pops up in the next month or so about him smoking pot or something so that he slips.  My only worry is that on the few plays I've seen from his college days that he doesn't look as fast as I would've thought.  But he looked plenty fast at the Senior Bowl and Combine so I'm not too worried.  I'd be willing to trade into the late teens for this guy.  Stay away from Talib, he looks like future toast.

DeSean Jackson - While this isn't a good draft for WRs, I think Jackson's small size might make him slip to where he's a good value late in the 1st.  We have good size receivers, but if Glenn can't go, we don't have the quick guy who can get deep.  Jackson looks like a Santana Moss to me, and would immediately step in as our punt returner and possibly slot guy.  He'd be a great compliment to our young and physical group of Crayton, Hurd and Stanback.  His size doesn't worry me too much because he won't play full-time, so he'll have some time to bulk up, and he's quick enough that I don't think he'll take many direct hits.

Chris Johnson - Patience should be the key tenet when picking a RB this year.  There seem to be a lot of guys that fit as a complimentary quick guy/possible returner, so we shouldn't reach.  F. Jones, C. Johnson, J. Charles, R. Rice, M. Hart, J. Forsett and S. Slaton all fit the bill.  Of those I favor Johnson, Rice and Hart.  Speed is vastly overrated for a RB, as Julius and Reggie Bush have proven (so why am I picking the fastest guy?...read on).  What I look for in a college player is production and the ability to break tackles.  The NFL is too fast to just run around guys.  Speed helps getting a guy to only be able to arm tackle, but you need to be able to break those (exhibit A, Julius Jones).  The key I look for in scouting reports is the ability to run inside or break tackles.  F. Jones and J. Charles both have been flagged for lacking that (as has McFadden).  Speed is a nice bonus when you have the other ingredients already.  Watch little guys like Tomlinson and Westbrook, and you'll see that they often break a key tackle early in a run before getting to show off their wheels.  Chris Johnson had great production, can break tackles, and has the bonus of amazing speed.  He would also slide in as our kick returner from day 1.  Hopefully he drop to the end of round 2.

Brandon Flowers - I'm a Hokie Alum, so this might be a homer pick, but I've watched this guy for several years and he can play.  His 4.6 40 will make him slide further than people think.  Remember D. Hughes last year from Cal and how far he slid after clocking a slow 40.  This guy covers like a blanket, is a solid tackler, and will make the occasional big play.  He covered as well or better than DeAngelo Hall did during his days as a Hokie.  While is 40 wasn't great, he's plenty quick, and at the least would be a solid nickel guy.  

Ray Rice or Mike Hart - Go to youtube and type in Ray Rice.  This guy is like a mini Marion.  He's thick and runs with surprising power.  While he has a lot of mileage, that shouldn't be an issue as a complimentary guy.  He has excellent vision and cutting ability.  

Mike Hart would be an ok fallback option.  I don't care about his 4.6 speed, I'm impressed with his production in big games.  I wasn't overly impressed with the videos I watched, but if he slips to the 5th or 6th he'd be a great gamble.  I do remember one highlight I saw where he made a cut in the hole that was simply jaw dropping.  Plus he's a great character guy.

Sorry to ramble on so long.  I stopped blogging when I realized how much work it is, but I still need to occasionally scratch the Cowboys writing itch.  Nobody I know personally would actually care about all I've just said.  Luckily we have a sanctuary for over-obsessed Cowboys fans.