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Atlanta Falcons

I think after last weekend’s game against the Eagles you will be hard pressed to find a Falcons fan not wanted to upgrade their secondary.  There were just to many plays made down the field and that is going to bring the spot light directly on the safeties.  Now no one but the coaches know exactly what coverage they were in but the fact that Jeremy Maclin was able to get past everyone on a couple of occasions means someone was out of position.  This draft has a few safeties to consider but Rahim Moore of UCLA might be the best coverage safety.

Carolina Panthers

It might be able to name the positions that the Panthers don’t need help with but I will try to narrow the needs down to 1 big time need.  I think the recent benching of Jimmy Clausen is a real issue as they might have hurt the confidence of the young quarterback.  Thus far he hasn’t looked very impressive and I believe that has more to do with this lack of offensive weapons than his overall skill.  I am sorry but it is not going to be easy for any quarterback to succeed with an all rookie starting lineup at wide receiver.  I also have to think that the Panthers will give Clausen some time before selecting another quarterback, so I think they could look to go with someone to help out like AJ Green.  One thing to keep an eye on is the inevitable coaching change and how that impacts Clausen’s standing with the team.  New coaches like to bring their own guys in at quarterback.

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Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens have held up quite well for what was considered a weak secondary coming into the season. They may only have 3 INTs, but they are the 3rd ranked passing defense in the league. The offense though, has let them down in their losses this season. In fact, after losing to New England this past weekend, both the Patriots and the Texans would hold the tiebreakers over Baltimore (Pats won heads up and Texans have the better conference record) in the wild card. This would leave the Ravens picking about 20th and there could be some offensive options to potentially make the offense as dangerous as the defense. The offense could beef up the talent on the line and officially replace Jared Gaither with OT Anthony Castonzo. This is also a spot where I think the value for Mark Ingram starts. Ingram could team up with Ray Rice and become a fearsome attack to help out Flacco and the passing game. DE/OLB Ryan Kerrigan seems like a Baltimore kind of player (tough and strong) and has some value here as well.

Cleveland Browns

The Browns are a little better than most would have given them credit before the season, having been competitive in just about every game so far this season. The wins haven’t started coming yet, but if they can get some more play making talent on either side of the ball it would go a long way. Cleveland would have a top 5 pick at this point and that is usually a good place to get a play maker. Matching CB Joe Haden with CB Patrick Peterson seems like a no brainer. Colt McCoy actually looked alright against the Steelers #1 ranked defense. He completed 70% of his passes on 33 attempts. What was a little surprising was how more often Peyton Hillis was targeted than wide receivers in general. Hillis had seven targets, while the wide receiving group combined for 11. 14 went to tight ends and one to the fullback, in case you were wondering, but that is a lot of targets going to a running back and the expense of going down field. WR A.J. Green as might Julio Jones would be huge upgrades to their receiver core. If they are all gone, D-lineman Marcel Darceus could help out a lagging front seven.

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