An effort Sunday to report that humanity is blissfully months from the next wave of NFL mock drafts turned up far too many 2011 NFL mock drafts. (Someone please pass the cyanide.)
If you think the 2011 Vikings will pick 29th and be best served by selecting Delaware quarterback Pat Devlin, go to walterfootball.com. If you're completely exhausted by the NFL draft, join in for one final look (we promise) at the hits and misses from the 2010 draft:
Hit: Patriots coach Bill Belichick selecting 12 players for the second consecutive year. Of those 24 picks, 11 came in the first three rounds. The fading dynasty that was smoked 33-14 by the Ravens at home in a wild card game last season is rapidly reloading.
Miss: The Cardinals trading cornerback Bryant McFadden back to the Steelers after signing him away from them last year.
Hit: This just sounds weird, but the Raiders had a great three days. They didn't reach for a player in the first round. They got good value picking Texas defensive tackle Lamarr Houston in the second round. They got great value taking Maryland offensive tackle/superdreak Bruce Campbell in the fourth round. And they only had to give up a fourth-round pick in 2012 to get Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell and start putting lazy JaMarcus Russell behind them.
Miss: It's a shame it took the Bills until the 209th pick (Troy's Levi Brown) to remember they don't have a quarterback.
Hit: Tight ends. Twenty of them were taken. The Ravens, Patriots, Texans and Rams each took two.
Miss: The Bears having only five picks, none higher than the third round, and using one of them on a quarterback (Dan LeFevour). How does that help Jay Cutler or the team that bet its future on Jay Cutler?