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The St. Louis Rams decided to part ways with Adam Carriker, their first round selection (13th overall) from the 2007 NFL Draft. Basically they swapped 5th and 7th Round draft with Washington and Carriker seemed to be a throw in on the deal. Detroit shipped Ernie Sims, the 9th overall selection from the 2006 NFL Draft, to Philadelphia as part of a 3 team deal. Detroit received Tony Scheffler from Denver and the Broncos received a 5th Round pick. Ted Ginn was traded for a 5th round pick, as was Santonio Holmes. You're going to need a scorecard to find out who is selection in the fifth round in the 2010 NFL Draft.

But if these players can get traded for what may seem to be next to nothing, it makes you wonder who is next. Gaines Adams was traded in-season for a 2nd Round Pick before his tragic passing. It makes you wonder if he had lived and was traded in the month before the draft what Chicago would have given up for Adams. Adams was a bust as a 4th overall selection. Chicago could have gotten him for a 5th Rounder easy.

Now that the New York Jets have signed Jason Taylor, how long will it be before the Jets deal Vernon Gholston. He has been as big of a bust as Adams, and now it looks like his opportunities to play are next to nothing. I can also see Jamaal Anderson in the same boat with the Atlanta Falcons. Most mock drafts have the Falcons taking a pass rusher with the 19th overll selection, and many (including myself) have Brandon Graham going with that pick.

Jacksonville could be thinking the same thing with Derrick Harvey, the 8th overall selection in the 2008 NFL Draft. He has not produced since coming into the league, and the Jaguars could be looking at Derrick Harvey or Jason Pierre-Paul going with the 10th overall pick. Jacksonville traded up to take Harvey, and they may be looking to cut bait and get what they can while they can.

It has long been said that the NFL Draft is an inexact science. The 2010 NFL Draft may be the exception to the rule. The reason is that there are a lot of good players and not that many with the highest of expectations. It could also be that with a draft this deep, if a team makes a mistake in the first round the players they get in rounds 2, 3 and 4 cold very well cover up the miss. We'll find out in 2 days at the 2010 NFL Draft.