It comes a point where your guys (R. Thomas, P. Kendall), even though tight solid, get old and you need to bite the bullet and plan for that.Is the type of the leader that you want to have on your team, Smith said. Say it all the time you win in the locker room first and you got to have guys like Matt Ryan that have the drive and the passion to be the best that they can be. That probably the best trait that Matt has.

Carolina Panthers: They only had five picks, but new GM Dave Gettleman appeared to get impact players. DTs Star Lotulelei (Round 1) and Kawann Short (Round 2 with Round 1 talent) could form one of the league's scariest lines in between DEs Charles Johnson and Greg Hardy. Sixthround RB Kenjon Barner could be a slippery changeofpace option who could potentially allow Gettleman to trade Jonathan Stewart or DeAngelo Williams down the line.Doty has overseen the labor deal since 1993. Last week, Doty ruled that the structure of the league's television contracts viol