(Getty)A happy Dallas Cowboys war room traded with the St. Louis Rams to get the sixth overall pick. They used it to get LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne.

Here's what our reports had to say about the man Jerry Jones was so happy to draft:

It's important to note the difference between guys who don't tackle well and players who are afraid to be physical -- Claiborne doesn't shy away from contact and he has a cocky streak on the field that you like to see. He's an outstanding run fit player ... right up to the point where he has to bring a ballcarrier down. NFL coaches will teach him the right techniques, and tackling could then become more of an asset than a point of concern.

More than ever, the NFL is about redirection and redistribution of receivers at the line, especially with the increasing number of nickel defenses teams use as their base packages. With that in mind, Claiborne is a very valuable chip in this draft class, because he possesses almost every skill required to do that job on a play-to-play basis. He's a better than functional zone corner because he can jump routes and recover to stop short routes. Morris Claiborne doesn't come out of the box like Peterson did, but that's hardly an extreme negative. I still believe that Melvin Ingram is the best defender in this draft class, but Claiborne will be the highest-drafted defender because cornerbacks are so important these days.

Especially after he clears up a few technique issues, Claiborne should validate that selection and become one of the NFL's better press corners.

(Getty)The Jacksonville Jaguars made a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to move up to pick Justin Blackmon, a wide receiver out of Oklahoma State.

Here's what our scouting reports had to say about Blaine Gabbert's newest target:

Blackmon is the Andrew Luck of wide receivers in many ways. He entered the 2011 season one of the top receiving prospects in the nation and was considered a top five draft selection as of January, when actual football games ceased. Then, the fine tooth combs came out, and we all noticed that Blackmon is a little short, does not have DeSean Jackson speed, and was helped more than a little by his system. Meanwhile, Michael Floyd and Kendall Wright became more fashionable prospects. "Is Floyd better than Blackmon" became a meme in the draft under-net a few weeks ago, just as "Luck versus RGIII" was a ready source of cash for many of us (including me!) in March. In some cases, constructive Blackmon criticism snowballed into something approaching Blackmon-bashing: it's okay to like Floyd or Wright better, but if you don't see a high first round pick here, then you don't know what a high first round pick looks like.

After all of the micro-scrutiny of Blackmon, you come away with tons of high-level production, lots of big plays, even more routine plays, and a prospect whose hands, ability to work the middle, and explosiveness after the catch cannot be questioned. Floyd is bigger and stronger, but he has bigger character questions, and Blackmon is faster, no matter what the stopwatches say. Both are top-15 picks, both can be go-to receivers.

(Getty)After a trade with the Cleveland Browns, the Minnesota Vikings took Matt Kalil, an offensive tackle from USC. The team has been mired in discussions with state and city government on getting a new stadium, so good news in the draft is welcome.

Our scouting reports had this to say about the newest man in purple:

Right now, Matt Kalil is a just-short-from-finished prospect with a great deal of stuff on the ball and the potential to overcome the liabilities he shows on tape. He's already got Step 1 covered, which is the realization that things are not quite perfect in the run game.

"For me, it's just that I'm so dominant in pass protection, it kinda overshadows my run game," Kalil told me last week. "I feel that my run-blocking was pretty effective during the while season, but as an offensive lineman and as a football player, you always want to improve. I have done a lot of things this offseason -- working on leverage and footwork. When it comes time for training camp, I think the coaches

(Getty)The Cleveland Browns made a trade with the Minnesota Vikings to get to the third spot in the draft. Using that pick, they took Trent Richardson, the running back from Alabama.

Here's what our scouting reports said about the newest Brown:

Modern NFL wisdom states that teams should not draft running backs early. There are many serviceable running backs available in later rounds, and most teams use committee systems that can be filled with two or three mid-round selections. Factor in the modern 60-40 pass-run ratio and the NFL's infatuation with empty backfields and spread formations, and the bell cow backs of the last generation start to look like dinosaurs.

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There's a lot of truth in those last few sentences. But right now, there are teams preparing to draft Ryan Tannehill, who just converted from wide receiver to quarterback a year and a half ago, high in the first round. They are planning to draft Dontari Poe, a blocking sled who had a few great workouts, high in the first round. The econometric approach to the draft can be taken too far. Sometimes, a team needs a running back, and there's a great one available.

Richardson's tackle breaking ability places him a cut above the typical running back. The Browns, a team likely to draft Richardson, suffered through a 2011 season in which featured runner Peyton Hillis broke just four tackles, according to Football Outsiders. A great running back breaks 30 or 40 in a season. Imagine how much better the Browns offense will be if Richardson adds an extra 200 yards just by blowing through tackles that dropped Hillis. That improvement would come sooner, and surer, than whatever upgrade a player like Tannehill would provide. You can make the same argument for the Buccaneers, though LeGarrette Blount's problems involved fumbling and assignment responsibilities, not broken tackles. Put Richardson in the backfield, and suddenly there are fewer questions about the quarterback and the receivers.

