Second Day Notes

- A kicker is 'Mr Irrelevant'. South Carolina's Ryan Succop completed the draft by being drafted to Kansas City.

- Teams are much better at scouting the smaller schools. No more is it that the big schools dominate proceedings, with numerous lesser-known players being drafted ahead of the name player, much to the chagrin of the fans.

- Cornerbacks abound. It seems more cornerbacks than any other position rolled off the production line this weekend. 39 cornerbacks in all were drafted. There were some big names to be had on day 2 - DJ Moore to the Bears in Round 5 (after being a first-round consideration), Victor 'Macho' Harris from Va Tech to the Eagles, Cary Harris (USC) and Mike Mickens (Cincinatti) coming off very late.

- A great college runner means little in the draft process. James Davis and Javon Ringer had standout collegiate careers, but both had to wait till the 5th round to be called. One of the Big Ten's best - PJ Hill, went undrafted. If nothing else, this is a great warning to all underclassmen.

- Little love for the QBs. Not many starting hopefuls among the Day 2 selections. The absence of John Parker Wilson the real surprise.

- How about the Patriots drafting a long-snapper. Jake Ingram from Hawaii was the standout long-snapper in the collegiate ranks and this skill has earnt him a draft-spot and healthy paycheck. Not sure how many LS specialists have come before.

- Squandering picks. It seems too many teams gave up to much to move up to draft a player noone else was targeting. The New Orleans Saints stood out as guilty of this with punter Thomas Morstead. Jacksonville also did this to take small school CB Derek Cox in Round 3.

- Speaking of specialists...Louie Sakoda was a Groza award winner and an All-American in consecutive years - one year as kicker, one as punter. But he wasn't drafted. Perhaps a jack of all trades and master of none?

McGee QB #4

Stephen McGee from Texas A & M learnt from former Packers guru Mike Sherman last season and that will have prepared him for life in the NFL. Dallas nab him at the top of the fourth round in a solid pickup. As a home state guy, the Cowboys would have seen plenty of him.

Here come the TEs

Coffman was a good addition for Cincy and the Giants come back to get another good player to add to their strong draft class. TE was a need area and they hit it well.

Chicago finally get some WR help

Juaquin Iglesias is the weapon of choice for the Bears who needed a contributor at WR for Jay Cutler. Iglesias was productive and could even be a better pro than college player.

Jaguars making me eat my words

Yesterday I mocked Oakland for picking a safety in the second round who wasn't in the top 100 DBs. Now my beloved Jacksonville have returned the favour by using its 2009 third and 2010 second for a small school CB Derek Cox who wasn't listed by Scouts Inc in their top 48 CBs. Surely the Jags could have waited until their 4th Round pick??

Another DB down

Ryan Mouton from Hawaii is the latest. Having watched an awful lot of Hawaii film this year, Mouton was their shining light and a real athlete. The Titans should be very pleased with this pick.

DJ Moore must be shellshocked

At one point he was a first-rounder. Now he could be the 15th CB taken. Even with the run on corners, he hasn't appeared. Size matters y'all.