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the 2011 draft rankings

Overall this draft was one of the more entertaining drafts since I started doing my simple draft rankings five seasons ago when Mario Williams was taken number one overall by my Houston Texans. A choice that I said was a great decision at the time, and seems to have worked well for Houston. The four quarterbacks that were taken early all have question marks, and I still feel that the Minnesota Vikings got the best of the four. We'll find out soon enough though, as that NFC North now has four teams that could all win ten or more games if they don't beat each other up too badly. I say all four teams because not only did Minnesota improve itself by getting a solid quarterback in Christian Ponder, they also got the draft's best Tight End, and improvement on their offensive line. If they can sign a free agent to help shore up a defense than under achieved last season, they could easily compete for a NFC North Title. Detroit without a doubt had a phenomenal draft as well, and cou