11.   Couch will have the most pressure as the top pick on the expansion Browns, but Palmer may try to alleviate that by starting veteran Ty Detmer.

12.   Compare romance novels with the national picks on the romance novel website.

13.   Fender said things had not changed for Terry despite the fact the Chiefs used their first two draft picks on safeties.

14.   He then will pursue Sam Perkins in free agency and use his draft pick on a sixth-grader at the Parker School.

15.   He wanted to draft Brunell in the fifth round, ahead of the Packers, even though the Seahawks had used their first-round pick on Rick Mirer.

16.   Hrudey said the regimen had nothing to do with the Kings using their first-round draft pick on Storr.

17.   It does not appear the Patriots will use their top pick on Deuce McAllister or LaDainian Tomlinson.

18.   It will make things a little easier that St. Louis has no pick on the first round.

19.   Kuharich said Hoying reminds him of Craig Erickson, whom Indianapolis spent a first-round draft pick on last year in acquiring him from Tampa Bay.

20.   Of course, the Raiders have a precedent for gambling late draft picks on talented players with other commitments.