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There is still a place for the 20-carry grinder in the NFL, especially when he can also catch the ball. Sometimes, it is best to ignore cost-benefit analysis and select a great player.

(Getty)As fans in the nation's capitol had hoped, the Washington Redskins used their first-round draft pick to choose Robert Griffin III from Baylor. He's the number two pick overall, and was coveted by the Redskins for both his ability to step in and play now and his potential to grow as a quarterback.

He was ranked first overall in our scouting reports for that same reason:

I put Griffin on top because he's already got so much together, and over time, I believe that he has the potential to be the kind of quarterback we've never seen before -- at least, not before in anything but short sports. There was the Michael Vick who torched the bejeezus out of the Washington Redskins a couple years back, there was the Randall Cunningham who proved to be athletically unstoppable for a while, and there are elements of Aaron Rodgers' deep accuracy in what Griffin does. He's not where Luck is right now, but he's got a shot to go far beyond Luck (and just about everyone else) over time.

And that's what makes Griffin's pro comparison so difficult. Vick seems like a default and lazy choice -- better to compare him to Randall Cunningham at his best (which we didn't see quite enough) and wonder just how supernatural the upside can be. If you could somehow combine the 1990 Cunningham who rushed for 8 yards per carry, and the 1998 Cunningham who led the league in touchdown percentage with the NFL's most explosive offense until the 2007 Patriots ... well, that's what I see at times. Somewhere between Superman and Frankenstein.

Does RGIII have Frankenstein socks?

Pro Comparison: Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia Eagles/Minnesota Vikings

(Getty)To the shock of no one, the Indianapolis Colts took Andrew Luck with the No. 1 pick of the NFL draft. After years of having no one but Peyton Manning lead the team, Luck will be tasked with bringing the Colts back to Super Bowl-winning form.

According to our scouting report, he's up to the job:

The term "pro-ready" is misused with quarterbacks more often than it is misused with any other position. Any kid who takes the majority of snaps under center gets that designation, as do a lot of people who haven't played in pro-style offenses and just look the part. Andrew Luck is that rarest of all collegiate signal-callers -- he is actually pro-ready, and he's only going to get better. You've heard all the hype about the playbook acumen, the extraordinary discipline, the desire to get better and all that good stuff -- but to me, the most intriguing thing about Luck is that I don't believe he's hit his ceiling.

Luck didn't throw a lot of deep balls because that wasn't the way the offense was set up, and he didn't always have deep receivers. We've seen tons of quarterbacks come into the NFL, get a good look at a professional conditioning program, and see a major spike in their arm strength. Luck is already good enough to play in the pros, and he was probably good enough to do so the year before he became eligible for the NFL draft. In 2010, I compared him to the MVP-level version of Rich Gannon. When he got even better in 2011, I did something I've never done before -- compared him over and over to my second-favorite quarterback of all time (John Elway, another Stanford alum, still has the top spot).

To put it simply, Andrew Luck is an endangered American idea -- the overhyped entity who's actually as good as people say he is.

(Getty)Urijah Faber's mother showed her own brand of toughness when a robber stopped by the place she was house-sitting. According to Faber, who is currently coaching on "The Ultimate Fighter" and preparing for a UFC 148 title bout with Dominick Cruz, Suzanne Faber used a pellet gun to stop a burglar in the backyard. The burglar thought she was using a real gun. She then held him off until police arrived.

MMA mothers regularly show their toughness. They watch their children get pummeled, support them through their ups and downs, sometimes even help with their careers. Is it a surprise that one of them could stop a crime in its tracks?

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(Getty)The UFC's marquee sponsor is not happy with the actions of some their athletes, and they spoke up about it in Advertising Age. Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of the Bud Light brands that are featured prominently in the Octagon, talked about their displeasure.

"We've communicated to the UFC our displeasure with certain remarks made by some of its fighters, and they have promised to address this. If the incidents continue, we will act," the brewer said in a statement. A-B, which did not elaborate on potential actions, also stated that it "embraces diversity and does not condone insensitive and derogatory comments rooted in ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, etc."

The UFC responded to Ad Age:

"Unlike most other sports leagues, we encourage our athletes to engage online. It is part of our company culture, and whenever you are at the forefront of a trend or initiative, it comes with its own pitfalls. We will continue to embrace social media while looking for better ways to stay in front of the issues. This includes a mandate for our athletes to attend sensitivity training and a seminar on proper use of social media."

The problem is not that the UFC has athletes who say and do stupid things. Every organization -- from a small family-run business to the largest multi-national conglomerates -- has people who do and say stupid things. The problem is with how the UFC has (or hasn't) dealt with the issues.

There is little consistency with how the UFC has dealt with the dumb things said by their athletes. Some, like Miguel Torres, were cut. Some, like Rashad Evans, were rebuked privately. Some, like Quinton Jackson, were ignored.

A comprehensive code of conduct for athletes, including clear examples of crossing the line and fair punishments for such actions, would not just be the fair thing for UFC fighters, but would also prevent them from getting a public rebuke from their biggest sponsor. It's just good business.

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